Skip to main content

Image / 1st Presbyterian Church construction, Eagle Rock

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
1st Presbyterian Church construction, Eagle Rock
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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
Volunteer labor building the 1st Presbyterian Church in Eagle Rock. Three men can be seen atop the roof of the incomplete bungalow church. The 1st Presbyterian Church was established on March 5, 1914 and was first occupied on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1915. It later became the Creswell Hall and eventually succumbed to demolition in 1962 or 1963. Eagle Rock is a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles that derives its name from a massive boulder at the district's northern edge, which contains an indentation that casts a vaguely bird-shaped shadow on the rock at certain times of day. In 1906 Eagle Rock became an independent city and was incorporated in 1911 with a population of approximately 600; in 1920, population had grown to 2,250. Just one year later, in 1921, this figure had leaped to 3,800, and by 2005, the U.S. census estimated the population at approximately 27,875.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00073598
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Eagle Rock-Churches-1st Presbyterian Church.
CARL0000076195
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/114528
Subject
First Presbyterian Church of Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Presbyterian church buildings--California--Eagle Rock (Los Angeles)
Church buildings--California--Eagle Rock (Los Angeles)
Wooden churches--California--Los Angeles
Building sites--California--Los Angeles
Volunteers
Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, Calif.)

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: