tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post7056943465233354472..comments2024-03-25T04:53:09.576-07:00Comments on Big Orange Landmarks: No. 173 - Welsh Presbyterian Church BuildingFloyd B. Bariscalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-47495104683860645082008-09-11T18:13:00.000-07:002008-09-11T18:13:00.000-07:00I live near this church and I can't wait until thi...I live near this church and I can't wait until this church gets sold to a new owner and converted to other uses. Almost every night, I have to put up with loud music and yelling and screaming from this church. <BR/><BR/>I have nothing against people practicing their religion, but waking up neighbors at ten o'clock at night is a different matter altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-750509665869872832008-08-25T09:57:00.000-07:002008-08-25T09:57:00.000-07:00My guess is that protecting churches becomes a pro...My guess is that protecting churches becomes a problem because they're under the leadership of their denomination. They tore down a beautiful church at the Madre ? (retreat) in Sierra Madre after the Whittier earthquake. I was stunned as to why the Catholic church was unwilling to repair this elderly structure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-16638460591834549072008-08-24T23:38:00.000-07:002008-08-24T23:38:00.000-07:00I don't know. At this point, the building's still ...I don't know. At this point, the building's still being used for services by a few congregations, probably not flush with cash. Maybe if it were vacated or sold off there could be a secular conversion as with St Vibiana's.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-55354193097727384742008-08-24T22:35:00.000-07:002008-08-24T22:35:00.000-07:00It seems to me that interest in preserving old pla...It seems to me that interest in preserving old places of worship is much less keen than in preserving just about any other kind of historic landmark. Why is that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com