Church Demolition (Part 4: The Sanctuary), Bethesda

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Part 4: The sanctuary. Demolition of the Christ Lutheran Church on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, Maryland. It will be replaced by an apartment building.
Produced by John Z Wetmore, producer of "Perils For Pedestrians".

[@gishmix2912]

Why would the tower going down not be filmed, unless was dodgy as fuck

[@charlesramsey3238]

I know I was hoping to see it come down would of been interesting

[@JohnZWetmore]

That was by far my biggest video disappointment so far this year. A worker wandered into the camera's path, so I had to move the camera. That wouldn't be a big deal, I move the camera to get a better angle all the time. But it happened at the worst possible moment. I never saw the tower collapse -- I heard it while I was still setting up the camera.

[@gishmix2912]

@@JohnZWetmore haha I waiting for this moment and was wondering how it would go down, I can only imagine the disappointed you faced 😅

[@sethtriggs]

@@JohnZWetmore Happens to everyone! Still a great video.

[@webgomer]

@@JohnZWetmore it happens with sound recordings too. I am a musician with my own studio. However, I used to live in the direct flight path of Phoenix International Airport. There was definitely some bad timing issues!

[@Summerguy24]

As a person who understands and appreciates architecture, it saddens me to see a well-preserved building wasted. Why weren't the windows salvaged? Don't say cost because cost isn't the issue. These building should be stripped of windows, lighting, and interior pews, woodwork. ALL can be reused, re-purposed.

[@Dallas_K]

Definitly a monumental waste.

[@BirdyBenJedi]

No appreciation as often nowadays.... sadly

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Anyone moaning about the architeral salvage should get out there and do it themselves. I'm sure the contractor would be happy to work with you in advance of the demo. As for the windows, I can tell you they would be useless. Look at the height of them and the size. How many buildings have the floor to ceiling height to fit those and be suitable for the style as well? Getting them out in one piece and transport would be next to impossible. Lastly they would not meet modern building codes with regard to glazing and heat loss etc. But if you all know better, get out there and save some windows!

[@Summerguy24]

@@PreservationEnthusiast Wow, triggered much?

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@Summerguy24 Not triggerd at all. Just explaining why your post makes very little sense.

[@Ville-mz2yq]

Describes more of the demolition of schools interested in seeing the boiler rooms and ventilator rooms when they are destroyed could also become swimming pools

[@brucemartini2288]

those Excavators, sure know how to make an entrance! they really bring down the HOUSE!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@johnbellocchio66]

As someone who loves the art and science of history and historical preservation, I have to provide a factual statement- not every old building is historical, nor can all older buildings with great architecture be saved. It has never been that way in world history. Some of the old gives way to the new, and yes, sometimes that which is old is new again. Fact of life

[@jeffe.1586]

Even a congregation can't save its church when it comes to money.... very sad to see this magnificent structure being demolished.

[@maynardcat]

It's a shame to tear that down for probably a cheap prefab looking apartment building. That church building puts up more resistance, better built than the house

[@Salguine]

I have this theory that one day the guy with the hose will realize that spraying in a wider pattern, rather than a jet stream, will actually control the dust. So far that day has not come.

[@rhythmblackheart917]

The sounds of the metal scraping remind me of a dinosaur roaring

[@marcneville42]

John, this series is very relaxing to watch. I commend your efforts to show how the area is changing. A new generation always builds upon the ruins of the old, since the beginning of civilisation. To those that lament the demolition of this 60+ year-old church, it isn't just a condominium going up on this two-acre site: Christ Lutheran is building a c.350 seat santuary on this site, too. I guess that the redevelopment of the property with the addition of housing will provide a sufficient trust fund for the church to maintain its mission into the twenty-first century. As is often said, a church is not its building, it is its people. As a follow-up thought to the preservationists, I sympathise with you to an extent; however, these old buildings from the last century, from before the energy price shocks of the 1970s, are notoriously expensive to maintain. And mainline churches in America no longer can rely on endowments and member-estates to pay the bills. This project, renewal of the physical space and a realignment of the mission to the faith community, makes perfect sense to me.

[@JohnZWetmore]

The plans for the site were changed several times over the years. The final plan is just apartments, with no new sanctuary for Christ Lutheran. In contrast, Central United Methodist Church in Arlington was able to incorporate a new sanctuary in the apartment building being built on its site. Church Demolition (Part 2, The Sanctuary), Arlington kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZvVYYmrqZmGjbs

[@webgomer]

I hate seeing build8ngs of this quality torn down. Seems like such a waste. Was there any other circumstances leading to its demise? Fire or something?

[@macharrington7733]

They needed a parking lot for Taco Bell

[@floeki-jekker]

years later, they discover photos of a church and a committee arrives to call for the church to be rebuilt. and starts raising money.

[@clausb.2032]

mach mal den scheinwerfer an...

[@pavelow235]

BERG is probably the only demolition firm in all the DMV.

[@JohnZWetmore]

It might seem that way, but I've filmed some others. kzbin.info/aero/PLpdpl8imBL0NC1avZYKGgu4HZdSjKgk2n

[@texancowboy9988]

THIS IS A CROOKED COMPANY. LOOK AT THE PAY-OFF'S. UNION SHOP AND THEY WORK TURTLE SLOW. Berg, through his attorney, admitted to participating in paying bribes. Berg paid Haskins at least eight times totaling $14,000 while Haskins worked for Adamo, a large demolition contractor in the HHF program in Detroit, and later paid $4,000 in bribes after Haskins went to work for the City of Detroit, where he was responsible for bids in the HHF program. Berg also paid bribe money to Daguanno, a senior estimator at Adamo, on at least 71 occasions over eight years totaling $372,750 related to demolition subcontracts, including in the HHF program. Reply

[@texancowboy9988]

They didn't even take the Chandeliers out of the Sanctuary. 1:04:48 OMG

[@webgomer]

Thanks for another awesome demolitions video!

[@Whitehousebeetle]

Way more concrete and steel than I was expecting. This church may look old, it wasn't. I think build in thee late 40's.

[@constructionwatcher5381]

Thanks, John, for finishing this one up. You got some nice shots, even if the collapse of the tower got away.

[@장건장-n8v]

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[@KenEchols-u7c]

What church is this?

[@53shuzzie]

I think it might be the Chevy Chase chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, formerly known as Mormons, which caught fire.

[@mackhopper]

Again - it’s incredible that they tore all of this down - wasted beautiful architecture, just to build apartments. The apartments created from converted churches are beautiful reuse of old properties - and the apartments with stained glass and other cool remnants can fetch premium prices. Such incredible nearsightedness on the part of these idiot developers.

[@mackhopper]

The sanctuary lighting fixtures and chandeliers were not even salvaged. Damn!

[@alexmcface]

They didn’t strip anything, why not strip out everything, then take the structure, and apartment conversions would be nice, with the stained glass

[@mackhopper]

@@alexmcface it is being done - everywhere. I lived in an apartment in a converted Lutheran Church. I paid extra to have the apartment with one of the long stained glass windows. It was absolutely awesome!

[@johnmaguire9305]

Why is wrecking company not using a long-boom (Liebherr) to do this job? Maybe they don’t have one or the developer wasn’t prepared to pay the haulage charges. In any event it would speed up the work.

[@thirtyfourelevators]

I will miss this place so much. I have known this before.

[@brucemartini2288]

sir, if you made a compilation video, of your most viewed videos, it would be a DEMO, -Demo video🤣🤣

[@zuur303]

Literally the only architecturally interesting building in a sea of ugliness 😂

[@brucemartini2288]

Narrator: the Reachasaurus uses random stick, as crude tool. to clear itself a good nesting place🤔😆

[@pyoodiepie]

GOD not happy about this one

[@inescividanes2403]

sEstá dando agonia ver esse operador trabalhar. Não trabalharia meia hora para mim.

[@Deionburns1145]

Keep crying kid

[@tommaynard35]

Why does the destruction seem much more reckless? Is Berg an agnostic or something that hatedms God? Incredible waste of premium materials as well! Where was E.P.A. or at least a preservation society to ensure responsible practices here?

[@inescividanes2403]

avise para ess3e operador que cabeça não é só para usar chapeu. Tem que raciocinar um pouco. Nao tem experiencia nenhuma. muito fraco

[@robertstoddard3626]

Not powerful enough ,struggling to break it down

[@Deionburns1145]

Cry harder kid

[@specialmedia3123]

Needs more water

[@anthonyfeeney1210]

Have a 🍻 on. Me

[@timhartsook7283]

What i like about construction, first you got to have destruction

[@andreja8319]

This operator don't know his job. He goes to the hardest parts first. He should first demolish weakest parts and than put the hardest off balance. But he wants straight to concrete and steel. He does not have even the basic knowledge about phisics and engineering. He works here and there without any plan.

[@Deionburns1145]

You obviously don't know what a demolition means you must of graduated from Walmarts bathrooms

[@robertstoddard3626]

Machine not strong enough

[@stevegray5263]

It looks a fairly powerful machine, just that the attachments are not fit for purpose!

[@장건장-n8v]

@@stevegray5263 @vmvkg gkbk

[@robertstoddard3626]

Pretty solid

[@carlosrabico9452]

As janelas eram lindas, e viam de si mesmas a destruição...

[@KenKennedy5D]

Sad, very sad!

[@imienazwisko9322]

Nasrane we łbie ma ktoś, kto pozwolił na rozwalenie tego budynku. 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎