In the decade of the 1950s, St. Josaphat's church underwent extensive interior renovations, which included redecoration, the installation of new altars and repairs to stained glass windows. Also during this decade, as the number of Polish-Americans living in the area declined, the church began to minister to new groups moving into the neighborhood, especially migrants from Puerto Rico and Appalachia. Shown in this 1958 photo is the renovated interior of the church, which was completed during the pastorship of Father Stanislaus J. Ciolek, a son of Polish immigrants, who grew up in the Josephatowa neighborhood. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections
