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Description
Photograph of the exterior of the First Christian Church, Eleventh Street and Hope Street, ca.1910. The square bell tower rises to a tall spire on the corner directly over the main entry. The roof consists of three main peaks. Another smaller tower is at right. A traffic signal hangs in the street intersection. Utility poles and lines run along the street. A tree is across the street. Houses are visible adjacent to the church. Constructed in 1897 by Austin and Skilling, the church was demolished in November 1961. The First Christian Church merged with the Wilshire Christian Church in 1940. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass plate negative, b&w 26 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Churches Los Angeles--Churches--General Los Angeles--Architecture--Churches--General Tree Street Sign LA(LA)--Churches Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1910
Place
-118.28667,34.05345 -118.22674,34.02776 -118.23345,34.02274 -118.31327,34.04855 11th Street & Hope Street California First Christian Church Los Angeles USA
Source
1-15-29 [Microfiche number] 2442 [Accession number] CHS-2442 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4558 [Identifying number]
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