Sorrows

Our Lady of Sorrows

109 Green St SE

The congregation of Italian immigrants first met in the basement of St. Andrews in 1908.^Ancona

The first school and church were built at it's present location, (just east of the trolley barns), in 1921. ^Ancona

Fralick's subdivision in 1873 is part of Antoine Campau's farm. Antoine was the brother of Louis Campau.

An Italian lady I worked with, my age, attended this church and would talk about this annual parade.

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City Assessor 1942 showing the school.

A new church was built in 1957 and a new rectory in 1958.^Ancona

The government policies and the easy availability of travel destroyed Little Italy.

The school closed in 1970 and Italian Masses ceased in 1988. ^Ancona

Today the entire site is fenced and the church is kept locked. Although when I visited recently the neighborhood was very quiet and the casual pedestrians I met were cordial. Of course, I learned as a field worker for the City, to always visit stressed neighborhoods before 2 pm. That's when drug dealers and crooks get up so they can hassle school kids. And now the drug dealers are hanging out at Stocking and Fourth - St. Adalbert's turn.

All around in 2010

I have to admit I don't like this church very much. It doesn't have a majestic front entrance, you have to enter from the side. Although built in 1957 it is not built handicap accessible You have to take a claustrophobic elevator just like St. James but that was built in 1873. I can excuse St. James but ------. Sorry, I do not like this building.

The daily entrance is off Green street showing at the bottom left a corner of the parish office, then the monster garage, the rectory. Center back is the rear of the church. On the right is the former school.