American Dreams on Park Avenue
In the course of my job search, I visit New York City every week. These shots are from St. Bartholomew Church, the church that Jackie Onassis saved. Built in the Byzantine style, the church was at risk of being torn down to make room for yet another skyscraper. Jackie stepped in and saved it from destruction. It's been providing spiritual sanctuary since 1903 -- 100 years! Congratulations, St. Bart's.
It's on Park Avenue, between 50th and 51st, next to the Waldorf Astoria and nestled among towers housing UBS and other banks, some of them midtown offshoots from Wall Street. These are places where American Dreams are still being won and lost. People can go to St. Bart's to reflect, regroup, find resiliency.
Detail of a green marble column inside the sanctuary.
A banner just inside the sanctuary.
Stained glass window shadowed by a skyscraper.
The grill on the front door, looking out onto Park Avenue.
A detail of an exterior marble panel.
The filigree on the front doors.
The famous facade.
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