"WAYFARERS CHAPEL"

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDateca 1951DescriptionBlack and white postcard image shows view of Wayfarers' Chapel looking south with Catalina Island in the background. Narcissa Cox Vanderlip contributed the 3 1/2-acre site for the chapel, for which the cornerstone was dedicated on July 16, 1949. Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was hired to design the chapel which opened in 1951. Postcard printed on front with "WAYFARERS CHAPEL---Overlooking Portuguese Bend near San Pedro, Calfornia / CATALINA ISLAND in Background."NotesDate Built: 1951LanguageengPhoto Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000042887Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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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

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ArchitectWright, Lloyd, 1890-1978

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