forums
new posts
donate
UER Store
events
location db
db map
search
members
faq
terms of service
privacy policy
register
login




UER Forum > Archived US: South > St John's Catholic Church (Viewed 535 times)
Cheez--it 


Location: Right here
Gender: Male


If I could say it in words, I wouldn't need to photograph.

Send Private Message | Send Email
St John's Catholic Church
< on 10/24/2008 12:29 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I'm new to the site, so forgive me if I've posted in the wrong section or I'm posting a place that is already known. I visited St John's Catholic Church in Bomarton, TX. It's about 3 hours west of Dallas, on HWY 277.

The church is in really good shape for being built in 1910 and the owner's, out of Vernon, TX, have a sign in the vestibule asking that you not trash the place. The front doors are unlocked and you can walk right in.

I have another Church that I want to post but I'll wait and see if this post gets moved or anything else. How would I add this to the database if it's not already there?


112165.jpg (80 kb, 500x333)
click to view


112166.jpg (85 kb, 500x333)
click to view


112167.jpg (53 kb, 333x500)
click to view



[last edit 10/24/2008 12:57 AM by Cheez--it - edited 1 times]

Jaysun 


Location: New Braunfels
Gender: Male


TX Backroad Hunter

Send Private Message | Send Email | Facebook
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 1 on 10/24/2008 12:30 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Nice lighting effects! Is there power there cause if the owners dont care im gonna set up my dexx and throw a rave woot woot !
[last edit 10/24/2008 12:32 AM by Jaysun - edited 1 times]

Cheez--it 


Location: Right here
Gender: Male


If I could say it in words, I wouldn't need to photograph.

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 2 on 10/24/2008 12:43 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
No power but that would be funny. Maybe rent a generator?

Bustedknuckle 


Location: The Lone Star State
Gender: Male


"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"

Send Private Message | Send Email | 
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 3 on 10/24/2008 1:23 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Cool shots and welcome. In order to add it to the DB you have to be a Full Member though.

"It's not a fanny pack, it's an exploring pouch!"
-"Yes it is, it has fanny written all over it"
TTU_prof 


Location: Texas
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 4 on 10/24/2008 5:50 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Wow...a pre-Vatican II altar! Most Catholic churches in the US remodeled and did away with this by the late 1960s.

Happiedaze 


Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female




Send Private Message | Send Email | Yahoo! IM | 
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 5 on 10/26/2008 5:17 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Very cool place indeed. I don't really feel like it shouldn't be left unlocked all the time, but if the owners are cool with it, what are you gonna do?

I'd like to see more pictures of the place... maybe some without the fish eye effect... not that their not cool pictures, because they are. Very nice pictures, for sure... but I'd like to see some normal pictures, just to get a feel of what the place looks like.





Oh, welcome to UER... and you did post in the correct forum.
[last edit 10/26/2008 5:17 AM by Happiedaze - edited 1 times]

'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against
Imbroglio 


Location: DFW
Gender: Male


The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Send Private Message | Send Email | Noel Kerns Photography
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 6 on 10/26/2008 5:59 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I kinda think it's generally a good idea to do exactly what the owners have done here, especially since it's such a remote, unguarded location. If you lock the door, it's just a matter of time before vandals break it down. And the idea of simply asking visitors to not trash the place is brilliant. Sure, it may not work, but it evidently has so far, and it sure can't hurt to ask.

And best of all, easy access for those of us who would explore the place!

By the way...nice light-painting! Musta had a pretty good teacher, eh?

http://www.noelkernsphotography.com
Cheez--it 


Location: Right here
Gender: Male


If I could say it in words, I wouldn't need to photograph.

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 7 on 10/26/2008 1:51 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by Imbroglio
I kinda think it's generally a good idea to do exactly what the owners have done here, especially since it's such a remote, unguarded location. If you lock the door, it's just a matter of time before vandals break it down. And the idea of simply asking visitors to not trash the place is brilliant. Sure, it may not work, but it evidently has so far, and it sure can't hurt to ask.

And best of all, easy access for those of us who would explore the place!

By the way...nice light-painting! Musta had a pretty good teacher, eh?


Yeah I think so, can't remember his name though.....



Raticus 

Moderator


Location: Tyler
Gender: Male


Ratus exploricus abandonae

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 8 on 10/27/2008 3:47 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I thought those colors looked familiar. Welcome to UER, nice job on the shots.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something.
Cheez--it 


Location: Right here
Gender: Male


If I could say it in words, I wouldn't need to photograph.

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 9 on 10/27/2008 1:53 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by Raticus
I thought those colors looked familiar. Welcome to UER, nice job on the shots.


Thanks!

RobertB 


Location: Skeeterville, TX
Gender: Male


Maybe I shouldn't be using my real name...

Send Private Message | Send Email | The All-Inclusive Dixie Chicks Page
Re: St John's Catholic Church
<Reply # 10 on 10/29/2008 4:07 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by Imbroglio
I kinda think it's generally a good idea to do exactly what the owners have done here, especially since it's such a remote, unguarded location. If you lock the door, it's just a matter of time before vandals break it down. And the idea of simply asking visitors to not trash the place is brilliant. Sure, it may not work, but it evidently has so far, and it sure can't hurt to ask.


I figure boarding up an abandonment (without some sort of active security) is like locking the doors on your convertible. If someone really wants in, wouldn't you rather they open the door than cut through the roof?

J'ai toujours fait une prière à Dieu, qui est fort courte.
La voici: "Mon Dieu, rendez nos ennemis bien ridicules!"
Dieu m'a exaucé.
UER Forum > Archived US: South > St John's Catholic Church (Viewed 535 times)



All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire.
To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT
View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield
This page was generated for you in 111 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 737077423 pages have been generated.