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PigtownDesign t1_ixvgxp6 wrote

Reply to comment by justlikeyou14 in Five houses targeted for demolition in Mount Vernon historic district by Rubysdad1975

Check out the prayer garden at the Basilica. It is locked about 100% of the time to keep the homeless people out. Pretty sure that’s how this will end up.

It will also decimate this block, with buildings being retained on either end and the middle buildings gone. It is a contiguous block of houses so not sure the block will make sense without the entire row.

Plus, the majority of the people who are members of this congregation come in from the county and don’t care what happens in the city.

Also, there is a reason that this this row is still standing and it’s because the design of this row exists nowhere else in the city and it’s architecturally significant

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CaptainObvious110 t1_iy23o1o wrote

Which raises the very big question of why these particular properties were allowed to deteriorate to this point in the first place?

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Electrical_Appeal_21 t1_ixwj46h wrote

I live downtown. I walk pass the prayer garden often. It’s open more often than not. You’re a liar.

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okdiluted t1_ixwsvo5 wrote

i used to pass the prayer garden twice a day, every day on my walk to and from work--a good 75% of the time it was locked, and the rest of the time it was empty. i was tempted to walk through it a few times, but it's really unwelcoming because it seems like they don't actually want people to use or enjoy it!

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bmore t1_ixwwbnh wrote

The majority of the time I walk or bike by it is locked. Admittedly it's only once or twice a week. So no, they're not lying.

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Electrical_Appeal_21 t1_ixx3cxg wrote

I’m so confused. We went from “about 100% of the time” to “a good 75% of the time” to “the majority of the time,” by someone who concedes to “walk or bike by . . . once or twice a week.” 🙄😒. OK.

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Shiny_Deleter t1_ixxi5h8 wrote

Regardless of the percentage of time that it’s open, I almost never see anyone utilizing the space. It’s a complete waste, and I remember when there used to be actual housing there.

So much for the church serving the people 🙄

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Electrical_Appeal_21 t1_ixxkd5y wrote

Interestingly enough, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has several charities that deal in housing, education, healthcare, and food security. We are, of course, a nation of laws. The Church has a constitutional right to do with its property as it pleases, within the bounds of local zoning laws. I’m sure the Church does not consider it a waste of space. Otherwise, it would not have built it. If I were upset about this, I’d be displeased with my elected officials than private entities. Perhaps their intervention could have prevented this. But, I’m not from here; my rationale is obviously out of place here.

Have a blessed holiday season.

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bmore t1_ixz2cph wrote

Yes, a different poster (me) than the one you called a liar said they had a different experience (that's still with the property being locked frequently).

Hope that clears it up for you.

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fakeguru2000 t1_iy05tai wrote

Then the poster tells you to have a “blessed” holiday season after obnoxiously calling you a liar. Gotta love the nice nasty Christians 😂

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PigtownDesign t1_ixwqy8h wrote

Seriously? I am a liar??? Perhaps I am mistaken, but my understanding is that the garden is kept closed because they do not want the people getting food and services from the church congregating there.

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ThebesSacredBand t1_ixylxls wrote

I live in Charles Village and St. Philip and James has a prayer garden that is supposed to be 'open.'

I tried eating a sack lunch there since it's across the street from my job and was kicked out in less than 5 minutes.

I wouldn't hold my breath that a new church's prayer garden will be much different.

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