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Title
Divine Saviour Catholic Church altar
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Allen, Jeff
Date Created and/or Issued
2007
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Interior view of Divine Saviour Catholic Church, looking toward the altar. A large wooden crucifix with a shelf below it graces the center wall of the altar; 40 smaller golden crosses are embedded in the background. At the base of the altar, four kneelers and four chairs have been placed, possibly in preparation for a wedding ceremony or other type of religious ceremony, and to the left, a small pulpit is visible. Divine Saviour Catholic Church, established in 1907, was erected primarily by and for Polish residents who worked for the railroad and lived alongside the Southern Pacific freight yards that bordered the Los Angeles River. Father J.W. Organisiak of the Society of the Divine Saviour had received permission from Bishop Thomas Conaty to open a mission for Polish-speaking Catholics. Land was purchased near the car barns for $13,000 and the first church building was completed in September 1907. By 1914 the small Polish mission was largely English speaking. In 1922 a new school was erected, followed by a new church building in 1924. In 1964 the old church was bulldozed and in 1966 the distinctive new building was dedicated. Divine Saviour was the 13th Catholic parish established in the city of Los Angeles. Photo dated: April 2007.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :color
Photographic prints
Identifier
00071802
Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b84_f2_i50
CARL0000075072
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120896
Subject
Divine Saviour Catholic Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Catholic churches--California--Los Angeles
Church buildings--California--Los Angeles
Parishes--California--Los Angeles
Pulpits--California--Los Angeles
Altars--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs
Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs

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