{"id":812,"date":"2007-09-25T03:27:35","date_gmt":"2007-09-25T03:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2007\/09\/25\/church-of-the-open-door-downtown-110\/"},"modified":"2007-09-25T03:27:35","modified_gmt":"2007-09-25T03:27:35","slug":"church-of-the-open-door-downtown-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2007\/09\/25\/church-of-the-open-door-downtown-110\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of the Open Door &#8211; Downtown (110)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you visit the high rise at 550 South Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles, you might not know the rich history of that address or why there is a small memorial to the Church of the Open Door in the entrance to the building. Members of the church come back to share with Huell the seventy year history of that spot and explain the memorial. 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