Pete's Gallery by lauriehiggins

Pete's Gallery

We spent about a half an hour talking to a old time North End resident who has created a shrine to all the Catholic saints. I took alot of photos of it, but there was no way to capture it all. My favorite view was of the top of his shrine.
interesting shot!
July 28th, 2011  
Ted
Brilliant
July 28th, 2011  
Aside from the quality of your shots and stories, the thing I like the best about your album is that I can never predict what I'll see next! lol. Awesome shot, great tribute to Pete and to the Saints.
July 28th, 2011  
ps. I wonder what Pete would think of your crush in Salem.
July 28th, 2011  
What an eyecatching and interesting shot! Imagine someone going to all this trouble. Like Anne @sunnygreenwood I'm wondering if you had any more contact with your date from yesterday? :-)
July 28th, 2011  
What a cool, interesting shot!
July 28th, 2011  
That is an amazing project, and she really outdid herself
July 28th, 2011  
@sunnygreenwood Thank you for noticing my eclectic tastes. I'm interested in alot of things, so even I don't know what the next photo will be! I'm pretty sure Pete would be appalled by my gargoyle crush. He wasn't terribly impressed when he found out I'm Methodist, but when he found out my husband's name was Stephen he told us all about Saint Stephen and even showed us pictures of his death.
July 28th, 2011  
Fantastic!
July 28th, 2011  
@Cherrill I'm still obsessing about the gargoyle and considering calling the shop to pay for him and have them hold him for me until I can find 3 hours to drive there and back!
July 28th, 2011  
Oh, what an excellent find! I can only wonder what the inside of the house looks like! :-)
July 28th, 2011  
@lauriehiggins nah! Pay them to truck it over for you!! Because he's worth it...to quote a phrase!
July 28th, 2011  
that holy spirt looks 150 proof
July 28th, 2011  
@Cherrill Shipping would probably cost as much as the gargoyle! He's made of concrete and very, very heavy. Part of the reason I didn't buy him when I first saw him was that I didn't want to lug him around Salem. Then my husband didn't want to go back. Silly me for not seizing the moment.
July 28th, 2011  
@lorihiro Pete let us inside the gate so we saw the interior hallway, but he gave me the evil eye and said, "No pictures inside." His Sicilian mother started the project more than 30 years ago, and he's been adding to it ever since.
July 28th, 2011  
Very interesting picture, I have never seen any thing like it.
July 28th, 2011  
unbelievable! really! Is the Sicilian mother still there, sitting inside in her rocking chair? haha. this is fantastic and amazing and crazy and totally cool. great find. I love your shot of it - the brick, the saints, the flowers, and all crowned with American flag. Only in America!
July 28th, 2011  
p.s. you need to find out how much it would cost to ship that gargoyle. just ask.
July 28th, 2011  
@stepheesue @Cherrill Your encouragement was all I needed! That gargoyle is now mine!
July 28th, 2011  
@lauriehiggins yay!!! proud of you!
July 28th, 2011  
my goodness what a sight! so unusual
July 28th, 2011  
very cool and interesting capture!
July 28th, 2011  
What an interesting shot!
July 28th, 2011  
wow, how cool,
July 29th, 2011  
Cool
July 29th, 2011  
Very colourful--I can see lots of work went into this
July 29th, 2011  
wow.. that is so cool!!!
July 29th, 2011  
Wow... that's dedication to saints...
July 30th, 2011  
Wow, pretty impressive.
August 2nd, 2011  
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