495 Comments for Eden Hall Chapel

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i live in this neighborhood were the chapel WAS located and i think it is a sin that its now gone it was a place to hang out with friends, not harming just a "chill spot" and now that there arent any back steps were i had my first kiss or the basement were u can go to keep cool i am upset. my favorite part about this picrture even know you cant tell u can go around the back of the alter thats what the two door holes on each side of the alter were for.
"it is ashame that something that was once so good now is so bad only to be tortured down by those of this day people like them should die"
I graduated from Eden Hall in 1963. The entire school was a wonderful example of 19th century architecture. The chapel was particularly beautiful. It's a shame it could not be saved. Thank you for the pictures....
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These were the Nun's "stalls". The students sat in the pews.
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Actually, this was the Lady chapel and it was beneath it that the Drexel relatives were originally buried.
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I was baptized in this chapel when I was 11 years old and a student at Eden Hall. Knowing it is no longer there makes me very sad. It is so full of so many memories for so many people.
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its so amazing to think that it took so much time to buil but yet a few moments to destroy...
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utterly creepy but so beautiful at the same time
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I am in no way a person to believe in God but churchs are so beautiful. I wonder why people condemn Churchs and such...
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I had to go to a meeting at the Philadelphia School District 8 HQ when it was located there. The building was amazing. The wood work and staircases were beautiful. I now live nearby and frequent the park.
wow good shot
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I Love this Photo! Another good one yet again Motts!!
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It's so sad that we have so little regard for history and beauty that we allow places like this to slip away. Thank you, Motts, for preserving these images.
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Such a beautiful place. I wish it were not gone, these photographs are hauntingly beautiful. Thank-you.
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I'm in a really big pinch right now with work, so it might be a while until I can get to more photos... I'm contemplating starting on another set from Europe though.