Booze and God Surviving Slump in Florida
29 October 2009 - 11:00am
Liquor stores and religious uses are the only building markets staying afloat in Florida, say experts.
"'Ecclesiastical architecture is falling at a rate close to that of a paper airplane, while my other building types have the glide ratio of a rock,' says Peter Kosinski, the architect responsible for the renovation of St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. With most other projects on hold, including a share of churches, Kosinski Architecture has still seen most of his religious work proceed, despite the Great Recession."
Full Story:
Report from Orlando: The Spirit Rocks On
Source:
New Geography, October 27, 2009
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In short, we’ve seen the last of the cheap oil on which we’ve built our economy, our communities, and our daily lives.
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here in miami
they've been closing churches.