Exterior view of the Plaza Church and Plaza, Los Angeles, before 1869

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Title	Exterior view of the Plaza Church and Plaza, Los Angeles, before 1869
Description	Photograph of an exterior view of the Plaza Church and the Plaza, Los Angeles, before 1869. There is a fence around the church entrance at right, while a building with a small tower on it can be seen at left. An unpaved road can be seen between the buildings from bottom left towards center. Hills can be seen in the left background. Caption indicates buildings: 1. Second Church, built in 1821-1822; 2. Horacio Penelon's studio in 1865; 3. Residence of ex-mayor José Mascarel; 4. Catholic cemetery, founded in 1800; 5. Department store, T.P. Campbell and Tom Reed; 6. Residence of T.P. Campbell; 7. First public school house; 8. [Building] built in 1844, by Capitan Seguro; 9. Headquarters of Commodore Stockton in 1846; 10. Sisters of Charity's convent; 11. [Building] built in 1842, by Don Tiburcio Tapia, later known as Olvera's home; 12. Water-works, built in 1857; 13. Second plaza; 14. House of Don Romulo Pico; 15. Property of Don Pio Pico; 16. First cemetery in early pueblo days; 17. Jews first cemetery; 18. Main Street, now north Main Street; 19. Street of the Maids, changed to north Main Street, changed to San Fernando Street, now north Spring Street; 20. Bath Street, now north Main Street.; "Where Buena Vista Street is now open, north on the hill stood a chapel from 1784 to 1812 where a Franciscan friar from San Gabriel said mass every Sunday and holidays. The fence about the Plaza was built by the owners of the reservoir at the extreme right of the picture. Later they planted trees and otherwise imporved it." -- Father Adams.
Subject	Plaza Church; Los Angeles Mission; Plaza -- Mission Los Angeles
Subject (adlf)	religious facilities
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles City -- Plaza -- Architecture -- Churches -- Plaza Church
Subject (lcsh)	Churches, Catholic Plazas
Geographic subject (roadway)	Main Street
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	before 1869
Contributor	Adams, Father, commentator
Donor	Prudholmme, Charles J.
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	before 1869
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	4 photographs : photonegatives, photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm., 20 x 25 cm., 20 x 25 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	2146
Call number	CHS-2146
Microfiche number	1-14-9
Legacy record ID	chs-m3839; USC-1-1-1-3926
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-2146
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Archival file	chs_Volume44/CHS-2146.tiff

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