Saturday, December 18, 2010

Hollenbeck Presbyterian Church c.1884

One of the oldest wooden churches still standing in Los Angeles, with Craftsman, Gothic and Romanesque details. Founded by JOHN EDWARD HOLLENBECK, SR.. He also started the HOLLENBECK HOTEL (long gone since 1933, after 49 years of business), and two parks are named after him, HOLLENBECK PARK of Los Angeles and Covina, California. He also once owned lands in East Los Angeles, California that he gave to the City. It is in the HOLLENBECK AREA-BOYLE HEIGHTS AREA of East L.A. And his wife ELIZABETH HOLLENBECK who founded HOLLENBECK HOME, a retirement estate that is still in business after almost 117 years! They also helped founded the HOLLENBECK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, (now operating under a different name).

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