Submitted by Rich Amole., Blogfinger staff. Postcard is from August, 3, 1906. The Auditorium was built in 1894, so it was 12 years old when this postcard was sent. There is no big cross in front. CLICK TO ENLARGE.
Pilgrim Pathway view. Dec 26, 2022. Paul Goldfinger photograph. The big cross is there on CMA religious property, so it is appropriate. But how about the pier in the shape of a cross? Click photo to see details.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor, Blogfinger.net
Rich Amole who submitted this postcard notes the horse and buggy in front. The white structure seems to be a fountain or a Victorian planter. The big cross in front is not yet in place.
You can see the adjacent tents on the right, still present. It is not referred to here as the “Great Auditorium,” only the “Auditorium” (which is often still true today.)
Robin Lamont from the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the 1971 off-Broadway show Godspell. This folk rock song, “Day by Day,” by composer Stephen Schwartz was the 3rd song in the show: