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The Plaza Church (Old Mission Plaza Church), Los Angeles, California, circa 1940

Subject
Churches
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of The Plaza Church (Old Mission Plaza Church), Los Angeles, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of The Plaza Church (Old Mission Plaza Church), Los Angeles, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Front view of the Plaza Church in Los Angeles, a tan stucco mission-style building with a gabled facade topped by a cross, a bell-crowned side tower with two bells, arched entrance doors, and a round window. A large palm tree stands to the right beside an arched gateway marked "OLD MISSION PLAZA CHURCH", with a street lamp and pavement in the foreground.

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603 THE PLAZA CHURCH, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA OLD MISSION PLAZA CHURCH --- The old Plaza Church, also known as "Our Lady, Queen of the Angels," is the oldest landmark in Los Angeles today. The first chapel was erected three years after the founding of the town in 1781. The present church was built under the supervision of Jose Chapman, California's first Yankee, and finished in 1822. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
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Series603
ConditionVery good
Place depictedLos Angeles, CA
Place mentionedLos Angeles, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; narrow border around image. No writing on front. No postmark, address, or handwritten message. Divided-back linen-era card with printed descriptive caption; faint red smudge at top center (illegible, not a readable cancel); pencil dealer mark "#59" bottom right.

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The Plaza Church (Old Mission Plaza Church), Los Angeles, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-plaza-church-old-mission-plaza-church-los-angeles-califo. Accessed October 5, 2026.