I had heard about the Onion, the Church of the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society in North Hill. Right here in the Valley.
It is very clear why it is called the Onion
I only took pictures from the outside, I’m sure it looks good from the inside as well. The time to visit is during a service, I’m not taking my camera into someone’s religious service, they are praying, not being a spectacle.
I didn’t do a lot of research about who the architect was or exactly when this was built, my guess is sometime in the 60s. The building has actually aged well.
Sometimes it takes looking, interesting buildings can be found everywhere.
This is what December looks like in the Valley. We do have a few trees that change color, it may not be New England but it is pretty. Of course right next to the deciduous tree we have a citrus tree full of fruit.
Just like back east, the leaves cover the front yard.
This a flowering tree one doesn’t see back east in December.
People have interesting garden decor.
And of course the Christmas decorations are out in force in peoples yards.
Or apartment balconies. 
The angle of the sun these days creates wonderful effects on the most mundane items. 
Like the light fixtures on buildings.
The Onion church has been used in many movies and TV shows. Here’s a blip about the architect, Frank Ehrenthal: https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/sepulveda-unitarian-universalist-society-onion