Re: [UC] church or mosque SE cor 43rd Walnut Sts

2004-08-05 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 8/5/2004 1:23:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: tonight I noticed they're excavating inside the (mosque?) at 43rd and walnut. mini bulldozers coming out of a hole in the wall and dumping dirt into a big dumpster. I think that place used to be a

Re: [UC] church Christ Memorial Steeple

2004-08-05 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 8/4/2004 9:40:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to go with the guess that the heavy rains we've been having did weaken the structure and the one yesterday was just the last straw.I've been wondering: Mill

Re: [UC] church

2004-08-05 Thread Dan Widyono
I was responding to the annointed bs etc. Always at your service and ready for dialog. Dan W. Bruce gave us the website. I looked at it. It offered no substantive help whatsoever. Or, if it did, show me what I missed and I'll retract my statement. You are receiving this because you are

RE: [UC] church

2004-08-05 Thread Dubin, Elisabeth
William H. Magill wrote: So today, you have what's left. Historic designation or Historic Preservation is utterly meaningless in this context. The simple fact of the matter is -- nobody gives a damn what happens to these structures, except for a few people who want to tell others what they

[UC] Mill Creek (was Re: church )

2004-08-05 Thread Charles H. Buchholtz
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?L_a_s_e_r_B_e_a_m_=AE?= [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 21:23:11 -0400 I've been wondering: Mill Creek? anybody? A co-worker of mine lives out there. His 3 month old SUV was totalled by the flood. The water was up to the tops of the windows on

Re: [UC] The Fall of Christ Memorial Church

2004-08-05 Thread L a s e r B e a m ®
Anthony West wrote: What a grand church that was! I have always felt the tug of its beauty. And I admire that parish too -- the way it has supported a classical education for inner-city children of modest means, and energetically engaged in social service despite the burden of its small numbers

Re: [UC] church or mosque SE cor 43rd Walnut Sts

2004-08-05 Thread DaveAxler
In a message dated 8/5/04 10:24:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Incidentally, the Byrd Theater stood in the middle of the the south side of Baltimore Ave. between 47th 48th St.  It was torn down decades ago - another great place for us to enjoy weekend matinees.  Ah - the good old days!

Re: [UC] church Christ Memorial Steeple

2004-08-05 Thread Daniel Aharon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Both are possibilities. The steeple by its design takes tremendous punishment from the elements: 1) Continual freeze thaw cycles attack both mortar joints and the stones 2) Additional motion results from winds-very high winds recently 3) The steeple was previously

Re: [UC] church or mosque SE cor 43rd Walnut Sts

2004-08-05 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 8/5/2004 10:04:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, FRByers writes: The former theater at 43rd Walnut was called the Commodore. What was the layout? Any balcony or mezzanine? Rest rooms main floor, upstairs, or down stairs? I never went in, feeling that I should stay for the

Re: [UC] Things you have to believe to be a Republican today

2004-08-05 Thread Brian Siano
West Philly Dems wrote: Things you have to believe to be a Republican today: Interpolated; Things you have to believe to be a Democrat today. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy