Title supplied by cataloger. Opened on July 8th, 1923, this church at 813 S. Hope included a four-story Sunday school building and an auditorium that sat 3,000 visitors. Despite the efforts to protect the structure, it was demolished in 1983. View looking north on Hope Street at 8th Street. Visible are the First United Methodist Church, the Broadway Plaza (later The Bloc), including the Sheraton Grand Hotel, the Aon Center, Central Library, and Security Pacific National Bank Building (later Bank of America). A some portion of the Southern California Gas Company Building is on the left, along with a sign reading ""No public parking. Southern California Gas Co, cars only.""
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
First United Methodist Church of Los Angeles Broadway Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.) Aon Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.) Security Pacific National Bank Southern California Gas Company Church buildings Methodist church buildings Lost architecture Department stores Skyscrapers Skyscrapers--California--Los Angeles Libraries Streets Sidewalks Automobiles Neon signs Traffic signs and signals Hope Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Eighth Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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