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thanks for yet another beautiful gallery !
and this one is so close to home... thanks again

Wed 01-06-2010

Every time i come home to a new gallery, it makes my day complete. Your photos are NEVER a disappointment! Keep up the Great Work!

LucieLou

Wed 01-06-2010

Awesome Shot as the sun sets

Thanks Motts!

Thanks Motts for another awesome gallery!

TootUncommon

Thu 01-07-2010

Another great gallert Motts thank you! Now back to page 5 as I said I haven't quite gotten though all you past work yet. Can't help but get caught up in it!

Charity

Thu 01-07-2010

Thanks Motts for another wonderful gallery to see. JackieB Where ar u.

Debbie

Thu 01-07-2010

Thank you Sir Motts for another emotional batch of photographs. I so admire your life and adventures.

eldokid@aol.com

Thu 01-07-2010

Great set! It's sad that a church of that caliber is just rotting away..

Drew347

Thu 01-07-2010

Awesome as always Motts!

Quadtrack0

Thu 01-07-2010

Mr. Motts Wallpaper Please.

Debbie

Thu 01-07-2010

thank you Mr. Motts, this was a great way to start off 2010. Happy New Year everyone!

Joe

Fri 01-08-2010

I love the mottled light and colours in this set. Thank you Motts for one of your most poignant and beautifully sad galleries yet. It's a shame that such a gorgeous piece of architecture had to be left to rot away. Looking first at the "old" photos you posted and then seeing these made this an unforgettable trip!

Jude

Fri 01-08-2010

Thank you Motts for another wonderful gallery! This was such a great location to look at!
(BTW, Charity, I'm on page 5 too!) ;-D

Kathy W.

Fri 01-08-2010

Great shoot of one of the ghosts of Gary. Thnx for posting Motts! There's plenty of ghosts there too. Did you get to the steel mill? How about the Hulett ore unloaders on the side side of Chicago? They're the last two left intact.

Thanks again, Motts.

Amazing building

As usual, awesome work. Thanks!

Stang 38L

Mon 01-11-2010

miss you Mr.Motts, are you ok? havent seen you put your two cents in lately, Hope you are out taking more beautiful photos, and recording alot of history! Come back Soon!

LucieLou

Mon 01-11-2010

Thanks Motts, hope you had a good christmas and new year,
keep up the good work =)

Matt

Mon 01-11-2010

Hello Motts. Thank you so much for your photos (both old AND new) of this once thriving church. It's sad to see how things have changed, and deteriorated, over the decades. Your treatment of this subject was done VERY well and very SENSITIVELY. I hope surviving members of this once great church have the opportunity to see your work - I think they would greatly appreciate it, as do I.

mamills

Tue 01-12-2010

Thanks guys!
autoguy - I didn't get to see the ore unloaders but will keep an eye out for them next time I'm in Chicago - I did manage to scope out the Acme coke plant on the south side after this place, working on that set at the moment.

LucieLou - thanks, I've been super busy shooting abandoned buildings on the south coast during the past few days, but I'm back now!

Motts

Tue 01-12-2010

Sooooo glad you are back and doing ok! Oooo shooting on the south coast! Sounds very interesting! Will be anxiously awaiting the finished product one day soon!

LucieLou

Wed 01-13-2010

Welcome Back Mr.Motts. Mr. Motts There is Abandoned Hotel down in Florida where i live it is NewPort Richey. U can take pictures of the hotel.

keep updating

Welcome back! You are very much missed when you are gone :)

TootUncommon

Thu 01-14-2010

It's been awhile since I visited the website, but as usual, I am awestruck..Thank you so much for the great work.!

crissy

Sat 01-16-2010

Wow, you should come back to see more one of these days!

Cyber

Tue 01-19-2010

Absolutely love the whole gallery and especially this shot...wallpaper? Please?

Sami

Sat 01-23-2010

Thank you, Motts... Beautiful place, beautiful photos...

Shidoni

Tue 01-26-2010

I grew up in Gary back in the 50's and 60's, and can remember going to a wedding at this church. I was lucky to see it in its glory days.

Bob

Sun 05-09-2010

I love pics of abandoned buildings, but because all the historic photos were provided, it made it all so desperately sad. The building was gorgeous not that long ago - it is so strange what change can do to a place.

Tom

Tue 06-15-2010

OK, I've held my tongue long enough. This is a beautiful building & gorgeous photographs. Motts, you are much more than a photographer. You are an artist in every sense of the word. But, I can't look at these pictures & wonder how many children were tormented by clergy in these walls. How many tears were shed in these rooms. There. I said it.

Larry

Fri 10-01-2010

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Date Shot:	October 2005	Image ID#:	7006
Date Posted:	Wed, January 6th 2010	Camera:	Canon 300D Rebel

Location Name:	City Methodist Church (Gary)
Current Status:	Abandoned
Built:	1925	Closed:	1980
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Location Age:	87 years	Abandonment:	32 years

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