\t\t\t\tI have stepped into the Calvary chapel 7 or 8 times. As with Calvary Cemetery itself I circled the chapel structure for years\u00a0before actually entering.<\/p>\n
It took several months of passing the Greenpoint Avenue entrance before entering the grounds. I found it not blasphemous but self-serving to think I had business on burial grounds with no connection.<\/p>\n
This lack of family connection, I eventually reminded myself, is among the many reasons I moved to New York in the first place. Game on.<\/p>\n
The chapel presented a similar barrier to entry, a barrier psychologically connected to the lapsed Catholic in me who feels his disinterest in attending regular services grants him no right to church facilities.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t remember when I first entered the chapel but 7 years ago sounds about right.<\/p>\n
The place is a musty, claustrophobic dump. Some Glade air fresheners and a few cans of paint to cover the century+ old walls would go a long way toward making the space more inspiring.<\/p>\n
If this is the centerpiece of Old Calvary then the crux needs some lux.<\/p>\n
None of this commentary is meant to detract from the value of the services held here every Saturday at 10am.<\/p>\n
I did not have quality photo gear on me yesterday when I got these shots. I used a refurbished Sony DSC-HX50 point and shoot. With the help of third party Photoshop filters (which cost more than the freakin’ camera and which I do not remember purchasing) the shots came out OK, considering the low light.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t put a finger on why but it felt weird taking pictures in the Calvary chapel. A sign in front of the altar warning \u201cALARM IN OPERATION DO NOT ENTER\u201d made me feel I was walking on eggshells, with no way to know where the alarm zone began.<\/p>\n
Alarms are everywhere since 9\/11, proudly representing the ignorance of American paranoia.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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