February 5, 2008...4:14 pm
Old Saint George Is a’Burnin’
Friday night at about 7:30 Erin’s sister knocked on the door holding a pair of binoculars in her hand. “A church in Clifton is burning down!” We have a wide view of the downtown basin area so I ran to the window and looked toward UC. Both steeples were thick with red and yellow flames. I’m not sure why but it seemed really shocking. Buildings burn down every day in every city across the planet. Actually seeing it happen is a lot more stunning. The towers eventually tumbled over and fell. It was live on TV at the same time. It was mentioned that the interior of the building hadn’t been damaged much. I wonder how both towers could catch fire if nothing was burning from below. Arson! Conspiracy! No, I doubt it. But it is odd how that could happen. Old St. George was built in 1873 and designed by famous Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford. Luckily it’ll be saved.
2 Comments
February 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm
That second picture’s kinda rad Phil. Is it morally wrong to think that’s kind of a cool thing to have seen go down?
February 5, 2008 at 7:39 pm
It’s definitely an impressive scene, but a shame.
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