Sunday, April 17, 2016

St Clare's On St Clair Ave

This is St Clare's Roman Catholic Church located on St Clair Ave W. It was built in 1915 so just celebrated its 100th birthday last year. The lovely Renaissance Revival style building has heritage protection and I was actually able to get inside so will you a pic of the interior on Tuesday. There was no funeral going on - the hearse was at the funeral parlor across the road.
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17 comments:

  1. LowellApril 17, 2016 at 8:44 AM

    Whew! I"m glad you explained about the hearse! I've been told God was dead and you really had me worried! :)

    Another lovely example of church architecture of those years...not just Catholic but other sects, too.

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  2. TomApril 17, 2016 at 12:03 PM

    interesting, the two spellings of Clare

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  3. jennyfrecklesApril 17, 2016 at 12:33 PM

    Solidly symmetrical and pleasing because of that.

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  4. eileeninmdApril 17, 2016 at 1:10 PM

    Hello, it is a pretty church! Happy Sunday, enjoy your new week ahead!

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  5. RevrunnerApril 17, 2016 at 1:41 PM

    Glad you clarified that. I was thinking otherwise.

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  6. GosiaApril 17, 2016 at 1:56 PM

    loooks simple but nice

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  7. SharonApril 17, 2016 at 2:10 PM

    Interesting building. The style makes me think of more Greek orthodox instead of Roman Catholic.

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  8. CloudiaApril 17, 2016 at 2:50 PM

    Great cities have stuff like this Pat!

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  9. William KendallApril 17, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    That is a beautiful church!

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  10. cieldequimperApril 17, 2016 at 4:18 PM

    Very unusual, I like it a lot!

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  11. TexWisGirlApril 17, 2016 at 7:26 PM

    nice.

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  12. 21 WitsApril 17, 2016 at 7:47 PM

    Pretty building!

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  13. LoisApril 17, 2016 at 9:45 PM

    It's beautiful! I love those doors.

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  14. JackApril 17, 2016 at 10:09 PM

    It is kind of an awkward building, isn't it, but somehow quite fine nevertheless.

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  15. GreenComotionApril 18, 2016 at 1:05 AM

    Beautiful, historic building!
    Hope it is kept up for a long time to come.
    Have a Happy Week, Pat!
    Peace :)

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  16. Billy Blue EyesApril 18, 2016 at 3:35 AM

    Looks a modern church and I did think you came at the time a funeral was on

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  17. ChristineApril 18, 2016 at 4:23 AM

    It has quite a powerful presence in the area, I'd imagine.

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