"Our Lady of Concrete"
A photocomic featuring a Brutalist church
In 2007, I moved to Norton Shores, MI, near Muskegon. Here’s a photocomic I made in 2008 for New Year’s greetings, telling people about my new environs. I bring this up because the buzz around the recent film The Brutalist (which I haven’t seen yet) made me think of that church I attended. The local jokers called it “Our Lady of Concrete”. The weirdness of the building notwithstanding, I made some good friends there.
Anyway, if you’re interested in Brutalist architecture, you might want to take a look at St. Francis de Sales Church in Norton Shores, and enjoy the nearby beaches while you’re at it.
The elephant’s name was Laura. If you’re curious, you can read more about her on this Reddit thread.