Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/3/23/4
Title
Grand Opening of St. Lawrence Hall, Watts, Los Angeles
Date(s)
- 26 Oct. 1923 (Creation)
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Part
Extent and medium
1 p.; clipping
Context area
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A clipping from the ‘Watts Advertiser’ reporting on the ‘Grand Opening of St. Lawrence Hall’ on 18 October 1923. The inauguration of the new hall was celebrated as a major social and moral milestone for the parish. Father Joseph Fenelon emphasized that the hall would serve as a vital gathering place for parish societies, reunions, and social events, benefiting the community ‘socially, morally, and intelligently’.