Liberty in the Shadow of Religion

This Little church was quite interesting. The lower part is a pretty blue that is perhaps a shade or two lighter than Cobalt. The upper part is pristine white. It has some Gothic elements to its styling and even a few small flying buttresses. No rosette window or oculus though. What struck me about it is that the stained glass windows have lexan or plexiglass shields, the entire church is fenced in with this spear point fence, the AC units are locked in protective metal boxes, and you can see the wicked spikes on the roofline. All of that is needed to keep this little church from being burglarized, or vandalized! (I can only guess that the fence is also in place to keep homeless people from sleeping in the various nooks crannies and corners of the structure. Sad, really that this is what we've come to as a society. The "Las Vegas Wedding Chapel" cross (and the Statue of Liberty Lamp) kind of lend a peculiar feel to it too; a bit of camp I think. Jack Kerouac would likely have described it as a sad, pretty little church just down the block from where they're building fancy new shops faster than they can fill them, across the street from old shops that are closed for lack of business. Strange, strange and sad.

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