December 06, 2005
Wurdack Memorial Presbyterian
This is the first in a series of photos of churches in St. Louis. This particular church always catches my eye as I'm driving north on 55 just past Bates. I find the colored grid to be delightfully kitcshy.
Posted by Tom at December 6, 2005 10:04 PM
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I, too, always stare at it while driving by. But I've never gotten close to it. Always wondered what those bright colors were made of... contact paper? So, thanks for getting up close to show the materials. Just beautiful.
Posted by: toby at December 7, 2005 07:53 AMI remember passing that one while scouring the County for buildings to put on my Modernism tour the weekend after Thanksgiving.
I kinda figured it would work *against* my efforts to make people say "hey, Modernism really can be beautiful!" But heh, I agree, the kitsch factor is delightful. What a hodge-podge! A 1940s cupola, a 1960s church, a 1950s cross, and a post-modern tile grid.
Posted by: Rob Powers at December 10, 2005 03:14 PM