Former Glory

Abandoned African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cairo Illinois. Once the pride of a city with a large African American contingent, this absolutely stunning church building is now abandoned and unused. The huge gold decorated pipe organ is still intact, the pews are all still in place, and even the cardboard hand fans await parishioners who are long gone. No one dares touch the left behind accoutrements. They are too sacred. It’s as if time has stood still and only memories remain.

Done