Eye-poppers on the prairie.
My wife's biannual family reunion is held in the parish hall of Immanuel Lutheran Church, way out in the soy and corn fields. Its mailing address is Bremen, Kansas, the town of 50 I alluded to yesterday, but that has to be six or eight miles away. My wife and her siblings went to the parish school, now closed due to dwindling population. There is a museum inside now, more about which soon. The white siding just pops against the boundless summer sky.
The next big town to the north is Beatrice, Nebraska (population 12,400!). The old railway station has been beautifully restored and now used as the county historical museum. A small model of the Statue of Liberty stands in front. There is very little information about it online. It seems to have turned up about 1970 and was made by a sculptor from Los Angeles. Doesn't have quite the same patina as the original.
My wife's biannual family reunion is held in the parish hall of Immanuel Lutheran Church, way out in the soy and corn fields. Its mailing address is Bremen, Kansas, the town of 50 I alluded to yesterday, but that has to be six or eight miles away. My wife and her siblings went to the parish school, now closed due to dwindling population. There is a museum inside now, more about which soon. The white siding just pops against the boundless summer sky.
The next big town to the north is Beatrice, Nebraska (population 12,400!). The old railway station has been beautifully restored and now used as the county historical museum. A small model of the Statue of Liberty stands in front. There is very little information about it online. It seems to have turned up about 1970 and was made by a sculptor from Los Angeles. Doesn't have quite the same patina as the original.
I find the middle of nowhere churches impressive in America.
ReplyDeleteStrong image against a wide sky.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots Bob.
ReplyDeleteThe parish church looks amazing against the blue of the sky Bob.. Seems a little odd to see the SL there :) Looking forward to seeing museum pics.
ReplyDeleteHello again, I emailed you a while back, did you receive it?
ReplyDeleteThat church is incredibly dramatic against the sky like that, Bob.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and strong looking church from this angle!
ReplyDeleteThere's something to be said for small town America...
ReplyDeleteTwo excellent images, Bob. I call each iconic, but that is criticized sometimes as an overworked word. Since I don't give a damn about what others think, I am still going with iconic.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little church...love the stark white against the very blue sky!
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