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Identifier	post_00264
Title	Old Plaza Church, Los Angeles, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1910
Subject (Topic)	Church buildings--California--Los Angeles; Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles; Plazas--California--Los Angeles; Horse-drawn vehicles
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 ; 8.6 x 13.6 cm
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	Exterior view of the Old Mission Church from the Plaza showing flower gardens, walkways, and trees in the foreground. Men and horse-drawn carriages are seen in front of the Church.
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.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection