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The craftsmanship back here was incredible...
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I hope they stripped this place bare before it was torn down. It would be a shame to have wasted this amazing craftmanship.
Mike
Thu 11-08-2007
Jumpin' Jehosephats! In color the striking craftsmanship of the wood jumps right out at you! Wouldn't you love to have one of these in your entrance hallway? Mike is right - if they didn't strip this place down it would be original sin.
Lynne
Thu 11-08-2007
If there was something spared by the fires of mindless destruction.
CAS
Fri 11-09-2007
Oh God! Motts you know i love my wood work and you never fail! Looks like pine and oak! Oh rapture!
Kristiara
Fri 11-09-2007
The wood, THE WOOD!!!
JAVA
Fri 11-09-2007
I hope there was something saved after the 2006 fire. What beautiful craftsmanship!
Janice
Fri 11-09-2007
Reminds me of an old wooden ship from a pirate movie. Sweetness!
Weebs
Fri 11-09-2007
OMG I love the craftsmanship here, this is beautiful!
Jude
Fri 11-09-2007
beautiful to look at....painful on the butt to sit in
Joe
Sun 11-11-2007
how sad to me that places like this are lost forever due to carelessness and negligence. Such beautiful and spiritual artistry destroyed by idiots.... sigh. Thanks for this gallery motts
devasadi
Tue 11-13-2007
I was thinking the same thing Mike was thinking. I truly hope that they took everything out of here that they could. The workmanship is absolutely amazing and it would have been a shame for it to be destroyed.
Melissa
Tue 11-13-2007
Great pieces of art!....hey might show up on EvilBay some day if it was saved
Davewilly
Wed 11-14-2007
WOW ! This looks like my church in France.
Very nice.
cj
Sat 11-17-2007
I would love to sit there... too bad it's gone...
Mel
Wed 11-21-2007
It blows me away that a place like that remained abandoned. God himself must have been proud of this place and nobody ever attempted to revive this place?!

. This place was truly worthy of serving our Lord unlike these new Churches that are so boring and drab inside. If your building a church to praise God give him a building worthy of his praise.

A gift from the men of God went to waist. What a tragic shame
Canada
Thu 11-22-2007
I Agree with Motts ,Wow !!!
stephen21
Tue 12-11-2007
Beautiful wood. What an amazing place beautiful wood and incredible stonework. Don't know how it could be let go; but, such a blessing that Motts captures this beauty to share before it's lost forever.
Graceful J
Wed 12-12-2007
This whole gallery is amazing Motts. I agree with Lynne in hoping that they salvaged as much as possible from the place before it was demolished. I would kill to be able to get my hands on some of this stuff. The workmanship that went into everything in the place is fantastic, and the idea that it was just abandoned and neglected and most likely largely destroyed, makes me want to cry.
DKD
Thu 01-03-2008
a little muphy s oil soap and lemon scent pledge would do wonders .
markymark
Wed 01-09-2008
I work for a company in pennsylvania that builds only church furnature and fixtures. We've done several jobs that have had wood work like this but its expensive. Some churches will pay up to a half a million dollars for this kind of craftmanship
gene
Sat 01-19-2008
This is amazing. Time spared most of the detail. Well done!
Eddie
Thu 01-31-2008
that is beautiful. why don't they make things like this anymore??
Aggie
Mon 02-04-2008
Such beautiful shapes, colors, and textures and in one great shot! Thanks......
Amazed
Thu 02-21-2008
I had to go to a meeting at the Philadelphia School District 8 HQ when it was located there. The building was amazing. The wood work and staircases were beautiful. I now live nearby and frequent the park.
Tom Young
Mon 03-31-2008
These were the Nun's "stalls". The students sat in the pews.
Eloise
Wed 04-16-2008
Behind these stalls was the visitors area. Parents etc. would come to view special events. As Cardinal Spellman walked up the center aisle in his long robes, my 4-year old brother whispered loudly, "Look Mom, that guy has no feet." The nuns sitting in those stalls had a hard time keeping straight faces.
Old Grad
Mon 09-22-2008
LOL old grad!! You just made my night !
Lizzie
Wed 12-09-2009
ESTUVE UN AÑO EN EDEN HALL , EN 1947,ASI QUE YA SE IMAGINARAN LOS RECUERDOS QUE ME TRJERON ESTAS FOTOGRAFIAS DE LA CAPILLA. LA BIBLITECA ERA HERMOSA TAMBIEN. QUE PENA QUE NO LAS PROTEGIERAN. ERAN UNAS JOYAS ARQUITECTONICAS QUE NO DEBIERON SER DESTRUIDAS.
YO SOY DE MEXICO Y VIVI MUY FELIZ EN EL COLEGIO.
CECILIA VIESCA
Sat 06-18-2011

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