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Pillar of Fire Church
Pillar of Fire Church

[Empty lot on Sterling Place]

Empty lot with chainlink fence on Sterling Place and Seventh Avenue where Pillars of Fire Church, destroyed by United Airlines airplane crash on December 16, 1960, previously stood; portion of brick building on far right, one pedestrian (man) in foreground, and parked automobile and truck and brick building with signs: "Texaco," "Sterling Place Garage," and "Free parking for Michel's Restaurant" and fire escape in background.

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