Tag Archives: Churches
St Vincent de Paul’s Church, 621 W Adams Blvd, at Figueroa, Los Angeles, 1957
Los Angeles has a lot of wondrous sights, but I’ve never thought of it as a city with particularly striking churches…until I came across this photo. This is St Vincent de Paul’s Church, 621 W Adams Blvd, at Figueroa St, … Continue reading
Jewish synagogue on the northeast corner of 9th and Hope Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1926
This was a Jewish synagogue on the northeast corner of 9th and Hope Streets in downtown Los Angeles. This photo is from 1926. The synagogue was built in 1896, replacing L.A.’s first synagogue at 214 Fort Street. This building lasted … Continue reading
Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave toward the Gaylord Apartments, circa late 1940s
This east-looking vista along Wilshire Blvd from Normandie was taken in the mid-to-late 1940s. There are some buildings that are still there, such as the Gaylord Apartments, and the Wilshire Christian Church (known today as Oasis Church) whose palm trees … Continue reading
Aimee Semple McPherson’s Angelus Temple, Echo Park, Los Angeles, circa mid 1920s
By the mid 1920s, one of the biggest names in Los Angeles wasn’t a movie star but an evangelical Pentecostal preacher named Aimee Semple McPherson. In 1923, she started her Foursquare Church (drawing its name from Jesus Christ the Savior, … Continue reading