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Description
Identifier
clloy_171
Title
Wilshire
Boulevard
,
Los
Angeles
,
California
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
circa
1935
Subject (Topic)
Streets--California--Los
Angeles
;
Church
buildings--California--Los
Angeles
;
Radio
stations--California--Los
Angeles
;
Religious
broadcasting--California--Los
Angeles
;
Subject (Name)
Wilshire
Boulevard
Christian
Church
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
;
Subject (Place)
Wilshire
Boulevard
(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
US
Copyright Status
public
domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
Tichnor
Art
Company
Place of Publication
L.A
.
[i.e
.
Los
Angeles]
Language
eng
Description
A
daytime
view
looking
down
Wilshire
Boulevard
in
Los
Angeles
,
California
. The
Wilshire
Christian
Church
dominates
the
foreground
, with the
radio
towers
and
headquarters
building
for the
KFAC
Auburn-Cord
radio
station
immediately
behind
it
. The
Gaylord
Apartment
building
,
Immanuel
Presbyterian
Church
, and
Bullock's
Wilshire
are
visible
in the
distance
.
Historical Background
Wilshire
Boulevard
is
a
major
thoroughfare
extending
from
Downtown
Los
Angeles
to the
Pacific
Ocean
.
It
passes
through
MacArthur
Park
(formerly
named
Westlake
Park)
and
several
major
shopping
areas
including
Beverly
Hills
, the "
Miracle
Mile
", and
Westwood
, and
alongside
Lafayette
Park
(formerly
named
Sunset
Park)
" The
Wilshire
Boulevard
Christian
Church
,
located
at the
corner
of
Wilshire
and
Normandie
, was
built
during
1922-1923
,
making
it
the
first
church
on
Wilshire
Boulevard
.
Broadcasting
from
next
door
, at the
Auburn
Cord
dealership
at the
corner
of
Wilshire
and
Mariposa
was the
radio
station
KFAC
(for
Fuller
,
Auburn
, and
Cord)
" In
1931
,
luxury
automobile
dealer
E.L
.
Cord
purchased
the
radio
station
KTBI
from the
Bible
Institute
of
Los
Angeles
,
changing
the
call
letters
to
KFAC
(for
Fuller
,
Auburn
, and
Cord)
"
Initially
,
KFAC
broadcast
a
variety
of
programming
, but by the
mid-1940s
had
become
to
Los
Angeles
'
first
completely
classical
radio
station
. In the
late
1980s
, the
station's
popularity
declined
, and the
station
was
sold
,
becoming
an
R&B
station
.
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: 64206; Series number: T181
Additional Notes
Printed
on
linen
textured
paper
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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