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Originally Posted by Beaudry
Of course it had two taller towers
but they were removed after Sylmar.
Someone out there's got a first-rate image of the pre-Sylmar (and pre-1950 removal of the gable ends) 449 Olive German ME. I'm going to have to start knocking on some Methodist church doors around town. |
LAPL has a couple of shots of the First German United Methodist Church. It's only in the background of this 1958 picture.
"View of the Pacific Telephone Mobile Emergency Service trailer switchboard, which is parked at 433 S. Olive. The mobile switchboard unit can move right into any disaster area and save hours of communication failure time. Photograph dated October 7, 1958. In the upper left is the First German Methodist Church, later demolished."
LAPL
Here's a slightly better view of the taller towers from 1928.
"Olive Street between 4th and 5th Streets in 1928, looking south toward Pershing Square and the Biltmore Hotel. Cars are seen, and a Savoy Auto Park is at right. Also at right is a small German-speaking church, the First German Methodist Episcopal Church (later United Methodist), founded in 1876."
LAPL
The church and San Carlos Hotel were gone by 1989.
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