Historic
Pico Union Project
The Pico Union Project is a multi-faith cultural arts center and house of worship in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2013 by musician Craig Taubman and educator Louise Brent Taubman, the nonprofit occupies the oldest surviving synagogue building in Los Angeles and is dedicated to the principle of "love your neighbor as yourself." The organization hosts worship for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim congregations alongside concerts, cultural programming, and neighborhood social services, and its sanctuary also operates as a live music venue.
Why it's on the map
The organization's home at 1153 Valencia Street is a Greek Revival building constructed in 1909 as the first location of Sinai Temple, the city's first Conservative congregation.
It is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Los Angeles and was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 173 in 1977.
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