Exterior view of Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, showing the church and bell tower in dilapidated condition, Mission Hills, California, ca.1886

Photograph of the exterior view of Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, showing the church and bell tower in dilapidated condition, Mission Hills, California, ca.1886. The church is the furthest building on the left. Adjoined to it is the bell tower. Columns and pillars form a line to the right in front of what used to be an arcade. The roofs of the church and the bell tower are in poor condition. Most of the tiles have fallen or deteriorated revealing the skeletal framework of the roof. The roof of the arcade is almost nonexistent. Scrub grass covers the grounds in front of the mission