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Earthquake 2003
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On the morning of December 22, 2003, about 10:00 am, an earthquake originating about 30 miles west of Mission San Miguel Arcángel struck the area and damaged the mission. Within a few weeks, most of the museum complex reopened to the public. The church will remain closed until a seismic retrofit can be performed. We had the bad luck to have planned a visit only three days after the quake and again two days later on our return trip, while the entire site was still closed. We visited the open portion of the mission a few months later and returned again several times and hope to return when the church is repaired and reopens. Earthquakes are a part of the mission story. Few missions do not have a story to tell of damage from earthquakes. The stone church at Mission San Juan Capistrano was never rebuilt. I personally have lived through two earthquakes that damaged Mission San Fernando. With your contributions, Mission San Miguel Arcángel will rebuild and the church, described as the best preserved of the missions, will reopen. It has been several years since the earthquake but finally restoration has begun. The Missions is hoping to celebrate Christmas Mass in the Mission this year (2009). Although restoration has begun, the Missions still needs contributions to complete the process and pay the bills. Contributions to the rebuilding can be made to: Old Mission San Miguel Parish 775 Mission Street P.O. Box 69 San Miguel, CA 93451-0069 |
 Donation Meter on September 1, 2007. |
 Donation Meter on July 26, 2009. |
| This section shot Christmas Day in 2003, just three days after the earthquake. |
 Gate to forecourt. Photo date: 12-25-03. |
 Front of church. Photo date: 12-25-03. |
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| Front of church. Photo date: 12-25-03. | |
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| Closeup of cracks on front of church. Photo date: 12-27-03. | |
 Gate to cemetery, closed as unsafe. Photo date: 12-25-03. |
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| South end of west wing of quadrangle. Photo date: 12-25-03. | |
| This section was shot on December 3, 2005. This was almost two years after the earthquake and the area around the church was closed and considered unsafe to maintain the cemetery. |
 Church. |
 Church. |
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| North side of church. Note the cemetery is not maintained because of the adjacent earthquake damaged church. | |
 Cemetery. |
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| Bell tower on north side of church. | |
 South end of west wing of quadrangle with broken plaster. |
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| Front of damaged church, fenced off and awaiting restoration. | |
 Gateway, closed. |
 For several years, the forcourt was closed. |
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| Front of damaged church. | |
 Close-up of the window over the door. |
| This section was shot on September 1, 2007, still waiting for funding. |
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| The church closed and fenced off. The damaged church as it was September 1, 2007. | |
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| The church closed and fenced off. The damaged church as it was September 1, 2007. | |
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The Church is currently under restoration with hope to reopen by Christmas 2009. This section was shot 7-26-09 |
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| The church surrounded by scaffold. | |
 The church surrounded by scaffold. |
 Forecourt and Church. |
 Front of church surrounded by scaffold. |
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| Front of church surrounded by scaffold. | |
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| North side of church with scaffold, cemetery in foreground. . | |
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| North side of church with scaffold, cemetery in foreground. . | |
 Front of church with scaffold. |
 Side of church with scaffold. |
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| The front courtyard with the scaffold surrounded church beyond. | |
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Earthquake 2003
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South to North
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