well in milwaukee they are all on corners so why?
2006-10-26 17:39:25 · 14 answers · asked by luellenstar 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
heheh b4 this it seems like im the only one who wonders? orolly not but shhhhhh let me feel special ;)
2006-10-26 17:45:51 · update #1
I never noticed it , but now that you say it , it seems true !!
2006-10-26 17:46:04 · answer #1 · answered by ckrug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question! I'd never thought of it, but in towns they often are. It provides visibility and easy access from two sides, but there have to be more reasons than that. If you look back a century or so, was there more prestige associated with a corner lot? Were better houses built there? Could it be that they were originally placed at the "center" of town where two roads crossed, but as the town grew it was no longer the center but just another corner?
2006-10-26 18:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure why some of them are. Mine's not. In fact, of all the many churches I've attended in my life, I don't recall one of them actually being located on a corner. But I know what you mean, and have seen many churches that are, in fact, on street corners.
2006-10-26 17:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by thaliax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well to begin with Churches were important buildings that many people would want to get to from different directions, so it would make sense to have them at an intersection of roads. Perhaps people just got used to seeing them there so that's where they built them?
2006-10-26 17:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our Church isn't. It's on a hill.
I would think some choose corner lots for the easier access to the building, and to make it easier to see.
Good question, though.
Chaplain Darin
2006-10-26 17:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by kc5uzd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too funny. I am in California and all the churches I can think of are on corners too. Now you have me wondering why.
2006-10-26 17:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by julez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old myth perhaps? Or possibly it's symbolic of a crossroads in your life, or turning onto a new path? I've never given it much thought... It's an interesting thing to note tho. Thank you!
2006-10-26 17:42:35 · answer #7 · answered by purrr:) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they're big? So they take up like the whole block, and wind up against at least one of the corners.
2006-10-26 18:47:23 · answer #8 · answered by Strix 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
given the size of the property with parking and the building it is rare for property so large to be anything but on a corner.
2006-10-26 17:41:59 · answer #9 · answered by Help 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do streets always intersect where churches are?
2006-10-26 17:43:12 · answer #10 · answered by newcamper 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋