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Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Exterior view of the main facade of the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church. Signs on the church advertise a fundraising effort to prevent foreclosure, reading: "Save The Tower! $25,000 will do it. Will You Give It?" and "$50,000 Will Save This Church. Have You Given Your Bit for Religion? This Church belongs to Everybody." A tower-shaped sign to indicate the status of the fundraising effort is at the corner of the property. Other signs read: "Leila Castberg Preacher ... Church of Divine Power...Service, Sunday 7:30," and "May 6 The Miracle Church, Dr. Frank Dyer...Duled By Money...7:30."
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928

Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Exterior view of the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church at Plymouth and Wilshire Boulevards, just after the exterior scaffolding came down. Signs on the church advertised a fundraising effort to acquire donations to complete the construction project: "Save The Tower! $25,000 will do it. Will You Give It?" and "$50,000 Will Save This Church. Have You Given Your Bit for Religion? This Church belongs to Everybody" and "Save The Church In May, $50,000 Needed..." The edifice is now the home of the Wilshire United Methodist Church. The building was designed by the architectural firm Allison and Allison Architects.
Date:
May 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928