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The Main Gate

The Main Gate

Seeing the main entrance from the street really took me by surprise! This Doric-column entrance is adorned with two statues near the top, representing Faith and Charity.

The modern black and blue sign is for ASL TO3, a provider of physical and mental health care (although I don't care much for it's placement in front of such a magnificent structure).
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Yes, that new sign is totally out of place.
eldokid@aol.com
Wed 01-18-2012
Would have been much better and fitting in more if that was a police box instead of a sign.
wjbodin3
Wed 01-18-2012
I guess you can have faith and charity without hope...

I think the outside of this place reminds me of that old Warner Brothers cartoon about the swallows coming back to Capistrano.
Icewox
Wed 01-18-2012
The little topiary is a nice touch to the front...
Ferdy
Wed 01-18-2012
My first thought was gee what is a soda machine doing in front of such an old-fashioned builfing.

Thanks for clarifying what it is. It looks so out of place being so bright in color compared to the rest of the building.
MamaToFiveInPA
Thu 01-19-2012
my thought to mama
bobo miller
Thu 01-19-2012
I love the bright blue though. It really pops in the picture and gives the whole thing character...
MamaToFiveInPA
Fri 01-20-2012
Mama's right about that touch of blue adding something to the picture, although my personal feeling is that it's a little like desecrating a work of art to advertise the local automobile dealership, or something like that. That building is just too beautiful.
MomPink
Sun 01-22-2012
Great shot but they should move that ugly modern sign. It just doesn't belong there
JackieB
Sun 01-22-2012
I agree with MomPink...it does look a little like putting a mustache on the Mona Lisa or graffiti on the Sistene Chapel...

This building is way too beautiful to be disrespected like that.
MamaToFiveInPA
Mon 01-23-2012

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