Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa Oklahoma. One of the few examples of Art Deco religious architecture in the world. It’s unique and quite impressive to see in person. I don’t know if they still do but they used to offer tours of the building on Sunday afternoons.

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    1 year ago

    I cannot get behind the -to my eyes- incredibly weird mixture of roman or gothic looking figures (at least they do from the photo on my phone) with this neoclassicist-ish building. It might be Art Deco but to me as an architectural dumbbell, it looks like Albert Speer trying to make a sci Fi building.

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      1 year ago

      The figures are of a some of the key characters within the history of Methodism. I’m not a Methodist and my memory is a little fuzzy but I believe one of the “circuit riding preachers” on top is Francis Asbury (the first Methodist Bishop in the United States). I’m not sure about the other two.

      Below is, I think, John and Charles Wesley with their mother.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe, but they look like they were tipped out of a way older church and just slapped on the wall because someone had them kicking around and didn’t know what to do with them. They just don’t fit the art style at all.

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          You might zoom in on them more - they’re all Art Deco style statues. No distinct detail. It looks like they were pulled out of the first BioShock game, or Batman: the animated series. Very minimal detail.