Man on roof observes First Baptist Church of Hollywood ablaze, Hollywood, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Man on roof observes First Baptist Church of Hollywood ablaze, Hollywood, 1935

Date Created

May 3, 1935

Date

1935-05-03

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Back-side view from a rooftop of the First Baptist Church of Hollywood on Selma and Las Palmas avenues as firefights attend to the fire, which destroyed the church on May 3, 1935. A man is seen sitting on a nearby roof observing the fire. Undaunted by the fire that happened on a Friday, members of the church raised a large tent beside the ruins to conduct regular service the following Sunday.
Related to the articles, "Church Prey to Flames. Loss Placed at $100,000. Hollywood's First Baptist Razed and Three Hurt Fighting Blaze." Los Angeles Times, 4 May 1935: A1, "Church Destroyed in $100,000 Hollywood Fire - Spring Festivals Begin." Los Angeles Times, 4 May 1935: 16, and "Tent Will Be Temple. First Baptist Congregation, Undaunted by Disaster, to Carry on Today." Los Angeles Times, 5 May 1935: 14.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Fires, First Baptist Church, Hollywood.
Handwritten on negative: Fire, First Baptist Church, Hollywood.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

First Baptist Church (Hollywood, Calif.)

Location

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Longitude

34.099601

Latitude

-118.336086

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Churches--California--Los Angeles
Ruins--California--Los Angeles
Fires--California--Los Angeles
Fire fighting--California--Los Angeles