Waterbury, CT - a prominent cliff right in downtown that used to be home to a Christian theme park called "Holy Land, USA" that was tended to by a convent of nuns, festooned by a 60 foot tall illuminated cross that you could see for miles.
When it was abandoned in the 80's all the buildings and statues and nativity scene type shit fell i…
Waterbury, CT - a prominent cliff right in downtown that used to be home to a Christian theme park called "Holy Land, USA" that was tended to by a convent of nuns, festooned by a 60 foot tall illuminated cross that you could see for miles.
When it was abandoned in the 80's all the buildings and statues and nativity scene type shit fell into disrepair and it became a hiding spot for homeless folks and junkies. By the time I was a child in the 90's, there had been a few murders up there and it was mostly the setting for all kinds of wild urban legends. The cross remained lit every night and never became deteriorated.
By the time I was in HS, a few people managed to go up there for fun, only to find insanely creepy shit like beheaded statues of the Virgin Mary and nooses around the Wise Men and whatnot. As of the time of writing this comment, the cross remains lit every night and has never become deteriorated.
I haven't lived there for almost 15 years now but it is the first thing you see on I-84 to let you know you're home.
Waterbury, CT - a prominent cliff right in downtown that used to be home to a Christian theme park called "Holy Land, USA" that was tended to by a convent of nuns, festooned by a 60 foot tall illuminated cross that you could see for miles.
When it was abandoned in the 80's all the buildings and statues and nativity scene type shit fell into disrepair and it became a hiding spot for homeless folks and junkies. By the time I was a child in the 90's, there had been a few murders up there and it was mostly the setting for all kinds of wild urban legends. The cross remained lit every night and never became deteriorated.
By the time I was in HS, a few people managed to go up there for fun, only to find insanely creepy shit like beheaded statues of the Virgin Mary and nooses around the Wise Men and whatnot. As of the time of writing this comment, the cross remains lit every night and has never become deteriorated.
I haven't lived there for almost 15 years now but it is the first thing you see on I-84 to let you know you're home.
woahhhhh, I'd never heard of Holy Land, USA, but I just looked up photos. i've never seen anything like it.