The Church of the Recessional, a stone church with a square tower and rose window, stands on a lawn with trees and shrubs at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. The church is a replica of the 13th-century St. Margaret's Church in Rottingdean, England, built for the memorial park in the 1940s.
White border; black-and-white photo; printed caption ('CHURCH of the RECESSIONAL' / 'FOREST LAWN, CALIF.') and 'ANGELENO CARD' publisher mark on front.
No postmark. Real-photo postcard, divided back, Kodak stamp box ("Paper") top right; unused — no address, no message, only a small pencil notation ("RMLJ700") at top right. Slight surface wear/soiling.
Cite this card
Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA, circa 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/church-of-the-recessional-forest-lawn-glendale-ca-circa-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.
