Title supplied by cataloger.; Image printed on sheet with view 2. This is the seat of one of the most highly respected Reform congregations, founded in 1862 as Congregation B'nai B'rith. Designed in the Byzantine Revival style by architects A.M. Edelman, S. Tilden Norton, and David C. Allison, this Temple was dedicated in 1929. Its richly ornamental interior features black marble, gold inlay, fine mosaics, rare woods, and Biblically-themed murals created by art director Hugo Ballin. The Temple was entered in the United States Register of Historic Places in 1984. Cars travel past the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, located at 3663 Wilshire Boulevard, shown during its construction. The construction sign indicates that Herbert M. Baruch Corp. was the contractor.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;10 x 12 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Wilshire Boulevard Temple (Los Angeles, Calif.) Building construction--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Domes--California--Los Angeles Byzantine revival (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Synagogues--California--Los Angeles Edelman, A.M Norton, S. Tilden Allison, David C Ballin, Hugo,1879-1956 Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herbert M. Baruch Corp
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