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Originally Posted by ScottyB
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Here's what I had to say previously about the First Presbyterian Church on the SE corner of Second and Broadway,
at the left edge of the above photo:
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Originally Posted by Flyingwedge
It's the First Presbyterian Church. The cornerstone was laid in February 1882, the church opened in April 1883, and it stood until c. March 1895.
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The bold text in the quote above needs a caveat. Our story picks up with dismantling the church in March 1895:
March 15, 1895,
Los Angeles Herald @
CDNC
March 17, 1895,
Los Angeles Herald @
CDNC
Now let's skip ahead to May 1895:
May 28, 1895,
Los Angeles Herald @
CDNC
So this building (here c. 1883 looking SE) . . .
CHS-7385 @
USCDL
. . . became the four-story building marked FRANKLIN, just south of where Court Flight will be built on North Broadway,
as seen in this 1899 photo looking SW from the County Courthouse?
Shorpy
Let's take a closer look. Here's the church on the 1894 Sanborn; Broadway is at the top and Second Street is
on the right. The western end of the Hollenbeck Hotel is behind the church. Please note the part of the church
marked "Sunday School":
ProQuest via LAPL
This is a close-up from the c. 1883 photo above. In the box is the window for the Sunday School, and what I
guess is a decorative vent by the checkmark. You may also wish to note the two dormer-type roof vents:
Here is a close-up from the 1899 photo above, with what appear to be the same parts from the church marked.
The appearance and placement of the two dormer-type vents are similar but not exact:
Below is the 1896 LACD, the first with The Franklin on North Broadway. The
1898 LACD tells us that
E. A. and M. E. Burns were Eliza A. and Mary E. and that they were the proprietors of The Franklin
along with Anne Burns (widow of P. B.), who may have been their mother:
fold3.com
Here's a clip from "Removing Landmarks" from the August 14, 1907,
Los Angeles Times:
ProQuest via LAPL
The demolition permit for 141-143 N. Broadway -- and The Franklin -- is dated October 21, 1924:
LADBS