tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072716550311254605.post2719632672562450040..comments2024-01-01T02:10:03.623+01:00Comments on Where Is Darren Now?: Colonia Guell ChurchDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297178159681349394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072716550311254605.post-77112984026946437812012-03-10T19:54:32.456+01:002012-03-10T19:54:32.456+01:00Darren. Not a mystery at all. The way I found out ...Darren. Not a mystery at all. The way I found out about this is there is a painting of the proposed saint Bernard's church complete with a second floor hanging in the stairwell in the rectory. When I inquired about it, I was shown the unfinished staircase in the vestibule. There is also another vestibule in the south side back of the church that is not accessible since the only way to get to it is through that small wire grate opening then traversing through the rafters to the right of the defunct staircase. Interestingly when the stained glass windows were replaced in the seventies, the windows in that vestibule were not replaced due to their inaccessibilty from the inside. Not sure if that is still the case currently. I was told that the Archdiocese didn't see the need for such a large church so furthering the construction was halted.skankfernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283031938922478544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072716550311254605.post-50772754760046654132012-03-10T13:02:53.107+01:002012-03-10T13:02:53.107+01:00I'm glad someone else has heard of the mythica...I'm glad someone else has heard of the mythical second floor! A neighbor from across the street when I lived near St. Bernard's also had heard of something about it but there's nothing online about the plans for a second floor. The mystery continues... (Oh, and thanks for stopping by and reading!)Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297178159681349394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072716550311254605.post-47928211113711988492012-03-10T04:50:50.768+01:002012-03-10T04:50:50.768+01:00I also Went to St Bernard's. I also worked the...I also Went to St Bernard's. I also worked there for four years cleaning classrooms everyday. I have witnessed the thwarted attempt at building a second story on the church. If you enter the left vestibule at the back of the church you would find a wire door at the lower right side of the room. I crawled through this door one summer day to find a full flight of stairs leading to a ceiling and some spare bricks left in the rafters.skankfernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283031938922478544noreply@blogger.com