Todd’s parents live in a small town called Eaton, Ohio. It is the county seat of Preble County and sits close to the Indiana border. Todd and I went for a post Thanksgiving lunch walk to explore the small town. Just up the street from his parent’s home we found an old abandoned church. As I captured it’s current state, I could hear hymns of the past in the air. I could see beautiful brides and their dashing new husbands walking down the stairs amid a rice shower, heading for their new life. I felt the sadness of saying goodbye to a friend one last time. I could almost taste the casseroles and fried chicken of forgotten potluck dinners. And, I felt the hope of sermon’s past echoing through the nearby streets. What happened to that old church? Where did the people go? Will she ever feel alive again?
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Up the street
Silence
Reflection
Blue
Hope
Gone
Still shining
Thinking about the past
Focus
Forget
Memories
Shades of past
Faith
Greatest is love
Not forgotten
Still here
Never forget me
Maybe abandoned, but obviously not forgotten!
SThanks tkmorin.
Years ago there was a lovely, old, historic house I wanted to buy. While I was waiting for the agent, the owner came out and asked if I was interested in hearing its history. As I listened to her, I had an idea. To write a book about old houses called If These Walls Could Talk. The idea was to tell the stories of the houses, through the lives that had lived there. Imagining the holiday dinners, the bums that had slid down the staircases, the weddings, the births, the deaths and on and on.
I had also thought it would be fun to work on it with a portrait photographer, who would hopefully be able to capture the soul and personality of the houses.
Your post today brought that back to me. Thanks. Maybe it needs re-visiting.
Sounds like a great idea. I hope you go with it! 🙂
One hates to see an abandoned church, where much life and living flowed through it.
Thanks David.
Beautiful pictures. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Ash
Wow, I really like your vivid style of photography. These pictures seem almost surreal! I could definitely see these on the cover of a book, especially the first one.
Thanks Christie. I’ll look into that.
This Church used to have a beautiful Steeple on top, it got damaged a few years ago and instead of replacing it they just removed it. It was a sad day. Love the pics of it 🙂
Wow. Wonder if it was damaged in a storm.
I love them all, but “Still Shining” is my favorite!
Blessings ~ Wendy
Wendy, Thanks!
Love the copper colour of the leaves
Thank you Igg.
Nice shots. It has some wonderful Art Deco-ish stained glass. Sad really when you think that the church used to be the cornerstone of the community, now they sit half empty or are like this, abandoned . You captured the beauty of the place thugh.altogether.
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoy them.
Beautiful!
Thanks so much Paul.
Once upon a time… when the doors were open each Sunday. How sad that the doors are now closed. You brought a bit of life to the old church through your photos. A nice compliment though the lens of your camera..
Thanks so much. I feel like someone might be in the process of restoring it.
That would wonderful if the church is restored.
Wow, that’s kewl!! I love your comments about the church too!!
Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving!!
We did. Thanks Lisa. Hope you did as well.
It is hard to see an abandoned church with so much beauty still.
Love the stained glass : )
Me too! Thanks!
Gorgeous. One of my good friends is originally from Eaton.
Really? I wonder if Todd knows your friend.
great captures as always! the turquoise/blue in many of these photos are quite mesmerizing!!
Thanks Pretty in Pic. I am glad you enjoyed them.
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Nice post. Especially like your captions. And that fourth shot of the leaded glass windows in blue and black, how you toned the photo. Have a good holiday time.
Thanks pierrmorgan. I am glad you enjoyed them.
Still shining! 😉 I love it!
Thanks Olga
nice set, I specialise in dereliction photography
Nice. Where are the photos? Would love to see it.
Lovely!
Thanks so much. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Beautiful! Downright awesome, gorgeous and colorful. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Welcome. Thanks for visiting.
Yes, what happened, I wonder. I love churches of all sizes and architecture. There’s something special and peaceful about them all. These are lovely photos.
I’m guessing maybe they built a bigger church somewhere else.
Ahh! Yes! That’s a possiblity. I hope someone is able to do something with this church structure. Another home, perhaps?
Abandoned but still lovely-looking.
Agree. Very interesting. 🙂
I love the way you take several photos of the same thing from different angles and enhance them in different ways with colour etc. You have an amazing eye and your photos enrich my day. I absolutely adore the blue window “greatest is love”
Thanks! I am glad you like. 🙂 I like seeing things at various angles.
I kind of think there is a beauty in “run down” old buildings, especially churches. I don’t see them and think they are neglected. I see them and think wow, that’s old and like you wrote above, think of all the events that happened in that building. Make up my own stories.
Thanks. Interesting perspective but a good one.
Beautiful Blue Sky 🙂
Thanks so much Alana.