the
First Baptist Church
has
2
unequal towers
there are also
2 smaller towers,
one
of which is the
red tiled tower in the foreground of this photo
of which is the
red tiled tower in the foreground of this photo
the church was designed
by
George M Keister
he also designed the Apollo Theatre in Harlem
I've lived
in this neighborhood
forever
walked
past
this church
daily
on the way
to
and
from
the subway
I never knew
any
of this
or
this
other stuff
you can read about
I bet it says nothing about the pigeons roosting atop and inside the unequal towers
PERFECT illustration (in all senses of the word :-) of my: "The CITY is a treasure of history, sociology, human drama....."
ReplyDeleteJane Jacobs knew a LOT! and you show it, DAR!
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Really food for Three on Thursday...three unalikes!
ReplyDeletevery ornate and beautiful towers!
ReplyDeleteThunder and lightning here, the dog has been going nuts since 4;35 am
beautiful towers
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a Baptist church that was large or ornate
Oh very nice find Daryl and beautifully shown with the blossom tree in front and the blue, blue sky as a backdrop.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful towers. Just imagine how much planning went into that style of architecture. Truly a work of art.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful shot of beautiful towers. It seems strange that three such different ones should be on the same church.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite threesome, I think. Well, so to speak. Haha!
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by my place the other day (i think you came via suldog). it allowed me to find your lovely photography.
ReplyDeleteI adore asymmetry in old architecture, and especially on houses of worship. I'm not quite sure why I do, but it's so.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful architecture!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Daryl.
ReplyDeleteI love the way the light is falling on the red roof.
Thank you for the link!
the tree in the foreground makes it! what, do you walk around always looking up? be careful you don't trip and break a hip or something. :-)
ReplyDeleteThey truly are lovely structures. Ah, the things you miss when you look straight ahead. Thanks for looking up and for sharing it all.
ReplyDeleteThese are interesting, and if you had not pointed out that lower red tiled tower, I would never have seen it. Too busy focusing on those branches, the blue sky and the upper towers.
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