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Title
Angelus Temple, exterior
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1934
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944), Canadian-born evangelist in the 1920s and 1930s, founded of the Pentecostal Foursquare Church in 1927. Angelus Temple, which was dedicated on January 1, 1923, served as McPherson's religious base until her accidental death in 1944. The temple, still the headquarters of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, was later added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, Building No. 92001875.
Exterior view of Angelus Temple, founded by evangelical leader Aimee Semple McPherson, located at Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue in Echo Park. The marquee claims that there is a "Continuous Revival." A banner on the right side of the building reads, "Holy Ghost Rally Friday July, 30th." The radio towers for the church's radio station, KFSG, are visible on the roof.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;18 x 23 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00075054
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
L.A.-Churches-Angelus Temple.; A-000-918 4x5; S-004-189 4x5; S-005-515 4x5
CARL0000078616
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/110845
Subject
Angelus Temple (Los Angeles, Calif.)
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
KFSG (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Streets--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles)
Church buildings--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles)
Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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