tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post2771314581543704413..comments2024-03-04T17:35:10.483-08:00Comments on Big Orange Landmarks: No. 66 - St Paul's CathedralFloyd B. Bariscalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-36368860959976936312015-11-07T00:51:42.178-08:002015-11-07T00:51:42.178-08:00As a high school student in the 60s, I probably wa...As a high school student in the 60s, I probably walked pass St Paul's many times without taking notice. Then in Mar 68, my then-girlfriend, a soprano in our high school choir, needled me about attending their concert (in conjunction with another high school choir) of Faure's Requiem. She emphasised that, after all, it was my chance to see a Cathedral. Reluctantly I went, but found the prefatory organ music far more interesting. The concert was recorded and I got the LP record, but after several auditions still I was unimpressed by what she maintained was a great piece of music, and yet deeply impressed by the organ works preceding it. When I got home that evening, I saw on TV, Pres. Johnson announcing his retirement.<br />Frankly I wasnt much impressed by the architecture of the Cathedral but since I didnt photograph it at the time, I wanted now to see how it appeared.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507122901766825434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-43564841499796981782013-12-30T17:09:00.611-08:002013-12-30T17:09:00.611-08:00Hopefully this blog is still alive and kicking. I ...Hopefully this blog is still alive and kicking. I have been doing some research into a relative of mine, Arthur Letts, and it appears the pulpit at St Pauls LA was erected in his memory by his three children following his death. I had hoped that on my next visit to the USA I might have had a chance to view some things of note such as this so was gutted when I saw that the building was demolished. I wonder whether such things as the pulpit would have been saved. Perhaps someone can answer the question?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320590042270559222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-11131401338161980542013-03-18T03:40:09.420-07:002013-03-18T03:40:09.420-07:00Mr. Floyd(if i may, respectfully),
I too, was a c...Mr. Floyd(if i may, respectfully),<br /><br />I too, was a choirboy for a few years in the late 60's and 70's but i don't remember exactly when as were my cousin's(about 5 of them) and we sang every Sunday under the direction of Mr. Frank Owen and we practiced at 2-two locations. 1-One location was at Cortez Street Elementary (now known as Betty Plascencia School) on Wednesday's & the other location was on Sunday prior to each mass in the back room with Mr. Owen in our Red button-down robes & White tops !!! Thank You All, for bringing me back to my favorite times as a child...BTW, we were featured in an recorded album during that time !!!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Richard MaganaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-66886191585002668182012-12-05T14:22:07.502-08:002012-12-05T14:22:07.502-08:00Floyd,
Rose Window Site looks like it's workin...Floyd,<br />Rose Window Site looks like it's working. Here's another .jpg url in case the embedded spaces are causing problems:<br />http://www.siinc.us/RoseWindowAntiphonalPipes.jpg<br /><br />Regards,<br />Don Stewart Don Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-59887358263117900252012-10-25T16:21:59.378-07:002012-10-25T16:21:59.378-07:00What a great website. I am trying to identify a ha...What a great website. I am trying to identify a handful of stained glass windows and some folks seem to think they are remnants of windows from St. Paul's. Do you have any additional information regarding this statement in your blog post: "the stained-glass windows were preserved." Thanks.Kyokonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-60601743735208531392012-09-17T10:06:24.094-07:002012-09-17T10:06:24.094-07:00Thanks, Don, but the link isn't working. I'...Thanks, Don, but the link isn't working. I'm eager to see it.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-11103946350297935882012-09-14T10:35:06.265-07:002012-09-14T10:35:06.265-07:00As promised, I have found the photo of the Rose Wi...As promised, I have found the photo of the Rose Window and the Antiphonal Pipe stack of the Cathedral, which graced the cover of the first record (vinyl) made by the Cathedral Choir. <br />The B&W version can be seen at<br />http://www.siinc.us/Rose Window & Antiphonal Pipes.jpg<br />Regards,<br />Don StewartUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645002996437929301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-59241444418560668552011-10-31T12:22:04.624-07:002011-10-31T12:22:04.624-07:00I was a choir boy in between 1969 - 1971 I was ble...I was a choir boy in between 1969 - 1971 I was blessed to be selected to be one of the soloist for the Messiah. We sang Mozart’s requiem and we often got the chance to see Frank Owen at his beloved harpsichord. That was many years ago…but I can still close my eyes and hear myself singing at St Paul’s. I was in the last choir to attend school at the building prior to the school being sent to Campbell Hall. <br /><br />Kevin KenworthyKevin Kenworthynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-50850473697675647972011-04-19T02:00:48.135-07:002011-04-19T02:00:48.135-07:00I was in the choir school under Frank Ownen and Bi...I was in the choir school under Frank Ownen and Bill Crosby from 4th through 8th grade. we toured England for three weeks in 1967. We sang in St Pauls Cathedral in London, received medals from the Royal school of Church Music and met the arch Bishop of Cantabary. I still have the two original records we recorded as well as the original audio tapes if someone needs a copy.Great memerories and hello gordon, great voice.<br />Robert winterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-67410792939242305682010-08-12T05:04:54.429-07:002010-08-12T05:04:54.429-07:00Check out this shot with a dossal curtain behind t...Check out this shot with a dossal curtain behind the high altar. I think this is how the cathedral looked before the mosaic and cross were installed in the early 1960s.<br /><br />http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search/controller/view/examiner-m16120.html?x=1281614239056Mark Praiggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-81004282897453433082010-08-08T17:14:29.006-07:002010-08-08T17:14:29.006-07:00I attended Bishop Rusack's installation in 197...I attended Bishop Rusack's installation in 1974 at the Cathedral. I also sang in a LAPD service in the mid-70's. I also sang at Frank Owen's retirement Evensong. The most magnificent liturgy was a Solemn High Mass for the American Church Union and the St. Alban's Choir singing.Mark Praiggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-38869359461672713682010-04-03T21:29:59.573-07:002010-04-03T21:29:59.573-07:00Thanks a ton for checking in, Bill. People clearly...Thanks a ton for checking in, Bill. People clearly have fond memories of St Paul's. The information on the Owens family members is much appreciated.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-86315695841785649702010-04-02T08:28:57.390-07:002010-04-02T08:28:57.390-07:00I am pleased so many people remember the Cathedral...I am pleased so many people remember the Cathedral and Frank K. Owen. Some accurate facts: Elsie Owen (Frank's wife) died in July, 1966 after a fairly long battle with Huntington's Corea. Her funeral took place in the Cathedral; I was the organist for that Service. Frank Arthur Owen (Frank's son) died while attending the Christmas Eve Service at the Cathedral with his mother and wife (Carole) in 1965. His funeral also took place in the Cathedral shortly after Christmas. Frank's funeral took place in St. Margaret's Church, Palm Desert; he was buried with his son and wife in Los Angeles.<br /><br />Bill CrosbieBill Crosbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-76465115561768626212010-02-28T21:43:56.203-08:002010-02-28T21:43:56.203-08:00I was in St. Paul's boys choir from 1950 to 19...I was in St. Paul's boys choir from 1950 to 1955, first under Donald Coats, then Frank Owen. After my voice changed, I was an acolyte for about 5 years until I went into the Navy. Frank did have one son who unfortunately died in 1954 or 1955 from something to do with the brain.Dave Jontzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515746963365604966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-79228312427380072492009-12-10T01:31:11.588-08:002009-12-10T01:31:11.588-08:00I emailed this to Gary Bachlund:
Dear Gary Bachlun...I emailed this to Gary Bachlund:<br />Dear Gary Bachlund,<br />I noted in your web tribute to composer and organist Frank K. Owen that, to the best of your knowledge, he had no children.<br />His son, Frank Owen Jr., in 1950 was one of my mother's students at Western Michigan College (now University). I believe Frank Jr. had also served in the Navy, but I have not heard about him since that time. My best guess is that by now Frank Jr. would be in his 80s. <br />According to one of his organ students and fellow my choirboy, Gary Forsleff, his wife Elsie was in poor health in the early 1970s and sadly took her own life. <br />I remember Frank Owen well, as when I was a choirboy at Kalamazoo St. Luke's Episcopal Church, he took me under special tutelage as a soloist. He was also one helluva organist and harpsichordist. A real gent.<br />Hope this information is helpful, and thanks for your fine words. <br />Frederick V. Malmstrom<br />Colorado Springs, COFrederick Malmstromnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-71665489148580322962009-07-02T10:49:23.013-07:002009-07-02T10:49:23.013-07:00The organ was saved and reinstalled in 1995 at Sai...The organ was saved and reinstalled in 1995 at Saint James' Church on Wilshire.John D Bassetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716421788208143074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-74017779430504215452009-02-05T14:20:00.000-08:002009-02-05T14:20:00.000-08:00Thanks for the information and kudo, Robert.Thanks for the information and kudo, Robert.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-26224382335011996452009-02-05T13:58:00.000-08:002009-02-05T13:58:00.000-08:00This brings back fond memories for me. I attended...This brings back fond memories for me. I attended a Palm Sunday service here back in 1970. When the 1971 Sylmar quake happened, the structure was deemed unsafe. It would have cost a great deal of money for them to fix it. So, they took some of the money and built a new (1980s) Diocesan "Cathedral Center" and created a mundane look as what could only be described as "Our Lady of the Taco Bell Drive-Thru" in Echo Park down the block from Sister Amy's place.<BR/><BR/>St. Mark's Epsicopal Church in Glendale is fortunate to have a memento from St. Paul's: a damask lectern hanging which features two appliqued angels on it, which was salvaged from the rubble by a former organist at St. Mark's. It now hangs, encased in acrylic, on the north wall near a votive candle stand and is a wonderful reminder to those of us who once knew and miss the beauty of old St. Paul's downtown.<BR/><BR/>Your site is WONDERFUL. Your efforts keeping it up are very much appreciated by this native Angeleno. -- Robert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-815342524845965192008-12-20T18:51:00.000-08:002008-12-20T18:51:00.000-08:00i now work at the building where St. Pauls used to...i now work at the building where St. Pauls used to be, we have a huge fire/water fountain up front that i was told has to do with the former cathedral, does anyone know anything about it? the building is on 601 s. figueroa.AnthonyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146913486265315819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-67121381387226648122008-12-15T14:52:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:52:00.000-08:00What a marvelous find indeed. Dr. Crosbie e-maile...What a marvelous find indeed. Dr. Crosbie e-mailed me about your site and, as another ex choir member of many years under Frank Owen, I am thrilled to see the history and photos of the Cathedral preserved, and excited to read others’ comments. <BR/><BR/>The motto of the Cathedral that was carried on each Sunday’s bulletin was “The Caring Heart of the City.” <BR/><BR/>How sad that neither the City nor the diocese cared in return.Gordon R. Bachlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349938545971014296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-36125381436844411822008-12-13T12:02:00.000-08:002008-12-13T12:02:00.000-08:00Hi, William. I had seen your name in conjunction w...Hi, William. I had seen your name in conjunction with Frank K. Owen's and preserving some of his work. Thanks for that, and thanks for the comment. I wish the church would have followed your father's advice, for sure.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-46134954768357391392008-12-13T06:12:00.000-08:002008-12-13T06:12:00.000-08:00What a marvelous find! I was associated with St. ...What a marvelous find! I was associated with St. Paul's Cathedral from 1962-1970 having served as Assistant Organist to Frank K. Owen from 1965-1970 prior to going onto my own career as a Cathedral Organist-Choirmaster. My father, a real estate appraiser and counselor in Los Angeles (MAI, CRE)was a consultant to Bishop Bloy during discussions about the possible sale of the land and building. It was his urging that the air rights should be sold and not the land nor building, but, alas, history tells of a different outcome. Many thanks for posting these pictures and comments!<BR/><BR/>William P. CrosbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-83126056482886809682008-09-19T20:27:00.000-07:002008-09-19T20:27:00.000-07:00Thank you for the comment, Br David. Do you mean t...Thank you for the comment, Br David. Do you mean the Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery? Whidbey Island must be gorgeous. It sure is a world away from Azusa.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-24885624610056582022008-09-19T14:59:00.000-07:002008-09-19T14:59:00.000-07:00Thank you for these photos of a place where we spe...Thank you for these photos of a place where we spent so much time; always journeying from our home in Azusa to hear "Messiah" when I was a kid, and later, where I attended daily Mass in the chapel on my lunch hour. Dean Ev Simson was a friend, as was Bishop Rusack. When they tore it down, we acquired doors, windows and a piece of the facade fabric for our monastery on Whidbey Island WA.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Br David EFSJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-55217681116488057752008-08-30T17:24:00.000-07:002008-08-30T17:24:00.000-07:00Seeing the pictures of the church going under the ...Seeing the pictures of the church going under the wrecking ball and what has replaced it is tragic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com