You can never go home again
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Here is a brief pictorial look at the place of my childhood.
I remember the well manicured lawns, well-maintained buildings,
and my old school.
But it certainly does not compare to what it looks like today…
What a difference a day – (or a few decades) makes…
My Grammar school
St Raphael Catholic Elementary School in the heart of Englewood.
NOW they have good windows…The room sticking out was used for art and science classes.
My childhood church
St Raphael Catholic Church…oh the memories – stolen communion hosts, false confessions.
Oh what fun!
It used to be…
After the Archdiocese closed the church, they turned it into a community arts and cultural center.
It didn’t last long.
How do you let this happen?
So many weddings, baptisms, graduations, and funerals came through these doors…
Sisters of CharityCan you say, “Love (Charity) don’t live here anymore”.
Don’t think too many nuns stay here anymore…
I think some of the teachers stay here now. Who knows??
Statues, statues everywhere
Whose bright idea was this? It looks as bland as the buildings behind it.
They had the nerve to have duplicates of Picasso statues both here and on the lawn where the rectory used to be.
The GymBingo on Tuesday night, roller skating on Mondays after school, Monday night, Friday night, and Saturday afternoon, not to mention the sets thrown by Y.G.O. in the late 70’s…Fun! Fun! Fun!
West side of schoolLower left hand is the Principal’s office.I should know…I spent the better part of 7th and 8th grade there…
The Gym – Justine entranceWhere you entered for fun and insanity…(ticket office just inside at the top of the stairs.)Now it’s a center for pregnant teens – a help center.
This used to be my playground…
We called this “the Little Playground”. It had a carousel, slide, swings, and monkey bars…wth???
The “big playground” was/is the parking lot. It’s where the big kids used to play…
Semi-panoramic view of campus
(From left to right) School, gym, “parking lot, garage, convent, and church. There used to be a rectory. It was torn down over a decade ago…
For my first year..I lived here (3rd flr off the alley on left) from birth to 1978. Moved around the corner.I had a cousin that lived on the first floor right below us.
From 1962 until 1978 – the second floor
My room was in the rear. It was HUGE.
My mom and grandmother shared the room to the right
A slightly closer look
My favorite place – the balcony.
Spent many a summer night looking up at the stars, listening to my radio. (For a short while, I slept in the room off the balcony.)
This used to be my playground, too
The white car to the right of the tree is where 2nd base was when we played baseball. There was a large stone birdbath. Now look…
Empty lot
There used to be a small house and a large apartment building, just like the one next to my old place.
There used to be a view
If you look just above the truck, you’ll see what used to be windows. I used to sit in them and look down the block to see if anyone was outside to play with.Now, there’s a wall. I guess it’s ok, there’s not much to look at on the other end…
"How far we all come. How far we all come away from ourselves. So far, so much between, you can never go home again.”
— James Agee (A Death in the Family)