Old St. Victor's Church
from a promotional poster for "Let's Go To Church Next Sunday" by Capitol Records

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Old St. Victor's Church
from the cover of the April 13, 1952
issue of the Los Angeles Times Home Magazine

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Before there was a West Hollywood, there was St. Victor's. The church was founded in 1906 as a spiritual outpost for isolated rail and oil workers. At that time, the area was a quaint rural community called Sherman.

The small wooden church was replaced in 1960 with the present building.

Today, St. Victor's Church proclaims the gospel to a diverse and cosmopolitan community.

To learn more about the history of St. Victor's, you can read a brief history to the present day or a detailed history to 1960 by the archdiocesan archivist, Msgr. Francis Weber, which he composed for the dedication booklet.

Parishioners and friends are also invited to participate in an online parish history project by contributing their memories and photographs to share on this Web site. To contribute your thoughts and recollections to theis project, contact the webmaster, fax your memories to 323 933 3288 or mail them to the rectory.

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