People's lives pass on but these churches still stand despite the passing of many years...


In my neighborhood in Stapleton, Staten Island can be found a number of old buildings, including churches that have been around many, many decades before I came here. I took the chance to take their pictures and share them here, which opportunity came when I took a hike one (apparently) cold autumn day from St. George to my house on Beach Street. I took the St. Paul's Avenue path, which opened views to these churches along the route, the sites of which normally I would just see while I'm in the car or on the bus to & fro my daily destinations. 

I know at least 2 more churches, one of which is just a block away from where I live. I'll take the chance again to shoot their pictures in another time. It was chilly the time I took these shots and I realized I was wearing thin clothes, and I was soon feeling sick when I got home. Remember to visit and check out these places when you get the chance to come here in Stapleton, Staten Island, beyond St. George where the ferry terminal is currently located. Note that the terminal used to be here in Stapleton until it was moved to its current location. And I can imagine how alive this neighborhood could be in another century, as the presence of these churches (that still remain) would still show (why would they be building churches then if there were no huge numbers of people to come and show up?). And entrepreneurs have been living here for so long. I'm an entrepreneur myself. I know a number of others who are also entrepreneurs in this neighborhood. I would wonder how these big buildings have been utilized before so people would still work and live here. But I noticed a lot of these house look empty during daylight---their residents must be somewhere else working or in business someplace. 

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