I've driven by this church a lot. The saddest part of the whole thing is how bad the whole neighborhood surrounding it has become. I never knew the area as anything but run down, and it's still getting worse. That's one of the main reasons the church is in as bad of shape as it is. Nobody's been able to look after it.
That part of the city was an old Polish neighborhood, extremely Catholic. Those people left for other parts of the country or the suburbs. There are a lot of old churches in that part of town, you can go down the street a few blocks one way and there are 2 old former catholic churches literally within a stones throw from each other. They were the result of a schism in the local Polish catholic church, and they used to compete for members. Now they are united as part of a mosque.

Canada...The clocks do work, they are lit at night as well. I remember when this place was open to the elements, compared to then they've made a lot of progress with the place. It's in a bad part of town, which complicates trying to find a reuse for it. Thankfully there is a very dedicated group of people who are working on this place as a labor of love. I hope they succeed, as it's an impressive and unique building.

There is a lot more history behind this window than one might think. I hope that it is preserved in its current state. This is a reused window and is in an amzing state for its age. May it always be so beautiful!

I can't believe this place is so close to where I live, and I never realized it. What a beautiful place. I hope they find a good use for these buildings before they are destoyed. Knowing the history of my city I wouldn' t be surprised if this winds up being the case, they seem to let a lot of great places be destroyed. The history associated with that glass ceiling in the administration building makes me hope someone has the vision to find some use for the place.

They were probably investigating whether there is some difference in plasma levels of certain substances ( possibly serotonin, dopamine, or some other neurotransmitters) between healthy and mentally ill patients. The study was done in the 50's before there were reliable ways of measuring their plasma levels.