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Article: Tourism Boosts Finances, Condition of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Mission.

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March 16, 2001
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By Danielle Herubin, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 16--SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--Nearly a decade ago, the mission in San Juan Capistrano was in trouble.

It faced a wall of debt. The old mission's sandstone walls were crumbling.

Rain was turning adobe walls into mud.

Fewer people were showing up for tours.

So the Catholic Church hired former investment banker Gerald J. Miller to turn it around.

Now, headed into its world-famous return of the swallows on Saturday, the mission is financially solvent and active with concerts, tours and parties. After reaching a low of ...

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