California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Church of the Angels, Gavanza, showing the landscaping in the foreground, ca.1880-1940

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Church of the Angels, Gavanza, showing the landscaping in the foreground, ca.1880-1940

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Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, 1100 North Avenue 64, Garvanza (later Highland Park, near Pasadena), showing the landscaping in the foreground, ca.1880-1940. A driveway curves along right foreground to the church at center. Large, flowering bushes and thick trees decorate the left foreground. More bushes and trees stand next to the large, brick church. Plants climb the exterior walls where a clock hangs from the center bell tower.; "Garvanza was the first town to be founded in Northeast Los Angeles. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Garvanza was a part of the Rancho San Rafael. The area was named for the garbanzo plants which once covered the surrounding hills. Legend has it that Don Julio Verdugo built an adobe nearby and planted these beans in 1833. Later, the adobe was abandoned, but the garbanzos flourished and spread." -- unkown author.; "The church of the Angeles is the oldest church along the Arroyo Seco. It was built by Francis Campbell-Johnson as a memorial to her husband, Alexander, and a place of worship for the people of Garvanza. The Campbell-Johnston's were early settlers of the area from England. They arranged to purchase 2,200 acres north of Meridian Avenue in 1883, and called it San Rafael Ranch. The Campbell-Johnstons returned to England, while three of their ten sons managed the ranch. The Campbell-Johnston returned to the ranch with his wife early in 1888, but was taken ill and died on January 21. Mrs. Campbell-Johnston returned to England with the remains for burial and while in London decided to build a church to perpetuate the memory of her husband. She selected a site near the town of Garvanza over the objections of friends who thought it should be built either in the Pasadena or Los Angeles. Later the area was annexed by the City of Pasadena. The plans were drawn by Arthur Edmund Street, an English architect and modeled after Holmby St. Mary's Church near Dorky, Surrey, England, Ernest Coxhead, a distinguished local architect, adapted the plans and supervised the construction. The cornerstone was laid on Easter eve, April 20, 1889. The church is faced in sandstone that was hauled from quarries in the San Fernando valley. The interior walls of the church are of red pressed brick, and the ceiling is of redwood." -- unknown author.

Asset Metadata

Title Church of the Angels, Gavanza, showing the landscaping in the foreground, ca.1880-1940

Subject Churches (lcsh), Landscaping (subject), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Churches -- General (file heading), Los Angeles -- Churches -- General (file heading), religious facilities (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 1100 North Avenue 64 (roadway), California (states), Church of the Angels (manmade features), Garvanza (city or populated place), Highland Park (city or populated place), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Pasadena (city or populated place), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1880/1940

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1880/1940

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17678

Identifier 36118 (accession number), CHS-36118 (call number), CHS-36118 (filename), isla id: S-4470 (identifying number), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17666 (legacy record id), chs-m17678 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17666

Unique identifier UC142627

Legacy Identifier CHS-36118.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.5 in × 13.4 in at 300dpi
41.9 cm × 34.0 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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