Just off Mockingbird, for years, sat a small Baptist church. The last couple of years, the congregation slowly disappeared. That is not to say that the congregation is no more, it simply means that the church began to appear empty. Then in the fall of last year the real estate "for sale" sign when up. One day in passing, I decided that it was time to get a picture of the belfry with the foundry-cast bell visibly hanging in place. After a while, the image got deleted (as I do every six months).
In an urban setting, the location, setting and size of the building lended itself to my memory of a small country church where I grew up and anchored our paternal family burial plots. Although, four other cemeteries hold my maternal immediate family and my son,that of and within itself could be another story.
During the past couple of weeks, there was visible activity that a new owner or the past congregation of the property were beginning to make changes to the property, then last week, the bell in the belfry was gone. That was not a good sign. Yesterday, there was a city code violation sticker attached to the property. It is now obvious that the property is set for destruction, be it a new owner or the previous church congregation, although since it was listed by a real estate agent, the probability of the congregation rebuilding would be a somewhat mute point at this site.
At any rate, a piece of history is changing architectu
rally. Therefore, the property does fall within the mission statement of this site to photograph within guidelines "to enhance the mind,stir the emotions and quench a thirsty soul." This is why I enjoy urban photography so much. Bitter sweet memories do enhance the mind, they do stir the emotions and they will quench a thirsty soul strolling down memory lane.
In an urban setting, the location, setting and size of the building lended itself to my memory of a small country church where I grew up and anchored our paternal family burial plots. Although, four other cemeteries hold my maternal immediate family and my son,that of and within itself could be another story.
During the past couple of weeks, there was visible activity that a new owner or the past congregation of the property were beginning to make changes to the property, then last week, the bell in the belfry was gone. That was not a good sign. Yesterday, there was a city code violation sticker attached to the property. It is now obvious that the property is set for destruction, be it a new owner or the previous church congregation, although since it was listed by a real estate agent, the probability of the congregation rebuilding would be a somewhat mute point at this site.
At any rate, a piece of history is changing architectu
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| History past and present |
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| The belfry contained a foundry-cast bell until a couple of weeks ago. |
