The altar of St. John the Baptist church in Quincy from 1900-1908:
The altar of the same church from 1908-1943 (this one is my favorite):
The same altar from 1943-1971:
The same altar from 1943-1971:The same altar, with a new tabernacle, in 1971:
The same altar from 1972 to the present (though currently without the candles):
Don't take this the wrong way, as modern sanctuaries go, it's very good. But the old pictures are even better. I can't believe anyone would get rid of a baldachin like that. What on earth were they thinking.
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ReplyDeleteJeffrey, I agree, and I have no idea what they were thinking, though I'm certain they meant well.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I always say. And the baldachined one sure ain't broke!
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