Our annual meeting is a time to gather for an update on ADSLA’s achievements in 2024 and a preview of where it is going in the new year. Following a 30 minute meeting with ADSLA’s board of directors, we will offer a presentation on What is Art Deco?
The 1929/30 E. Clem Wilson building has been submitted to the City of Los Angeles for consideration as an Historic Cultural Monument. We are now in phase one of this quest. You can send an email to the Cultural Heritage Commission to express your support of this nomination.
The Avalon Ball, now in its 22nd year, is a fantastic journey into the past when Big Bands played for huge audiences via nationwide broadcasts from the 1929 Art Deco Casino Ballroom in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island. With the Dean Mora Avalon Ball Orchestra. Come for the evening or spend the weekend. See the FAQ button to learn more about the event and to see prices.
Join your fellow Deco-philes for a mellow, low-key gathering the day after the Avalon Ball at the historic Catalina Country Club. Cocktails and spontaneous dancing between the tables.
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for no-host cocktails at the historic Biltmore Hotel, a Cocktails in Historic Places® holiday tradition. Many members dress in cocktail attire, but it is not required.
Join us to hear about the 1920s Menswear and how to wear it now with vintage menswear expert Marc Chevalier.
Join us to discover "Art Deco Hollywood" on our walking tour! Discover the birthplace of the film industry and experience the glamour and modernity that Hollywood Boulevard has to offer. We will also visit our recent Historic Cultural Monument nominee, the Mountain States Life Building/Yucca Tower.
Join us for Halloween Revelry at the Oviatt Penthouse!
SOLD OUT! For the 41st year, the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles “digs up the dirt” on Hollywood history - including a few scandals - via a living history walking tour of the 125-year-old Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard. Visit the gravesites of early Hollywood stars, movie moguls, and the pioneers who shaped Los Angeles, to hear fascinating tales about their lives (both their accomplishments and misdeeds) from historians and living history performances.
Tours will commence every 20 minutes, rain or shine, between 9:00 and 11:00 AM.
Please note that if you try a tour time and you cannot purchase tickets, it is sold out. Try another time.
Any available tickets on the day of the tour, will be sold for CASH ONLY at the door. Member tickets are $25 and non-member tickets are $35. Exact change is much appreciated.
Join us to celebrate the restoration of the 1933 Art Deco former Mogen David Temple and Church of Devine Guidance with a presentation on its cultural history, the restoration, a tour and vintage music by Janet Klein. Stay for refreshments and to dance on the newly uncovered original spacious wood floor!
Join us for an all day adventure at the historic Los Angeles Athletic Club which includes a presentation on the History of Women in the Water, plus a Vintage Swimsuit Fashion Parade and Finale Synchronized Swimming Performance by the Aqualilies, plus cocktails and live Jazz in the Club’s private restaurant and bar from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
Union Station was the last great railway station built during the golden age of rail travel – an exciting site of colliding community histories. The Station was designed by the father-and-son architect team of John and Donald Parkinson with an innovative blend of Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture now commonly referred to as Mission Moderne. The stunning facility was completed in 1939 for a reported $11 million and opened with a lavish, star-studded, three-day celebration attended by a half million Angelenos.
Join us for no-host cocktails at the Golden Gopher, one of Los Angeles’ oldest bars (right around the corner from Cicada Club)! Some participants dress in cocktail or vintage attire, but it is not required. No RSVP necessary.
Explore Art Deco architecture in Downtown Los Angeles with us on a walking tour!
Explore Downtown Los Angeles with us over the last weekend in September! The event will include tours, nightlife, a look at the history of women's artistic (synchronized swimming), vintage swimwear fashion show, live music and plenty of cocktail opportunities!
We’re excited to announce that Bevis Hillier, the writer who brought Art Deco back into the culture with the publication of his 1968 book “Art Deco of the 20s and 30s” new insights and appreciation, is joining ADSLA from London for a Zoom talk with another esteemed Art Deco author, Arnold Schwartzman!
Join us to hear about the early 1920s crepe paper Halloween costume fad promoted by Dennison Manufacturing Company. We’ll look at vintage examples of costumes and accessories from the period as well as dive into to several of the popular how-to instruction booklets.
The Foursquare Church’s Founder Aimee Semple McPherson was a woman of intense passion, creativity and energy. She left a lasting impact on evangelism and on Los Angeles. She was truly a modern woman of the Art Deco era. On this docent-led field trip we will visit her 1922 home (complete with an Art Deco bathroom!!) which is now a museum, as well as her church’s sanctuary. You will learn all about Sister Aimee and see many artifacts from the life of this stylish modern faith healer.
When you make it to 98-years old, it is definitely cause for celebration! Join us for Cocktails in Historic Places (TM) at the historic Hotel Figueroa in Downtown Los Angeles. The hotel has invited us to help usher in their 98th year with live music from the Art Deco Jazz Orchestra, complimentary passed appetizers (while they last!) and no-host cocktails.
Join us for no-host cocktails at Hollywood’s legendary Asian hilltop palace - a former private residence built in 1914. We will be at an outdoor deck with a koi pond overlooking views of Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles. Stay tuned for more details and history! Some participants dress in cocktail or vintage attire, but it is not required. No RSVP necessary, but reservations are required if you wish to eat in the dining room.
Swan around the lake with ADSLA!
Join us for a morning out on one Los Angeles' most beautiful lakes for a Swan Boat ride and a tour of the park with the Echo Park Historical Society.
Our expedition includes communing with the Art Deco Lady of the Lake statue, as well as geese, turtles, fish and other wildlife in the park. A guide from the Echo Park Historical Society will enlighten us about origins of the 1892 park, the adjacent, Victorian Carroll Avenue neighborhood, its place in early silent comedy filmmaking and evangelism, the history of the Lotus blossoms and more!
The Foursquare Church’s Founder Aimee Semple McPherson was a woman of intense passion, creativity and energy. She left a lasting impact on evangelism and on Los Angeles. She was truly a modern woman of the Art Deco era. On this docent-led field trip we will visit her 1922 home (complete with an Art Deco bathroom!!) which is now a museum, as well as her church’s sanctuary. You will learn all about Sister Aimee and see many artifacts from the life of this stylish modern faith healer.
We’re off to hunt Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture in Glendale and Burbank with the Glendale Historical Society. Explore civic buildings, theaters and more with us!
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for no-host cocktails at the Art Deco Hollywood American Legion Post 43 with live music and dancing with Big Band Alumni in the Cabaret Room and enjoy a cocktail at the “Art Deco Bar.” Many participants dress in cocktail or vintage attire, but it is not required. RSVP will be taken for this CHP.
The 1929 Mountain States Life/Yucca Tower building has been submitted to the City of Los Angeles for consideration as an Historic Cultural Monument. We are now in the phase of this quest, where the Planning and Land Use Management Committee has to vote. The case for building will be heard on Tuesday, May 21 at a 2:00 PM meeting that is in person, however, you can write a comment BEFORE the meeting and you can listen to the meeting.
SOLD OUT! Join your fellow Deco-philes for a mellow, low-key gathering the day after the Avalon Ball at the historic Catalina Country Club. Cocktails and spontaneous dancing between the tables.
TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE ONLINE. TICKETS ARE $100 AT THE DOOR. We RECOMMEND BRINGING CASH IN CASE OUR WI-FI ISN’T WORKING.
Celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Avalon Ball, a fantastic journey into the past when Big Bands played for huge audiences via nationwide broadcasts from the 1929 Art Deco Casino Ballroom in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island. With the Dean Mora Avalon Ball Orchestra. Come for the evening or spend the weekend. The Catalina Island Museum generally offers their Silent Film Benefit on the same weekend and ADSLA hosts Cocktail Crawls and other social events on the island. See the FAQ button to learn more about the event and to see prices.
SOLD OUT! Kristin Wojkowski will take us for a dip in the waters of vintage swimwear, utilizing examples from her growing collection - which includes 1920s and 30s Catalina suits - even one from Pacific Knitting Mills, the earlier name of Catalina Swimwear.
Following is a no host cocktail gathering on the roof of the Catalina Island Museum. Museum admission is required to attend the cocktail gathering. This event can accommodate 300 people. The fashion show models will circulate on the rooftop.
Tickets are no longer on sale online. A very small number will be released at the door. CASH ONLY.
Pack your valises for an Art Deco Society of Los Angeles excursion to the historic Art Deco meets Spanish Colonial Revival Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, CA for a presentation its history and Disney’s restoration and adaptive reuse of this magnificent facility.
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for no-host cocktails at The Grasshopper bar in Long Beach. Some participants dress in cocktail or vintage attire, but it is not required. No RSVP necessary.
SOLD OUT! Join us for a private curator-led tour of the new Hollywood Heritage Museum exhibit, Meet the Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood, celebrating the centennial anniversary of MGM Studios. The Streamline Moderne architecture of the studio known for THE WIZARD OF OZ and silent era hits THE BIG PARADE and BEN-HUR (both 1925) will be examined along with the lives of the stars of the Art Deco era including Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Marion Davies, John Gilbert and others. A wine and nibbles reception will allow members to mingle and discuss their favorite exhibit discoveries.
SOLD OUT! Join us to discover "Art Deco Hollywood" on our walking tour! Discover the birthplace of the film industry and experience the glamour and modernity that Hollywood Boulevard has to offer. We will also visit our current Historic Cultural Monument nominee, the Mountain States Life Building/Yucca Tower.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT TO MEMBERS OF THE ART DECO SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES. NO GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles returns to Southwestern Law School, housed in the historic 1929 Bullocks Wilshire Building to present a live fashion event, “Hollywood Deco: Art Deco Costume From Film and Stage” with a special tribute to Art Deco artist Erté, whose final costume designs for the opulent stage production “Stardust,” will be shown. The movie themed showcase of extravagant costumes (from the collection of Greg Schreiner) exhibited on live models, will take place on the weekend of this year’s Oscars.
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for no-host cocktails at The Wolves in the 1906 John Parkinson designed Alexandria Hotel, once the most extravagant hotel in the city (it cost a whopping $2 million to build) and popular with the silent film stars of the day. The Wolves is a Belle Époque style bar with Parisienne flair. Cocktails feature a lot of house-made ingredients and the food blends French and American cuisine. Some participants dress in cocktail or vintage attire, but it is not required. No RSVP necessary.
