As I came off the 134 Freeway onto Lankershim and turned right onto Moorpark to head toward a guitar repair shop, I jammed on the breaks and pulled over to the curb when I saw the elaborate façade of this church. A mix of simplicity and tremendous detail inside and out—not unlike a red velvet cake with its smooth white hard frosting that is trimmed in an explosion of baroque detail and color.
Inside, the murals depicting the stations of the cross were rendered in monochromatic tones. The leaded glass window designs were all the same floral pattern, the main large window the only one with a religious theme.
Once back at my computer, I discovered that this show-stopping church hosted its share of celebrity. According to Wikepedia, " St. Charles Borromeo Church, a Catholic church and elementary school is one of the oldest parishes in the
San Fernando Valley dating back to 1921. It has long been a parish with celebrity members and was the site of funerals for
Bob Hope,
Dorothy Lamour, and
Robert Urich among other notables."
As I came off the 134 Freeway onto Lankershim and turned right onto Moorpark to head toward a guitar repair shop, I jammed on the breaks and pulled over to the curb when I saw the elaborate façade of this church. A mix of simplicity and tremendous detail inside and out—not unlike a red velvet cake with its smooth white hard frosting that is trimmed in an explosion of baroque detail and color.
Inside, the murals depicting the stations of the cross were rendered in monochromatic tones. The leaded glass window designs were all the same floral pattern, the main large window the only one with a religious theme.
Once back at my computer, I discovered that this show-stopping church hosted its share of celebrity. According to Wikepedia, " St. Charles Borromeo Church, a Catholic church and elementary school is one of the oldest parishes in the San Fernando Valley dating back to 1921. It has long been a parish with celebrity members and was the site of funerals for Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, and Robert Urich among other notables."
Red velvet cake? Someone was hungry. Love the history with bob hope, Dorothy lamour, etc.
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