Mystery Photo

by Jimmy Akin on October 7, 2005

in Curios & Humor

What’s this?

I know, I know. It’s a house. But WHOSE house is it? Or was it? Or was it meant to be’s?

Therein lies a mystery.

NOTE: Sorry for the PIX-FLIX message that appeared here originally. I’m still hammering out the bugs from my moblogging systems and I accudentally sent the picture before getting to attach text to it.

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Is it the Heaven's Gate House?

hmm - with your hint, I'll go on a limb and say Cardinal Mahony's

Oddly enough while spending an afternoon working on the computer and listening to an archived program of Catholic Answers discussing Jehovahs Witnesses -- SERENDIPITY struck -- they talked about a mansion in San Diego called Beth Sarim built by the Jehovah's Witnesses for the prophets whose imminent coming was expected in the 1930's - I looked it up and sure enough that's it!
But I see that Lawrence and Javier have already identified it - so nevermind, but I like the suggestion that it was your house. That occurred to me too when I first saw it -- but then I thought -- that's kind of a big house for an Apologist -- Apologetics must pay more than just the satisfaction of a job well done!

If the sign only said "Saunders" instead of "Sanders," it could be Winnie-the-Pooh's west coast vacation home.

I think Brian's getting warm. I'm gonna guess that it's Melrose Place.

Its the house from the 90's TV show "Beverly Hills 90210!!"

Sadly I think it at least looks like Beth Sarim. I didn't know about it till a wee bit too late in life. I thought it was torn down though...

Judge Joseph Frederick Rutherford 60, lived in a ten room Spanish mansion, No 4440 Braeburn Rd, San Diego, Calif. In 1930 he deeded No 4440 Braeburn Road, and adjacent two car garage and a pair of automobiles to King David, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthae, Samuel and sundry other mighties of ancient Palestine. Positive was he that they were shortly to reappear on earth, Said he: 'I have purposely landscaped the place with palm and olive trees so that these princes of the universe will feel at home.'
Did you feel at home, JA?

Yes, it's Beth Sarim (Sharim), built by the Jehovah's Witnesses for Isaac, Abraham, and Jacob.

Could this be the house built by the Jehova's witnesses for the return of the prophets??

Is that where you live?
Nope. This is not where I live, nor Karl, nor anybody at Catholic Answers.
It does, however, have a religious connection. . . .
This is also the secondary blog entry with photos from your cellphone. It must be a new toy.
Actually, I've had a camera phone for a long time and have used it for the blog periodically.
What's different is that I'm getting set up to do more moblogging and take more trips on which to do moblogging. Also, I did get a newer camera phone with better resolution.
The question I have is can it photograph paper documents up close (like James Bond) for when you tour the Secret Library of the Holy See. You know, the basement area as shown in the movie "Van Helsling."
Not with the camera phone. There's a special feature that some digital cameras have that allows them to do that, though.
I actually tried to take close-up pictures of some Vatican art treasures when they were here in San Diego (like the snuffbox of Pius IX--cool!). Unfortunately, it was my old, poorer camera phone and they didn't really turn out.

The dark green/black bins are for trash and the blue bin for recyclables.
In a related note, the sign above my local grocer's bottle return window says "Recycable Return Window."
Either the grocer spelled it wrong when he ordered it or he accepted the incorrect sign when it arrived. Either way, he is at fault.

Is that where you live? Pretty neat. I especially like the multi-colour trash bins.
This is also the secondary blog entry with photos from your cellphone. It must be a new toy.
The question I have is can it photograph paper documents up close (like James Bond) for when you tour the Secret Library of the Holy See. You know, the basement area as shown in the movie "Van Helsling."

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