From the same spot as the last station you can look directly north to the next landmark, The Temple Building. Tall and stately the owners tried a new idea for their time, multi-use design.
In early 1920 the pastor of the Second Baptist Church, Rev. Clinton Wunder, convinced his parishioners that they had outgrown their church and needed to build a bigger one. He wanted to build a 9 story building that housed the church and office space to accommodate the church as well as space for their ministries. Over time that changed to the 14 story building we see today.
It opened its' door in 1925 and during Sunday services was frequently so full that they had to turn people away. At some point the church moved away. But, a few years ago the auditorium was renovated and restored and houses a new church.
The style begins to show hints of what we would think of when you bring to mind "Modern" Architecture yet at the same time there is a bit of a flair to it. I was a little surprised at its age because of the details seen from a distance but as I did work on illustrating it the touches of "Deco" showed themselves to me. Still, a vey handsome building.
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