Photo Gallery: Five Pictures of Saint Ann’s to Blow Your Mind

I drive past Saint Ann’s Church and Shrine at Broadway and Emslie a few times each week. Each and every time I see the church, the images popping into my head are like these below. What also pops into my head are thoughts questioning how this East Side treasure remains closed to the public or why isn’t anything progressive being done to forge a future for this church. Saint Ann’s isn’t a place you simply walk away from. Saint Ann’s isn’t a place you leave empty and abandoned to rot. But that’s exactly what’s being done.

What exactly is the future of Saint Ann’s? I fear neglect will lead to its demise. It’s happened on the East Side a lot with other buildings. We can’t let this church fade away. It’s too important.

I took these photos in 2013. Click on the images for full view—>


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2 thoughts on “Photo Gallery: Five Pictures of Saint Ann’s to Blow Your Mind

  1. I note these pictures were taken 4 yrs. ago. Does it still look like this? I grew up at St. Anne’s and all these photos bring back wonderful memories of my First Communion, May processions around the church, roller skating in the aud and the school itself. What’s happening with the buildings now? Some day I would like to go inside the church again although I now live out of state. Is it utilized in any way and open to the public? My parents were married in St. Stan’s church — oh, all those stairs my mother had to walk up in her beautiful gown Happy but also sad memories of what used to be. Thank you for sharing.

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