Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Plaza Methodist Church

1925–26

— El Pueblo de Los Angeles —

Plaza Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, December 4, 2018

1. Plaza Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The church is located on the site of the Tapia/Olvera adobe, which served as an early service building for the United Methodist Church mission in Los Angeles. The Methodist Church was also the founding agent in Southern California for Goodwill Industries. The adobe was torn down in 1917 and, nine years later, architects Train and Williams completed this Churrigeresque-style church. The building was altered in the 1960s.

Erected by El Pueblo de Los Angeles.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 34° 3.414′ N, 118° 14.295′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It is at the intersection of Paseo de la Plaza and Olvera Street, on the right when traveling west on Paseo de la Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Paseo De La Plaza, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American

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Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Gas Service in Southern California (a few steps from this marker); Olvera Street Cross (a few steps from this marker); Biscailuz Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Camero (within shouting distance of this marker); Damien Marchessault (within shouting distance of this marker); Simpson/Jones Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founders of El Pueblo de Los Angeles (within shouting distance of this marker); Lara (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Plaza Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, December 4, 2018

2. Plaza Methodist Church

The Biscailuz Building is immediately adjacent on the right and the Olvera Street arcade on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.