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Old 12-22-2021, 04:23 PM
 
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HA HA HA HA....I get it.......that was a funny joke!


It was the decade of the 60's however
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Old 12-24-2021, 02:05 PM
 
Location: Independence, MO
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Merry Christmas to everyone who lives in or loves Independence! Click the link to see the video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSU9Dbxvrw&t=113s
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Old 12-24-2021, 03:43 PM
 
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Wishing all y'all a very Merry, Happy, and Blessed Christmas.
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Old 12-25-2021, 10:37 AM
 
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Merry Christmas to everyone who lives in or loves Independence! Click the link to see the video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSU9Dbxvrw&t=113s
Ok, ChrisMan, I will wish you a MERRY CHRISTmas, even if you video violates intellectual property law
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Old 12-30-2021, 10:19 AM
 
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE INDEP. SQUARE CONVERSANTS! (I hope that is a word!)



Heres to lots more good conversations in '22.
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Old 12-31-2021, 11:30 AM
 
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Happy New Year!!
I recently ran into this public photo album that was posted on Facebook that shows the construction for the RLDS, the houses that were there beforehand, etc. Virtually every vantagepoint around. It's quite an amazing collection and must have cost a fortune on film!!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1403635&type=3
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Old 12-31-2021, 05:52 PM
 
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Wow! thanks for that! I spent hours there watching the goings on, I just never thought to take pictures like that. Its all so familiar....nice to go back for a bit.
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Old 12-31-2021, 08:09 PM
 
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Happy New Year fans of Old Independence!
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Old 01-01-2022, 09:37 AM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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Happy New Year!!
I recently ran into this public photo album that was posted on Facebook that shows the construction for the RLDS, the houses that were there beforehand, etc. Virtually every vantagepoint around. It's quite an amazing collection and must have cost a fortune on film!!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1403635&type=3
So I now have some questions about the history of the Community of Christ (nee RLDS) HQ that maybe some Independence old heads can answer.
  1. When was the Auditorium buiit? Judging from its appearance, I would hazard a guess of the late 1940s, perhaps right after World War II — though elements of the design look more Art Deco and suggest the project may have been conceived (and even built) in the 1930s and the more modern front facade added later.
  2. Was the Stone Church, which one commenter mentions in the photo album, the former home of the RLDS Church? (If so, then it seems to me that the followers of Joseph Smith who decided that Independence was The Place nad no further travel was needed were more modest in their architectural tastes than the crew that proceeded to Utah.)
  3. What led the RLDS Church to decide it needed to build an actual temple in Independence?
  4. I must say that I find the design of the temple quite striking and its use of the nautilus as the shape of even the spire inspired. Again, what was the significance of choosing the nautilus (or snail shell) as the design?

The area around the Auditorium looked less built-out than I remember it as a child as well. Is my memory playing tricks on me, or what?
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Old 01-02-2022, 09:20 AM
 
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The Auditorium construction was started in 1926. Construction was gradual and paused at times due to the depression and WW2. The dome is copper, and the story goes that it was painted green so as to not be a target should the war ever get this far. There is room for a 2 story house between the ceiling of the main chamber, and the outside copper 'roof'. (I once had the privilege of standing on the top 'button' of the dome, and I'll never forget it.) Completion was in 1952, although finishing touches continued.( It was completely debt free at that time.) For instance, the terrazzo floors throughout the building, and the organ were installed during my younger years.



The Stone Church was built in the 1880's, and was never the Church headquarters. It has always been an active congregation of the RLDS-Community of Christ Church. (The Mrs. and I were married there in 1973.)


The Temple was built here as part of a Divine inspiration given to Joseph Smith. (Brigham Young split off and headed west. Joseph Smith did NOT found the Mormon Church!) When the time came for construction, the Church requested a shape found in nature. Architect Gyo Obata chose the shape of the chambered nautilus, creating a shape rising to a central spire which seems to 'go on forever'. The building is a masterpiece which could not have been built before the computer age, due to its design.


Both the Auditorium and the Temple are known for their world class pipe organs. I was lucky enough to have many hours of practice time on the Auditorium Organ.


I hope this helps.

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