tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post7284360557885245902..comments2023-10-26T19:29:14.271-07:00Comments on Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Is St. Mark's the Most Beautiful Church in Town?Capital Tapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125494106287929220noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-312645122787135612023-08-25T14:25:21.703-07:002023-08-25T14:25:21.703-07:00Good readingGood readingPortfoliohttps://nicholaskennedyportfolio.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-22419799548837428072011-08-28T19:38:49.650-07:002011-08-28T19:38:49.650-07:00Thank you for the kind words!
As for aesthetics...Thank you for the kind words! <br /><br />As for aesthetics...whoo-boy! Anything we write directly on that would almost certainly be soporific and tedious - and we already fear we are often long-winded!<br /><br />However...what's the difference between <a href="http://www.fallingwater.org/" rel="nofollow">Fallingwater</a> and <a href="http://www.thegordonhouse.org/home.html" rel="nofollow">the Gordon House</a>? Or how about this one! Here's two buildings designed and constructed at almost exactly the same time: <a href="http://www.mountangelabbey.org/library/architecture.html" rel="nofollow">The abbey library</a> at Mt. Angel and <a href="http://www.salemhistory.net/places/civic_center.htm" rel="nofollow">the Salem Library and Civic Center</a>. <br /><br />It may not be possible with a straight face to say that Salem is full of <i>really excellent</i> things, but surely we can say that there are many interesting things, often in unexpected places! <br /><br />We are most interested in churches as <i>things</i>, things to behold and things that give us delight. Things of some degree of beauty. We are less interested ourselves in functions or actions or feelings a church might inspire and so we "bracket" their spiritual ends. There's a continuum, of course, as a beautiful thing creates an undeniable set of feelings. But we are interested in the "thingy" side of objects. <br /><br />So if you don't already have something invested in a building or institution associated with it, what qualities does it have to create and sustain interest? (Obviously, there are lots of other good ways to frame the question and answer.)Capital Tapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125494106287929220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-56419209638343856882011-08-25T14:55:11.000-07:002011-08-25T14:55:11.000-07:00Man, CT, you show me every post how little I know ...Man, CT, you show me every post how little I know about this city and how much more I have to see. But what aesthetic criteria are you using on these? Some might find the exalting cathedrals the most beautiful, others the intimate spaces, is the beauty in what it is or what it does?Emilyhttp://www.desperatelyseekingsalem.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-34340234057958582592011-08-20T08:19:54.133-07:002011-08-20T08:19:54.133-07:00Lost wood churches! Back to Emily's point, th...Lost wood churches! Back to Emily's point, that would indeed make a good stand-alone note, and is a group more capacious than most of us would probably like to think about. <br /><br />Our own favorite might be the <a href="http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm/singleitem/collection/max/id/656" rel="nofollow">Christian Science church</a> at Liberty and Chemeketa, where the mall entry is, across from t<a href="http://capitaltaps.blogspot.com/2011/03/lost-glories-frank-lloyd-wrights-design.html" rel="nofollow">he Belluschi bank and Capital Journal site</a>. That corner is so bland and even a little lifeless today, especially compared to Court and Liberty, one block down.<br /><br />The remaining wood churches aren't very grand, architecturally speaking, but they certainly deserve more love and attention than they generally get. Virginia Green's captioned a lot of them: <br /><a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/2009/02/friends-meeting-house-580-highland-ave.html" rel="nofollow">Highland Friends</a><br /><a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/2009/03/immanuel-baptist-church-1997-hazel.html" rel="nofollow">Immanuel Baptist on Hazel</a><br /><a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/2009/03/quaker-meerting-house-490-19th-st-ne.html" rel="nofollow">Nazarene/Quaker on 19th</a><br /><a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/2009/03/west-salem-methoodist-church-1219-3rd.html" rel="nofollow">West Salem Methodist</a><br /><a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/2010/03/spring-valley-church.html" rel="nofollow">Spring Valley</a> - of course!<br /><a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/2010/04/church-of-god-of-oregon-1760-state.html" rel="nofollow">Lutheran/Church of God on State</a><br />and that church on the corner of 16th and A streets - for which we couldn't quickly find an image or link<br /><a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/2009/02/jason-lee-memorial-church-820-jefferson.html" rel="nofollow">Jason Lee</a> is a fine stone church that deserves more loveCapital Tapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125494106287929220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-49761220890042703872011-08-18T19:40:54.707-07:002011-08-18T19:40:54.707-07:00If only it were still around... http://photos.sale...If only it were still around... http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm/singleitem/collection/max/id/625/rec/5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-53153513795381680702011-08-18T09:07:59.986-07:002011-08-18T09:07:59.986-07:00Never been inside, but I love the exterior of Firs...Never been inside, but I love the exterior of First Congregational, United Church of Christ on the corner of Cottage and Marion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-53042973304839352052011-08-17T20:51:58.710-07:002011-08-17T20:51:58.710-07:00Cone! We forget about Cone. A fine choice, as of...Cone! We forget about Cone. A fine choice, as of course is First Methodist, though it's one of the "usual suspects," and perhaps needs no more new attention. <br /><br />Others? Any suburban churches in wacky locations that are nonetheless stunning? Any hitherto unknown Salem Belluschis out there?Capital Tapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125494106287929220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-60820300044353932262011-08-17T12:34:52.656-07:002011-08-17T12:34:52.656-07:00As far as exteriors go, I'm rather fond of the...As far as exteriors go, I'm rather fond of the landmark <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_First_United_Methodist_Church" rel="nofollow">First United Methodist</a>, of course, but for mid-century churches I think St. Mark's may be the winner. I need to take up my "mystery worshipper" project to sample more church interiors. It's not a church, but the interior of Cone Chapel at Willamette University is charming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-43357865153853007852011-08-16T22:52:18.113-07:002011-08-16T22:52:18.113-07:00Here's a photo from the 1890 flood taken from ...Here's <a href="http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm/singleitem/collection/max/id/5353" rel="nofollow">a photo from the 1890 flood</a> taken from just about where the Chapel is located today!<br /><br />Yes, we crown one! And so should you!Capital Tapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125494106287929220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877353447529292.post-10957716920999701252011-08-15T20:18:52.252-07:002011-08-15T20:18:52.252-07:00I'm fond of the Woodland Chapel myself. But th...I'm fond of the Woodland Chapel myself. But that might be all setting and size. You might have to separate this one into categories. Best modern, best traditional, best tiny church, best interior space. And to crown a single one among them as the most beautiful? Not sure that is possible.Emilyhttp://www.desperatelyseekingsalem.comnoreply@blogger.com