Identifier	clloy_056
Title	Plaza and Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1910-1920?
Subject (Topic)	Church buildings--California--Los Angeles; Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles; Plazas--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Plaza Church (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	DE
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Newman Post Card Company
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	Exterior view of the Old Mission Church, looking across the plaza, with palm trees and people seated on park benches in the foreground. On top of the church is a small cupola. On the far right, a streetcar is visible between the trees.
Historical Background	La Iglesia Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles was first founded in 1814, but was destroyed by flooding before its completion. The construction site was moved slightly, and the completed structure was dedicated on December 8, 1822, making it the oldest church in the city of Los Angeles. For many years the little chapel, which collected the nicknames "La Placita" and "Plaza Church" served as the sole Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles. In 1860, a prolonged period of rain damaged the Spanish-style adobe facade, and it was remodeled in a more contemporary style featuring a low, triangular pediment flanked by two pointed buttresses. In 1868, the church was again remodeled, and a small cupola was installed in place of the more traditional campanario, or bell wall. In the early twentieth century, the pergola was removed, and the campanario was restored to its original shape.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: No. 6124
Additional Notes	Made in Germany.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection