Maeve asked:
In 1994, the congregation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church at 17th & Emerson Street were unwillingly booted out of their church, and the building was condemmed. Now it it’s place stands a brand-new residentional building called the Emerson Uptown Lofts. The congregation has since built another church not far away.
In 1994, the congregation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church at 17th & Emerson Street were unwillingly booted out of their church, and the building was condemmed. Now it it’s place stands a brand-new residentional building called the Emerson Uptown Lofts. The congregation has since built another church not far away.
My question is: Does anyone know exactly WHY this happened? And HOW? I didn’t think you could just take someone’s church away from them and rip it down. Is anyone familiar with this? There is a personal reason why I’m interested in any stories/backgrond info about this site.
Thanks,
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Tags: Denver Co, Emerson Street, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Lofts, Personal Reason
If the building was condemned, I would assume they were forced to leave because the building was not safe.
I would also guess they were renting the space and the owner of the property chose a more lucrative route after demolition.
It has zero to do with religion.
I haven’t heard this story
It could be the fire inspector came in and found things that needed fixed, and when the reinspection happened, things weren’t fixed.
If it were a fire hazard, they could shut it down.
It could be that they were renting the building and the owner decided to shut it down and tear down the building.
A newspaper blurb: “The Ethiopian Orthodox Church located at the corner of E. 17th Avenue and Emerson in the Uptown neighborhood is history. The building was recently razed to make way for the Emerson Street Lofts, just one of many projects that’s helping make E. 17th Avenue into an incredibly vibrant urban corridor.”
The court case concerning this:
There is another link in the above article for more information.