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Title
Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church under construction, Los Angeles, 1925
Contributor
Allison, David Clark, 1881-1962
Allison, James Edward, 1870-1955
Date Created and/or Issued
May 1925
1925-05
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church is located at 4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
This photograph appears in the Los Angeles Times article: "House of Worship to Be Consecrated: Church to Be Dedicated: Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Begins Today: Month's Service at New Edifice," 5/24/1925. The building was designed by the architectural firm Allison and Allison Architects.
Exterior view of the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church at Plymouth and Wilshire Boulevards, with construction near completion. Scaffolding is up against the main facade and at the base of the tower on the east side. The edifice is now the home of the Wilshire United Methodist Church.
Text from newspaper caption: "New Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church: Inset, Dr. Frank Dyer," in the Los Angeles Times, 5/24/1925.
Handwritten on negative: Wilshire Boulevard Church, Dr. Dyers Church
Text from negative sleeve: Los Angeles Churches, Wilshire Blvd. Church
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5880
ark:/21198/zz002cw0c0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Churches--California--Los Angeles
Romanesque revival (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles
Religion
Congregational churches--California--Los Angeles
Landmarks
Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles
Wilshire United Methodist Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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