To save Wayfarers, chapel will be completely dismantled, leaders say
LOS ANGELES — Each day, landslide damage at the historic Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes worsens. More windows on the famous glass chapel shatter. Metal framing along its walls and ceiling further torque. New fissures open across the parking lot. The landslide beneath the chapel — mostly manageable for decades prior — has accelerated to unprecedented rates, likely upending the ...
by Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2024
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Each day, landslide damage at the historic Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes worsens.
More windows on the famous glass chapel shatter. Metal framing along its walls and ceiling further torque. New fissures open across the parking lot.
The landslide beneath the chapel — mostly manageable for decades prior — has accelerated to unprecedented rates, likely upending the possibility of a future for the chapel at this idyllic seaside site.
Chapel leaders announced, longtime spiritual sanctuary and well-known wedding venue.
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