"Wayfarers' Chapel Portuguese Bend, California"

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDescriptionColor postcard image shows view of Wayfarers' Chapel. Narcissa Cox Vanderlip contributed the 3 1/2-acre site for the chapel, for which the cornerstone was dedicated on July 16, 1949. Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was hired to design the chapel which opened in 1951. Postcard printed on reverse with "Designed by the late Lloyd Wright, and built almost entirely of glass, the Chapel will eventually be enclosed by evergreen trees." Also printed with "Mirro-Krome Card by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles 17, Calif.," "Pub. & Dist. by Golden West Color Card Co., 2583 Maine Ave., L.B. 6 Calif.," "GW-1-A" and "From natural color photography by Geo. E. Watson."NotesDate Built: 1951Library has digital image only, courtesy of postcard collector Paul Nitchman.Photo Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterRestrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

Topic

Geographic LocationPortuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)Wayfarers Chapel (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)SubjectChapels--California, SouthernHistoric buildingsTime Period1951-1960

Personal Name

ArchitectWright, Lloyd, 1890-1978PhotographerWatson, George E.

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