"Wayfarers' Chapel Portuguese Bend, California"

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDate1960DescriptionColor postcard image shows view of Wayfarers' Chapel. Postcard printed on reverse with "Built by the Church of the New Jerusalem as a national memorial to Emanuel Swedenborg, upon whose teachings the Church was founded, this unique chapel, designed by Lloyd Wright, stands on a knoll overlooking the Pacific, not far from Point Vicente and Marineland. / 'Man's ruling love remains after death, nor is it ever changed to eternity.' - Swedenborg." Also printed with "Another SceniKrome, Pub and Dist. by Golden West, 2583 Maine Avenue, Long Beach 6, California U.S.A.," "GW 6-A," "Color by R.E. Risher; MCMLX by Geo. E. Watson."NotesDate Built: 1951Library has digital image only, courtesy of postcard collector Paul Nitchman.Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000015396

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

Personal Name

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

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