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To: GreyFriar

Its a beautiful old church in a run-down area of Buffalo. Used to be home to a lot of Germans and Poles, who are long-gone. think Detroit. It has been closed for at least a year, so its condition certainly is not improving with time.

It needs a lot of money for updates and the local Diocese doesn’t want to spend the money for what is now a small congregation. There was debate if they could raise the restoration money themselves, but I highly doubt it.

I don’t think any group has expressed interest to have St. Annes There was another closed church deep in the heart of the now Yemeni part of town, and I was surprised (and I suppose relieved) to see that as soon as it closed, the local Diocese had it taken down and the site completely cleared.


4 posted on 01/23/2014 12:51:56 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88
I was surprised (and I suppose relieved) to see that as soon as it closed, the local Diocese had it taken down and the site completely cleared.

There are YEMENIS in BUFFALO? I would have been relieved too - better than having it become a mosque.

5 posted on 01/23/2014 12:54:32 PM PST by livius
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To: PGR88

Thank you.


6 posted on 01/23/2014 12:57:10 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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