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Rex’s Erection is what’s left of a big plan by the recently deceased Rex Humbard. Rex was a well known televangelist who once resided and practice his craft in the Cuyahoga Falls area. He had a television show and a Cathedral that was called the Cathedral of Tomorrow. The Cathedral sits 5,400 people and was where the show was filmed. He is known for having one of the first weekly televangelist shows.
Over time Rex’s show grew very big, and he eventually decided to expand in to other areas including the tower.
The tower was build in the late 60′s and was going to be a rotating restaurant. So why was the tower abandoned and what happened to Rex?
Well, after Rex began to build a rotating tower restaurant at his Cathedral of Tomorrow complex, it was also slated to hold a transmission tower for his TV station. He was given the opportunity to go on more radio stations throughout South America to spread Christianity. When this happened construction on the restaurant tower ceased and you can see what is left of it today.
Today, the tower looms over the Cuyahoga Falls area housing cell phone equipment and other communications equipment. There was a fence all around it and because I was short on time I didn’t try to access the inside.
The rest of Rex’s complex has been run by the Ernest Angley Ministry since the 1990′s.
Correction: The tower was never owned or used by Channel 55 TV. Humbard sold it to Mike Kreiger and he and his daughter lease it to cell phone companies. Channel 55 TV has their TV antenna/tower in Parma, Oh and it’s the tallest TV tower in Northeast Ohio.
OK, thanks for the correction. It has been fixed above.
Hmmmm Cathedral buffet
I almost lost my right eye when my mom had a car accident at the cathedral of tomorrow exiting the parking lot. I have vision of that accident after 51 years. Rex was 51 when the tower was first started.
I cannot believe that awful eyesore has never been torn down!!! Every time I visit Cuyahoga Falls from out of stat I gag, the City must not care about there image, how ghastly!!!!!