Tag Archives: Churches
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