The motorhome is parked at my cousin Bob’s and his wife Donna’s home at North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. We are planning to depart tomorrow.
Yesterday was a somewhat decent day. With a light cloud cover the high temperature was 79 degrees with 63% humidity. Still too humid for my liking.
Yesterday we drove the Bronco the about five miles to New Bedford. Our first stop was Saint Anthony’s of Padua Church where my mother and father were married in 1938. I wanted Mary to see this beautiful structure built 101 years ago. It’s spire is 256 feet…making it the tallest in New England.
You can read all about this beautiful church by clicking this Wikipedia link… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anthony_of_Padua_Church_%28New_Bedford,_Massachusetts%29
I really recommend you view these church photos in full screen!
As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…
Padua is a city in northern Italy…
Then we drove a couple of miles to downtown New Bedford and went to the New Bedford Art Museum which is rather small and does not allow photography…Boo on them!
In this part of Old New Bedford, a number of cobblestone streets are still in existence…
A couple of blocks away we arrived at the Old Star Store. Once New Bedford’s leading department store for many years, it apparently fell victim to today’s modern malls. My grandmother worked at the Star Store for many years as a saleslady in ladies clothing…
Today the old Star Store houses an extension of UMASS-Dartmouth and has a few old photos and paintings…
We visited New Bedford extensively during our visit here in 2010. You can see those Blog entries in our archives during the summer months. In the mid-1800’s, New Bedford was the most famous city in the world because of its whaling industry. It was known as the City That lit The World. You can read this history on the official government New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park which we visited in 2010… http://www.nps.gov/nebe/index.htm
You can read all about New Bedford by clicking this Wikipedia link… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts
Enjoying beautiful old buildings is another joy in the life of a full-time RVer!
The red dot on the below map shows our approximate location in the State of Massachusetts. You may double left-click the map to make it larger…
Enjoying 65-75 degree temperatures with low humidity most of the year is a primary joy in the RVing lifestyle!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”…Albert Einstein
On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. The music America The Beautiful is by Christopher W. French. The photos, which I randomly selected, are from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (not shown in that order)…are mine. Yup, That’s me standing in front of the Post Office in Luckenbach, Texas…Y’all!
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http://youtu.be/FfZUzEB4rM8
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I have truly enjoyed your pictures along the way. However, I LOVE the pictures of this old Catholic church. HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE CEILINGS?? I am in awe. It makes me just stand there and wonder HOW …how did they get those high gorgeous ceilings done like that? The architect of those times is lost.
My Girls were privy several years ago to be chosen to acolyte in the National Cathedral in DC. It too is grandeur. I never understood “argyles” on the all corners of the outside of the church. Everywhere. I asked about this. They seemed scary and yet beautiful. It was told to me that in ancient building of the churches, argyles were placed to keep the evil spirits away; they protected the church and its people.
This church reminds of the cathedral but on a smaller scale.
Those angels! AHHHH.
I know when we attend church, the attendance is reverence between our hearts and God, but sitting within walls of that magnificence, one has to feel something so much more spiritual. My opinion.
Thank you for your pictures!
Thanks for your comment.
So many memories in that church from my childhood. I attended kindergarden at that school. My grandmother loved that church so much and so many relatives lived within walking distance. My sister still goes to midnight mass on Christmas Eve every year there. That beautiful ceiling gets lit up like you cannot imagine. It may be the only time each year that it does now. She also went to that school and sang in that choir loft!! Their annual bazaar was huge and we could not wait for it to come!
I’m glad the posting brought back so many memories for you. Thanks for your comment, Sue.