St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA

[Russian Orthodox]

The church, built in 1917, closed in 1999 and members joined Holy Ghost Orthodox Church in Ambridge. The abandoned church was looted and vandalized, losing pews, vigil lights, and the bell from the onion dome. As it was becoming a hangout for drug-users and vandals, the former members allowed it to be burned down in 2005 as a training exercise for firefighters.