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:

Gosia said...

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

Sharon said...

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

Blogoratti said...

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

PerthDailyPhoto said...

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.

Michelle said...

It looks quite modern.

Jackie McGuinness said...

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

Lowell said...

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.

cieldequimper said...

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

Anonymous said...

Very neat and tidy looking!

Anonymous said...

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.)

Stephanie said...

Looks fairly modern.

VP said...

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

TexWisGirl said...

i like it!

Siddhartha Joshi said...

Very interesting style, and looks quite modern for 1960!

Ruth Kelly said...

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

Tom said...

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

Randy said...

It does look dated.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

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

EG CameraGirl said...

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

Birdman said...

It does have that 60's look of modernism.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

very interesting shape. so different. ( :

William Kendall said...

A very modern design!

betty-NZ said...

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

Jack said...

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.