Title supplied by cataloger. La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles (Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels), was founded on September 4, 1781 by a group of Spanish settlers. The church was considered an asistencia ('sub-mission') of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. Priests from Mission San Gabriel divided their time between the Mission and the Asistencia site, but ultimately the installation was never granted mission status and the missionaries eventually abandoned the site. The surrounding area was named El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciuncula ('The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels on the River Porciuncula,' which is the present-day City of Los Angeles). A chapel, La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora Reina de los Angeles, was later erected and dedicated on December 8, 1822, and for years served as the sole Roman Catholic church in the Pueblo. It is the oldest church in the city of Los Angeles, and was dedicated as California Historic Landmark #144. View of La Plaza Church looking from the plaza, past groups of men on either side of Main street, and a nun standing at the church entrance. Located at 535 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Photograph dated 1928.
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1 negative : safety ; 25 x 20 cm. Photographic safety negatives
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