  Renf Member Username: Renf Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2003 |
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish was founded, I believe, in 1884 to serve Flemish immigrants living on Detroit's East Side. I believe it was closed in about 1964 and merged with Annunciation Parish on Parkview near East Jefferson, a parish that is still in operation. Does anyone know where Our Lady of Sorrows Church was located and whether it is still standing? Thank you. | ||
Wash_man Member Username: Wash_man Post Number: 515 Registered: 05-2006 |
Renf: Check this previous thread. Lots of information and pictures. https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/messages/6790/80774.html?1156854665 | ||
Swiburn Member Username: Swiburn Post Number: 218 Registered: 07-2006 |
A semi-interesting fact: the first Our Lady of Sorrows burned, and then the second one burned,too, in l963 (fire in the old Briggs Manufacturing plant.) | ||
Oladub Member Username: Oladub Post Number: 67 Registered: 08-2006 |
When my grandmother heard the old "Belgian Church" was on fire, she took a bus to the old neighborhood. Because of barricades she had to climb over a fence so she could get close to grieve. She was married and her daughters had first communion at this church. It had been a community center for Belgians who had long since moved east. She suspected that it was arson, revenge for Fr. Talleau scolding unruly neighborhood kids. | ||
Swiburn Member Username: Swiburn Post Number: 220 Registered: 07-2006 |
No arson; just the flames from the next door Briggs plant reaching over to the parish. It was a beautiful old church, and the new one is just blah. |
