St Cecilia's High School

I could find no time stone for this building (or, for that matter, any of the buildings associated with St. Cecilia's...but then again, it was cold) but the addition is built with interesting late deco capitals and the interior of the church suggests 1880-1890s (I got to spend lots of time contemplating this during mass.). The interior of this building has a grand turn of century foyer with lovely victorian lights but staircases with that industrial tile i know and hate from my own (1950s) high school. long story short (too late!) turn of century?...But that portal! How could I pass up such a portal?

St. Cecilia's

pseudo medieval tile

'grotto' with the stations of the cross. This church is in the center of a typical NJ town (suburb of Newark and yes, along the Hudson) so I had to enjoy the contrast between the Old World(ish) style of this outdoor stations of the cross and the vinyl-sided 2 family home next door

the church itself


yes, these may be the first digital photos I post this year from this year...and as a way to revive the 365 photo a day project this originally was (instead I'm nearing on 500...) I'm going to have at least a year of text accompanying the photos, giving context and all that. so 2010, the year of verbosity.