Sunday, July 12, 2015

A 60s Church

This is Saint John Bosco Roman Catholic Church which was built in 1961 to serve a predominately Italian congregation but as the years passed the neighbourhood has changed and the main group served is now Portuguese with a couple of Italian & English masses. I like its style and it looks as if there is some major stained glass but yet again the doors were all locked!
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24 comments:

  1. GosiaJuly 12, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    it is so modern church but moderbn churches in Europe look similar

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  2. SharonJuly 12, 2015 at 9:41 AM

    When I was a little kid, church doors were always open. I guess we live in a different world today.

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  3. BlogorattiJuly 12, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    Its hard to imagine it being that old. Great structure.

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  4. PerthDailyPhotoJuly 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM

    It would be good to see the windows from the inside Pat.. the locked door thing happens here also, it's a shame when churches don't feel confident to leave doors open these days.

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  5. MichelleJuly 12, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    It looks quite modern.

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  6. Jackie McGuinnessJuly 12, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Definitely 60s! Bet they had hootenannies back in its day.

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  7. LowellJuly 12, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    It very unlike Roman churches in Florida. But I do like the wide doors and steps - they allow large groups of people to enter and ten leave quickly after the service.

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  8. cieldequimperJuly 12, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    Hmmmm, not a fan of these "younger" churches...

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  9. AnonymousJuly 12, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    Very neat and tidy looking!

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  10. AnonymousJuly 12, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    Clean lines. (This is off topic, but Toronto's dead raccoon story made its way down here. I love a city with a collective sense of humor.)

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  11. StephanieJuly 12, 2015 at 1:50 PM

    Looks fairly modern.

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  12. VPJuly 12, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    We have something in this style, but this church is kept much better!

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  13. TexWisGirlJuly 12, 2015 at 8:29 PM

    i like it!

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  14. Siddhartha JoshiJuly 12, 2015 at 8:46 PM

    Very interesting style, and looks quite modern for 1960!

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  15. Ruth KellyJuly 12, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    It is interesting how a demographic change happens through the years.

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  16. TomJuly 12, 2015 at 9:23 PM

    Looks like a Catholic church near here, perhaps they shared the blue prints. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  17. RandyJuly 12, 2015 at 10:40 PM

    It does look dated.

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  18. Billy Blue EyesJuly 13, 2015 at 4:53 AM

    Looks a typical 1960's church, The Saint I have only come across a few times in the UK

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  19. EG CameraGirlJuly 13, 2015 at 7:15 AM

    I would love to see the windows seen from the inside. What a shame the doors were locked.

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  20. BirdmanJuly 13, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    It does have that 60's look of modernism.

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  21. Elizabeth EdwardsJuly 13, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    very interesting shape. so different. ( :

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  22. William KendallJuly 13, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    A very modern design!

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  23. betty-NZJuly 13, 2015 at 7:50 PM

    The lines are so clean and exact. What a pity it's not open.

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  24. JackJuly 14, 2015 at 10:17 PM

    That does have the 60s written all over it. Maybe because I spent the 60s dealing with nasty stuff like the Cold War, Presidential assassinations, civil rights strife and Vietnam protests, I don't have very good memories about most of the 60s.

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