The damage to the iconic Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes due to land movement is extensive. The plan now is to take it apart or deconstruct it and store what can be salvaged.
The Wayfarers Chapel board of directors is looking at other spots to relocate due to the extensive damage caused by land movement.is extensive. The plan now is to take it apart or deconstruct it and store what can be salvaged.
On Thursday, the administrative office building was red-tagged by the city of Rancho Palos Verdes. Walk around the grounds and you can see what the land movement has done. The parking lot is significantly damaged, the stonework and walkway next to the 7-decade-old chapel are also damaged, however, the stone structure holding up the cross is still very much intact.
The historic Wayfarers Chapel is expected to remain closed for at least two years as solutions are pursued to counter shifting land in the area."It may be within the next month or so that we would start deconstructing the chapel," Burchett said. Repairs continue to be made along Narcissa Drive, the road above the chapel, because of the land movement. The hillside continues to crack and crumble the structures on the chapel's 3 1/2 acre site.
"We've stopped spending any money on repairs because until land movement stops it's just a waste of money," Burchett added.Copyright © 2024 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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