Provo Tabernacle

Post by **bobtheenchantedone** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:46 am

I'm watching the news right now and guys, we've lost the Provo Tabernacle to fire. Or pretty much. The roof just collapsed and they're not having much luck in fighting the fire.

Post by **C is for** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:32 am

It's so sad. And it was the first thing I saw this morning, in every Facebook status.

krebscout · Post by **krebscout** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:26 am

Oh no!

NerdGirl · Post by **NerdGirl** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:39 am

Sad!

thebigcheese · Post by **thebigcheese** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:29 am

I wonder what happened...

Unit of Energy · Post by **Unit of Energy** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:43 am

I just drove by and it's basically a smoking shell of a building. Sad day

thebigcheese · Post by **thebigcheese** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:52 am

There was so much wood in that building, I'd be surprised to see much left in there. I hope they restore it. That would be really cool.

krebscout · Post by **krebscout** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:32 pm

Is the nativity play still happening? That was my favorite.

Democritus · Post by **Democritus** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:47 pm

I too hope that the Church decides to rebuild. It was a beautiful building.

Humble Master · Post by **Humble Master** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:57 pm

And look, the news sent "Provo Tabernacle" scorching up the Google Trends list...

Post by **C is for** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:07 pm

My sister's Facebook status was asking people what events they'd gone to at the Tabernacle. I really wanted to say "a barbecue" but decided that would be inappropriate. HM's graphic just reminded me of that.

thebigcheese · Post by **thebigcheese** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:21 pm

C is for wrote:My sister's Facebook status was asking people what events they'd gone to at the Tabernacle. I really wanted to say "a barbecue" but decided that would be inappropriate. HM's graphic just reminded me of that.

Yeah, that probably wouldn't be very appreciated...

I've been to a few stake conferences and a choir concert there. I also went exploring around the perimeter with my husband while we were dating. We found an abandoned scoreboard in the bushes by the boiler room (the big smokestack just west of the tabernacle). Totally random. I wonder if it's still there.

Dragon Lady · Post by **Dragon Lady** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:42 pm

@HumbleMaster … [rolls eyes]

Yarjka · Post by **Yarjka** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:43 pm

This was a very cool building. I'll miss it dearly.

I remember as a kid being completely enamored by those blocked-off spiral staircases, wondering what was hidden there. That was a great place for exploring.

Post by **Marduk** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:29 pm

I never went there.

Post by **bobtheenchantedone** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:23 am

Cami is so obsessed with the tabernacle right now. She's been talking about it non-stop, including begging for 'field trips,' singing about it ("All I want for Christmas is a new tabernacle"), and saying that she dreamed about it. Looking at pictures and footage of the fire upset her, but she kept trying to look at them and read the news article mom had up on the computer for a while. She's an odd little six-year-old.

thebigcheese · Post by **thebigcheese** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:34 pm

The mayor said it looks like WWII inside. I wish they would snap some photos and post them...I don't know why it's so captivating, but it is.

thebigcheese · Post by **thebigcheese** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:19 am

Here's a photo from the mayor's blog: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hKa9O_sIyZM/T ... M_0615.JPG

That is...depressing.

Craig Jessop · Post by **Craig Jessop** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:10 pm

thebigcheese wrote:The mayor said it looks like WWII inside. I wish they would snap some photos and post them...I don't know why it's so captivating, but it is.

Kinda like roadkill. It's gross, but you can't help but look at it.

Humble Master · Post by **Humble Master** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:40 am

This painting was recovered:

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