La Placita Church

Paper Summary:

This paper describes the La Placita Church of Los Angeles. The paper explains that this is the oldest Catholic church in Los Angeles and has been operational for more than 200 years. The paper also points out that through its history and its commitment to Los Angeles' immigrant population, La Placita has become an important cultural center in the city. The paper then describes the services, the clergy and the people who pray at the church. In conclusion, the paper describes the architecture of the building in which the church is housed.

Outline:
Services
People Working
People Praying
Dress Code
Parking
Fees
Building

From the Paper:

"La Placita was founded in 1784 as a chapel, but the building expanded and the church was finally completed in 1822. La Placita is so old that it has surveyor posts in front of the church that mark the original territorial boundaries of Los Angeles ("Explore El Pueblo"). Olvera Street consists of 27 historic buildings designed with typical Mexican style, and La Placita is one of them ("Olvera Street"). The church is a light, earth-tone color and is constructed in the traditional colonial Spanish architecture style. It has a small round protrusion in the center - somewhat reminiscent of the Alamo - with two angels beneath it. The interior of the church is famous for its ornate displays of wrought iron, gold leaf and various religious murals ("El Pueblo de Los Angeles")."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "El Pueblo de Los Angeles." Experience LA, 2007. 4 Aug. 2007<http://www.experiencela.com/Adventures/Elpueblo.htm>
• "Explore El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument." INeTours.com, 2001. 4 Aug. 2007 <http://www.inetours.com/Los_Angeles/Pages/El_Pueblo.html#Plazanchor>
• "History of the Congregation." Claretian Missionaries, 2004. 4 Aug. 2007 <http://www.claret.org/en/cmf/historia.php>
• "Olvera Street." Olvera-Street.com. 5 Aug. 2007 <http://www.olvera-street.com/html/olvera_street.html>

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