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An exterior of a crumbling brownstone (?) church on a gloomy day. The windows are boarded or broken, and the doors and shutters are red.

The Abandonment of the Church of the Holy Redeemer

Once a glorious church, now a deathtrap: it's only a matter of time before this abandoned church is demolished.
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Riaz Ur Rahaman
Riaz Ur Rahaman
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do you also know the reason why these places were abandoned
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@riazrahaman I do write about that on my website but for this specific spot here's a podcast I did as an overview on church closures in general anchor.fm/abandonedamerica/epi…

Losing Our Religion: Abandoned Churches by Abandoned America

Aside from homes, abandoned churches may be the most prevalent type of abandoned building in the United States - but why is that? In this episode I'm joined by Matt Lambros, author/photographer of the After the Final Curtain book series, and we'll di…
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Chris P
Chris P
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@riazrahaman In my opinion it is a shifting population resulting from a lost industrial base. In addition people are wising up about the hypocrisy of organized religion especially in the face of church scandals.
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Abandoned America
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@rcpmac @riazrahaman did a whole podcast about it if you're interested. You hit on a few things but the stats are pretty surprising anchor.fm/abandonedamerica/epi…

Losing Our Religion: Abandoned Churches by Abandoned America

Aside from homes, abandoned churches may be the most prevalent type of abandoned building in the United States - but why is that? In this episode I'm joined by Matt Lambros, author/photographer of the After the Final Curtain book series, and we'll di…
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tamaramilessc
tamaramilessc
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I could create a wonderful writer’s retreat in there.
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@LitTam I have a feeling the lack of climate control would make it a tad uncomfortable and you might fall through the stairs but otherwise it'd be great
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@LitTam the stairs in the back of this place that we used to get in were frankly terrifying. Wouldn't be surprised if that whole section of the building is gone now
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Buffalo Rude
Buffalo Rude
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Great pictures, as usual. Buffalo NY is dotted with abandoned old churches like that and the pastor’s comments in your post really has me thinking about impermanence right now.
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Abandoned America
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@BuffaloRude thank you! It was a wild conversation. Did not play out the way I thought it would
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EVHaste
EVHaste
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Add a splash of purple on the inside and you’ve got the new Saints Row hideout
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@Haste do you like that game? Most of what I've heard is people dunking on it but I'm still curious
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