Monday, February 29, 2016

Moore Chapel (1906) a Decatur Gem

Moore Chapel is a little gem that serves the United Methodist Children's Home.


I've been driving by for decades hoping to see inside.

One day the door was wide open and I had a look inside. Glad I did. What a space, what stained glass.

I was saying "Hello, Terry here, hello" all the while. Nobody home though so I took a few pictures and a video (below).

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"In Memoriam William Chandler Smith"

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Cornerstone 1906

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"In Memory of Frank S. Bale"  Is it a "B?"

IMG_9401 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA memorial stone Detail 2 BW
Who's who including George Muse.

IMG_9402 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA Narthex stained glass Lions and Lamb Asa G Candler III memorial north window
The narthex stained glass window. "In Memory of Asa G. Candler III"

IMG_9404 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA view from sanctuary into Narthex
Looking back into the Narthex.

IMG_9424 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA main chapel ceiling beams
The first door to the left leads to a little chapel / office (see video below).  The second door is the sacristy in a niche.

IMG_9412 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA view from sanctuary into side chaple and vestry

IMG_9423 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA main chapel ceiling beams
The ceiling.

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I don't know what you call these. Decorative braces?

IMG_9413 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA view into demilune side chaplel
View from the chapel into the little chapel / office.

IMG_9414 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA side chapel double stained glass A rear Manger and Flight to Egypt
Stained glass pair.

IMG_9415 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA side chapel double stained glass B Baptism and Sermon on the Mount
Stained glass pair.

IMG_9416 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA side chapel double stained glass C Walk on Water
Stained glass pair.

IMG_9417 2014-07-28 Moore Chapel UMC Childrens Home Decatur GA side chapel single stained glass D Garden of Gethsemane
Stained glass.

Here is the little video.


Wish I'd taken more time.

Grateful for the opportunity.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Goodbye Ghost Sign and Bands at the Barbecue

This is a good thing, the comeback corner called "2nd and Hosea" in East Lake thanks to the long term vision of the The East Lake Foundation.


I've been driving by this forlorn corner for years but never took a picture until the construction fences went up. This corner is going to be a Greater Good Barbecue. Bless them.

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I admired the exuberance of this place, property records say it was built in 1949. Who knows exactly what it looked like then?

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I can smell the BBQ. 

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They buffed it.


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Not what I thought they'd do.


But I can see why.



Let's eat.

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