by kurtbethel 62 Replies latest jw friends
real life beats the heck out of the "google earth" experience!!
it looks like a nice place, if one wouldnt be too creeped out by its history to actually live there
nice pics, mate... thanks for the glimpse of yet another historical aspect of the ever changing "truth"
I dare you to put a watchterror at the front door ha ha ha
I think a lawyer owns the house now.
Thanks for sharing KurtBethel. I'm sure if felt strange being there. I also have heard that a lawyer owns the home now.
Thanks for that Kurt ,nice pics.Expected a larger place and more sumptious ,maybe the ancient worthies would have asked to see what other properties were available in the area more inkeeping with their grand status. They would have expected that to be their outhouse and would have a looked for something on the lines of Xanadou from Citizen Kane.
What did the plaque say on the front wall near the entrance under the lamp. In the UK we have blue plaques on famous buildings which tell of its history for instance " King David stayed here for three months during the Great Depression ", you know that sort of thing.
Does the building stand out from the rest of the properties or is it like all the rest?
Once again thanks for showing them to us.
Oh, and the elliptical plaque just to the right of the main doors....that says that "Beth Sarim" is on the list of historical homes in San Diego!
How does Beth Sarim compare with the retirement house being build for the "Rev" Jeremiah Wright?
Hey, I was wondering if he had the house built specifically for the ancient worthies, why did he live in the home himself then ?
ummmm he wasn't a crook or anything was he ?
Yes, a lawyer owns the house now. I've been there dozens of times. There is a dirt trail going down the canyon in the back of the house that leads to the concrete crypt that was to hold Rutherford's body.
The house is far larger and grander than anything in the immediate neighborhood. Across the street in the little cul-de-sac on Braeburn are three or four much smaller homes on a second canyon facing to the West. At the time, Rutherford owned all that land and the land over the second canyon. He also owned much of the land across Fairmont Ave where Beth Shan was built: over 100 acres in all.
In the back yard, there is a small pool. Our former poster and District Overseer Maximus was baptized there.
I wrote extensively about Beth Sarim in this 2001 post here:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/12954/1.ashx
Farkel
