Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well gollllllllly!:-) That funeral director was a PR genius...and from the sound of it, he's also a pretty terrific member of the community... B.D. Sonny Carter wrote: > > Thanks, BD, > > That is exactly what I was after. Besides, most of these > little churches were built in the fifties, and cannot > survive a close-up of the front of the place; not to > mention, they all look just about alike, except for some > detail. > > A very smart funeral home director in the 1950's looked > around and saw most of these post Civil War churches were > falling down, and so he financed new Church buildings . . . > all built from the same plan. > > I suppose it was a successful public relations move, (lots > better than hand powered fans with his name on them) because > he is among the wealthiest men in the area. By the way, he > keeps giving back to the community. He recently financed a > huge recreational facility here in town, and a building for > a trade school and child care at one of the rural churches. > > Regards, > > Sonny > > http://www.sonc.com/paw/standrew.htm and > > > http://www.sonc.com/paw/greenville.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] SonC's PAW 34 > > > I may be waaaay off base here...but it would seem to me > that given what > > these churches are, and where they are, that it's pretty > appropriate > > photographically to have them almost disappear into, or > emerge from > > their surroundings, like the church in the wheat....No? > > > > B. D. > >