1960s

Photo by Larry Underhill

Sinai Temple

Sinai Temple is a magnificent statement in Expressionist design by architect Sidney Eisenshtat, a graduate of USC’s School of Architecture and student of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Sister Mary Corita Studio in the mid-1960s, courtesy of the Corita Art Center..

From 1960-1968, Sister Mary Corita Kent used this building as her studio and classroom where she made some of her most recognizable works, hosted creative leaders, and influenced a generation of young artists.

Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group

Spanner Residence

Rex Lotery

Completed in 1968, this two-story Rex Lotery-designed house is more explicitly vertical than many Modern designs, adapting to a comparatively small lot on a sloping hillside with an irregular plan and multiple levels.

Sportsmen's Lodge, 2015. Photo by Shane Swerdlow.

Sportsmen's Lodge

A rustic fixture on Ventura Boulevard for more than half a century, the Sportsmen's Lodge embodies the story of the San Fernando Valley.

Photo by J. Eric Lynxwiler

St. Basil Catholic Church

A. C. Martin & Associates

Emmet L. Wemple

St. Basil Catholic Church rises from the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Kingsley Drive like an ancient fortress, girded with towers and bristling with jagged, three-dimensional windows of stained glass and iron.

St. John's, July 2013. Courtesy of the San Fernando Valley Blog.

St. John's in the Valley Methodist Church (Demolished)

Reginald F. Inwood

Albert Hoover

Designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, St. John's in the Valley Methodist Church reflected the San Fernando Valley's ethnic and religious diversity.

Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

Jones & Emmons

Jones and Emmons designed this church to reflect the progressive ideals of its congregation, as well as lend a sense of wonder and beauty to worship services.