We're going to the beach! Our March 23 no-host Cocktails in Historic Places (R) is at the elegant 1926 Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica. Through the large windows overlooking the ocean, we’ll watch the sun set over the waves, as visitors have for nearly a century.
This gathering is free, but you are on the hook for food and beverage you wish to consume. The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles convenes for Cocktails in Historic Places® once a month at a bar/restaurant in a historic building. Our gatherings are fabulous salons for enthusiasts of early 20th century history and we are doing our part to patronize businesses that are making historic buildings thrive!
Come by just for cocktails or stay on for dinner as the moonlight dances across the waves. If you are interested in dining at Terrazza at Casa Del Mar, we strongly recommend arranging for advance reservations.
HOTEL POLICY: The hotel will ask to hold a credit card from one person in each party gathered in a seating group. They have limited ability to split checks, so if you plan to drink and dine with a large group, bringing cash is encouraged. At the bar, you can pay for a drink individually or keep a tab just for you or your party.
They have specifically asked that we maintain their furniture arrangement and not move chairs around.
Vintage fashion admired, but not required. Most attendees wear cocktail or vintage inspired attire. Some venues have a dress code.
photo: Karenlin Madoff
ABOUT CASA DEL MAR
The Mediterranean Revival-style Casa Del Mar debuted as Club Casa Del Mar in 1926, the brainchild of two brothers from Los Angeles named Jack Harter and Tilford “Till” Harter who were eager to be part of the “Gold Coast” beach club craze in the heyday of prosperity along the shoreline. The club became a hot bed of gambling and illicit drinking during prohibition. Celebrities such as Clark Gable and Greta Garbo are said to have sought fun in the sun there.
The building designed by architect Charles F. Plummer cost a reported $2 million. If Plummer’s name sounds familiar, it is because he also designed the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles’ recently landmarked Hoffman Candy Factory and while partnered with Wurdeman and Becket in the 1930s he was responsible for the great Streamline Moderne exposition style Pan Pacific Auditorium.
Casa Del Mar is ADA compliant.
📷Chris Launi.
PARKING:
$20 for the first 3 hours with validation. $10 for every hour thereafter. Validations are available to customers of Casa Del Mar. You must purchase food or drink to obtain one.