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Order Number	00076733
Title	Wilshire Christian Church
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Churches-Wilshire Christian Church; S-004-999 4x5
Date	Circa 1948
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	After land was donated by Charles Chapman in 1911, a small bungalow style church was built at this corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Normandie Avenue. In 1927 the original church was replaced by this Northern Italian Romanesque style structure with a 200-foot tower, designed by Robert H. Orr. On May 19, 1940, First Christian Church of Los Angeles merged with Wilshire Boulevard Christian Church to become Wilshire Christian Church, which is of the Disciples of Christ denomination. Located at 634 S. Normandie Avenue, the church is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #209.
Description	Exterior view of the Romanesque Revival style Wilshire Christian Church, as seen from the southwest corner of the intersection of Normandie Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard. The two towers of the neighboring KFAC classical music radio station are visible in the background.
Subject	Wilshire Christian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.). KFAC (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.). Church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Romanesque revival (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles. Radio stations--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Orr, Robert H. Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.). Normandie Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection