Annals of Neglect...
Writing and pictures appearing here on Fix Buffalo Today...
"We'll have to be transparent, to make people feel
as if we're not concocting something behind their back."
- Bishop Kmiec
as if we're not concocting something behind their back."
- Bishop Kmiec
I'll be tracking Bishop Kmiec's "journey to avoid housing court" and matters relating to the catholic church's downsizing here in Buffalo, NY. I'll try to compare how other Catholic dioceses across the country deal with similar matters including abandoning inner-city property, “demolition by neglect” and housing court issues.
I think it would be interesting to compare "bishop's residences" in other cities experincing the Buffalo's decline and "detroitization" with the surrounding neighborhoods. When possible, it might be helpful to draw some correlations between the value of an average house and the value of the bishop's house. Said otherwise Bishop Kmiec...sell your Mansion, move into a rectory and lead by example. It's not that difficult.
I think it would be interesting to compare "bishop's residences" in other cities experincing the Buffalo's decline and "detroitization" with the surrounding neighborhoods. When possible, it might be helpful to draw some correlations between the value of an average house and the value of the bishop's house. Said otherwise Bishop Kmiec...sell your Mansion, move into a rectory and lead by example. It's not that difficult.
And while Bishop Kmiec continues to reside at 79 Oakland Place, in the most expensive (highest assesment) residence in the City of Buffalo, it's helpful to remember what happens to former Catholic Church property when it's "flipped" to unsuspecting and irresponsible owners on Buffalo's east-side.
Writing and pictures appearing here on Fix Buffalo Today...
- 7/6/06 Kmiec's Folly
- 5/26/06 WWJD?
- 5/5/06 Saving Transfiguration
- 5/5/06 Backsliding in Buffalo
- 3/18/06 Mecca or Rome?
- 3/6/06 Pew News
- 2/28/06 Journey to Avoid Housing Court
- 1/04/06 More Transfiguration Pics...
- 12/11/05 Sign of Things to Come?
- 12/4/05 A Collaborative Effort?
- 11/22/05 Another McChurch
- 11/13/05 St. Stans
- 11/13/05 Bishop Kmiec's Right Hands
- 8/28/2005 No Plans to Sell 79 Oakland Place
- 7/5/05 Flipping Churches
- 7/4/05 WTF Do I Know
- 6/30/05 Demoltion by Neglect Meets Urbex
- 5/26/05 Shrinking City...Shirking Church?
- 6/9/05 Major Restructuring Planned
- 11/9/05 100 Churches May Shut
- Diocese of Buffalo website
- "strategic plan" or "How we plan to avoid Housing Court - Just like we did in 1993"
- Falling Down - 29 images of East Side churches ready for demoltion...flickr slide show
- Dodge Street Interior - former German Roman Catholic Orphan Home, 564 Dodge Street
- Dodge Street Exterior - ditto, exterior
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Artspace Archive • Annals of Neglect • BAVPA • Where is Perrysburg? • Broken Promises...
Writing the City • Woodlawn Row Houses • Tour dé Neglect - 2006
Artspace Archive • Annals of Neglect • BAVPA • Where is Perrysburg? • Broken Promises...
Writing the City • Woodlawn Row Houses • Tour dé Neglect - 2006
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