A look at the future through the past

I believe the answer is yes.

My father worked in the Sears Crosstown Building for 38 years. I have fond memories of the building and the view from his tenth floor office. As a graphic designer and photographer, I was excited to find dad’s 1950 era Rollieflex camera from Sears. I remember being a kid standing motionless in front of the box shape for family photos.

The idea of shooting Crosstown in 2016 through the lens purchased in that building 60 years ago became a fascinating goal. The idea of melding present and past, father and son, young and old was something I couldn’t resist exploring. One roadblock was a stuck shutter. With the shutter locked open, I had only one option for images. Lifting the lens cap for one to three seconds at a time would give light for exposure. After experimenting several rolls of film, I realized I could capture time. The vintage camera browsed the columns and window light of the Crosstown construction space seeing progress through an eye 60 years its senior.

As a designer for Church Health, I am thrilled be moving into Crosstown Concourse where lives and futures will be lived out and captured every day.

Spiral staircase: This winding set of stairs will lead you directly into the Crosstown Arts space.

Layers: This view shows the sheer size of the building.

Natural light: The atriums in Crosstown Concourse are absolutely brilliant.

Doorway to heaven: Or perhaps hell, it was hot as all get out that day we toured the building. This doorway is on the roof. This could perhaps be a restaurant bar in the coming months.

“Cross” Town: Throughout the building there are many naturally existing crosses. We were greeted by this one on the roof.

Wide open spaces: Just like Grand Central Station, Crosstown Concourse will welcome visitors from all over the world.

Mirror, Mirror: Here’s a picture of Jeff standing in the soon-to-be Church Health clinic entrance. You can see the garage in the background.

Tools abound: We aren’t even sure what this is, but we know it’s a big part of build out.

Other worldly: You can see here how large the columns are throughout the building. The columns are as sound as they were the day they were built.

Thanks to Memphis Professional Images for being partners in this process. These are timeless images captured in time. Special thanks to Jeff Hullett, Savannah Bearden with Loaded for Bear, and Justin Thompson with Crosstown Arts.

A look at the future through the past

I believe the answer is yes.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHURCH HEALTH, VISIT CHURCHHEALTHCENTER.ORG