Get booked now for an in-depth tour of the Los Angeles Police Museum in Highland Park with Museum Board Member (and ADSLA member) Ryan Cassidy!
Housed in a decommissioned Renaissance Revival style 1925 Police Station, the Museum boasts a "Gangster Squad" exhibit, actual holding cells, a yard of vintage police vehicles and uniforms, plus displays related to the Onion Field Murders and the North Hollywood Bank Robbery Shootout. Only our group will actually recognize the deadbeats in the 1931 mugshots from the Museum’s collection!
The “Gangster Squad” explores the LAPD’s fight against organized crime in the mid-20th century with the covert division developed to police the Los Angeles underworld of mobsters like Mickey Cohen, Bugsy Siegel and Jack Dragnal.
photo: Yinpom Bear on Yelp.
The mission of the Los Angeles Police Museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret the history of the LAPD. The Los Angeles Police Historical Society (LAPHS) was founded in 1989 to create a world class museum that displays the rich history of the LAPD. The Department has played a large role in the development of the City of Los Angeles since it began on March 10, 1869.
Designed by city architects the building was restored by the LAPHS and is a registered National Historic landmark.
LAPHS
TICKETS:
$20 Members
$25 Non-Members
Tours are 90 minutes and start at either 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM. Make sure that you purchase the tour time you wish to attend. No exchanges.
Tickets are non-refundable, but you may gift or sell your tickets to someone else.
Tickets are open to ADSLA members exclusively until after May 20.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
When you arrive enter the Museum through the front door on York. If you cannot climb stairs, see the photos below to learn where to park. Tours include a sit down introduction to the Museum, but will also require walking throughout the building. An elevator is available to get to the 2nd floor.
You will be on a guided tour for part of the event. Each tour group will be split in half because some of the spaces are tight. You will be assigned a group upon arrival.
You are welcome to take photos. The Museum has photo opportunities in the jail cells and mug shot area. The Museum also has a giftshop.
DRESS CODE:
As always, vintage or vintage inspired attire is appreciated - or you can wear gangster duds (but please leave your Tommy guns at home). This event calls for daywear.
PARKING:
There are two free city parking lots surrounding the Los Angeles Police Museum. Below are photos to help you recognize where to park. Please read through it if you will need to enter the building using a ramp.
On either side of the Police Museum building are free parking lots. The one seen on the left is the best lot for persons using a walker or wheelchair. There is door in the chain link fence that offers a flat path into the space. This parking lot is where you will see the motorcycle banner pictured below in photo one. It is also marked with the sign at the bottom of this page.
Photo 1: & 2: Parking lot that is best for anyone who cannot climb stairs. You can enter the museum through a door in the chain link fence. Photos 3 & 4: Alternative parking lot. Use front steps of the building after exiting this lot.
