Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, circa 1940

Subjects: Cemeteries Churches
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, circa 1940, Mrs Eugene Asorn, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A brick church with a steep gabled roof, arched windows and a square tower topped by a cross stands on a broad green lawn, with a flower-lined walk leading to the entrance and two small figures near the door. The Church of the Recessional was built in 1949 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, one of the cemetery's early themed buildings designed in a simplified English Gothic style; it takes its name from the custom of pausing there for a recessional hymn after graveside services. The card's linen texture and Curt Teich-style job number place it in the mid-20th century.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear "hil": Will write letter later in week... hope this finds you home & "on the mend" with your ordeal over & done. Have had you on my mind, but with the family together & time short & getting all in time's been scarce. Were at La Jolla for a week - my aunt's vaca- tion & my sister flew on a week ago & has another a [illegible] house & 2 blks from beach - may

PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.

G-4—Church of the Recessional Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. --- The Church of the Recessional was built as a memorial to the life and works of the great soldier-poet Rudyard Kipling. This church is a reproduction of the Parish Church of St. Margaret in Rottingdean, England, where Kipling was inspired to write his famous poem "Recessional." POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS WESTERN PUBLISHING & NOVELTY CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. ART-COLORTONE

PostmarkedGlendale, CA

Addressed to

Mrs Eugene Asorn

325 Grand St., Chippewa Falls, WI

From3437 Sleepyhollow Dr., Glendale, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked	Glendale, CA
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series	G-4
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs Eugene Asorn, 325 Grand St., Chippewa Falls, WI
Place mentioned	Rottingdean, East Sussex
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, CA
Place sent from	3437 Sleepyhollow Dr., Glendale, CA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a pale yellow border; job number "3B-H292" printed vertically at the right edge. Postmark: GLENDALE CALIF JULY 6 AM. Linen-texture divided-back card with cream/white border; 1¢ green Washington stamp; Art-Colortone imprint; light wear at corners.

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Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/church-of-the-recessional-forest-lawn-memorial-park-glendale. Accessed October 24, 2026.