In an effort to keep a continuing landslide from destroying Wayfarers Chapel, officials said the Rancho Palos Verdes structure would soon be disassembled.
Each day, landslide damage at the historic Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes worsens. More windows on the iconic glass chapel shatter. Metal framing along its walls and ceiling further torque. New fissures open across the parking lot. The landslide beneath the chapel — mostly manageable for decades prior — has accelerated to unprecedented rates, likely upending the possibility of a future for the chapel at this idyllic seaside site.
'It has been determined that the immediate deconstruction of the chapel is the safest and most viable preservation action to take at this time and will prevent further irreparable damage to the chapel’s structure and materials.' Many of the chapel's building materials are no longer available, Burchett said, so deconstruction allows the structure to keep its historical designation and paves the way for 'a future careful and thoughtful rebuilding of the chapel.
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