Sunday, January 17, 2016

A United Church

This is truly a united church since it is made up of the former St George's United Church and the Eglinton United Church who joined together in 1999 to from the Eglinton St George's United Church now located on the site of the former St George's. The main building was constructed in 1924 and the church school wing to the right was built in 1934. I'm not sure when the link section in the middle was added but it provides wonderful spaces for concerts and for event rentals - important things in this age of shrinking congregations, I bet.
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25 comments:

  1. EG CameraGirlJanuary 17, 2016 at 8:44 AM

    I think the more modern addition works well here.

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  2. MarciaJanuary 17, 2016 at 8:59 AM

    They had a good architect to plan such a smooth connection between the buildings. There's snow up there!

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  3. TomJanuary 17, 2016 at 9:01 AM

    and architecturally joining the old with the new.

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  4. SharonJanuary 17, 2016 at 10:53 AM

    It looks like they united two buildings here too! They did an attractive job of it.

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  5. Jackie McGuinnessJanuary 17, 2016 at 10:56 AM

    This is really striking!

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  6. Stacey MinterJanuary 17, 2016 at 11:08 AM

    Beautiful.

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  7. VPJanuary 17, 2016 at 11:15 AM

    I like also the modern part: it doesn't disturb the look of the older buildings.

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  8. CloudiaJanuary 17, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    I like this living building, Pat. Nice sharing a meme with you today

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  9. Elizabeth EdwardsJanuary 17, 2016 at 12:08 PM

    wow, that is a lot of windows to clean. but i bet it is great for lighting/sunshine. ( :

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  10. William KendallJanuary 17, 2016 at 2:23 PM

    The result does look pretty.

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  11. LowellJanuary 17, 2016 at 2:42 PM

    A stunning building and I love that link with all the glass reflecting the sky!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2016 at 3:13 PM

    Definitely a modern link! :)
    Very interesting church. Lovely shot!

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  13. cieldequimperJanuary 17, 2016 at 3:24 PM

    Surprisingly enough, I really like the modern and old together, it works well. And I love the cold winter feel to it, it looks inviting!

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  14. GosiaJanuary 17, 2016 at 4:04 PM

    looks impressive

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  15. RevrunnerJanuary 17, 2016 at 5:57 PM

    A kind of interesting asymmetry going on here.

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  16. MichelleJanuary 17, 2016 at 6:14 PM

    The old and the modern work well together, here.

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  17. 21 WitsJanuary 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM

    It's quite a lovely building, and I'm not sure if it's the lighting, (blue is my favorite color) but this image just welcomes you in!

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  18. TexWisGirlJanuary 17, 2016 at 7:24 PM

    wow, that's neat.

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  19. Taken For GrantedJanuary 17, 2016 at 8:36 PM

    Like the reflections in those modern windows. While there is a bit of a clash in architectural styles here, it does't look too bad. Good to know the space is a good one.

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  20. JackJanuary 17, 2016 at 8:58 PM

    Your church today is a rugged looking one. The bridging section works pretty well in my uneducated judgment. (I have a church today and am thinking about showing Naples churches on Sundays.)

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  21. Billy Blue EyesJanuary 18, 2016 at 3:09 AM

    Very nice, looks to have had an a extension to it

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  22. HalcyonJanuary 18, 2016 at 7:34 AM

    I like that stone facade.

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  23. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 18, 2016 at 10:04 AM

    You wouldn't think it could possibly work but it really does in this case Pat.. brilliant space for events as you say.

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  24. Laura. MJanuary 18, 2016 at 6:21 PM

    Good building. Here we still snow :((

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  25. genieJanuary 18, 2016 at 11:34 PM

    What a lovely piece of architecture for this church. I am sure those windows make for wonderful reflections. Looks pretty cold.

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