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.
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.
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!
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!
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 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.
Did you know that one of L.A.’s most famous Art Deco landmarks is also said to be HAUNTED? For two decades, Oviatt Building historian Marc Chevalier has been collecting its ghost stories…and even has one of his own to tell!
Join Marc for an exclusive historical tour of the 1928 Oviatt penthouse, as he shares Halloween season tales of the Oviatt Building’s many unexplained sightings and hair-raising phenomena.
ONLINE SALES ARE CLOSED. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE 9:20 AM TOUR ONLY AT THE DOOR. CASH ONLY.
For the 40th 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 124-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. As of 10/14 tickets for the 9:20am tour is NOT sold out.
Any available tickets will be sold for CASH ONLY at the door. Member tickets are $20 and non-member tickets are $30. Exact change is much appreciated.
SOLD OUT! We’re heading to Los Angeles’ 1926 Central Library to explore the art and architecture of the historic building, plus a visit to the Special Collections Department to see some Art Deco era treasures.
Join us for the return of the Art Deco Society's highly anticipated "Art Deco Hollywood" walking tour! Discover the birthplace of the film industry and experience the glamour and modernity that Hollywood Boulevard has to offer.
The 1929 historic Hoffman Candy Company and 1931 Silberberg buildings are BOTH scheduled for consideration as Historic Cultural Monuments at the same meeting of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee. This is the third phase in the process to preserve these buildings and public opinion counts! The case for the buildings will be heard on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at a virtual (Zoom) meeting that begins at 2:00 pm PT. Please click for information on how to write a letter or speak at the hearing to support preservation
SOLD OUT - Did you know that one of L.A.’s most famous Art Deco landmarks is also said to be HAUNTED? For two decades, Oviatt Building historian Marc Chevalier has been collecting its ghost stories…and even has one of his own to tell!
Join Marc for an exclusive historical tour of the 1928 Oviatt penthouse, as he shares Halloween season tales of the Oviatt Building’s many unexplained sightings and hair-raising phenomena.
SOLD OUT - Did you know that one of L.A.’s most famous Art Deco landmarks is also said to be HAUNTED? For two decades, Oviatt Building historian Marc Chevalier has been collecting its ghost stories…and even has one of his own to tell!
Join Marc for an exclusive historical tour of the 1928 Oviatt penthouse, as he shares Halloween season tales of the Oviatt Building’s many unexplained sightings and hair-raising phenomena.
The 1929 historic Hoffman Candy Company building has been submitted to the Cultural Heritage Commission for consideration as an Historic Cultural Monument. The case for building will be heard on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at a virtual (Zoom) meeting that begins at 10:00 AM. Please support us by calling in or sending an email to the Commission.
Throughout the 1930s and into the late 1940s a wealth of Art Deco DWP buildings, Distribution Stations, Receiving Stations, and Customer Service Centers, were built all over the Los Angeles area. Most of these still stand today and only a few have been substantially changed. Some remain hidden treasures often unseen while others hide in plain sight. Architect Jeff Bissiri will take us on a virtual journey through Los Angele to take a look at these community enhancing structures.
For the first time in over a decade, downtown Los Angeles’s 1928 architectural jewel —the Oviatt Building’s famed Art Deco penthouse— will open its doors to the ADSLA for an exclusive historical tour. Our guide will be ADSLA board member and longtime Oviatt Building historian Marc Chevalier, sharing anecdotes and secrets you won’t find in print. Enjoy a rare, in-person opportunity to see every room of this remarkably preserved penthouse through the eyes of its most knowledgeable historian.
For the first time in over a decade, downtown Los Angeles’s 1928 architectural jewel —the Oviatt Building’s famed Art Deco penthouse— will open its doors to the ADSLA for an exclusive historical tour. Our guide will be ADSLA board member and longtime Oviatt Building historian Marc Chevalier, sharing anecdotes and secrets you won’t find in print. Enjoy a rare, in-person opportunity to see every room of this remarkably preserved penthouse through the eyes of its most knowledgeable historian.
The 1929 historic Hoffman Candy Company building has been submitted to the Cultural Heritage Commission for consideration as an Historic Cultural Monument. The case for building will be heard on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at a virtual (Zoom) meeting that begins at 10:00 AM. Please support us by calling in or sending an email to the Commission.
Throughout the 1930s and into the late 1940s a wealth of Art Deco DWP buildings, Distribution Stations, Receiving Stations, and Customer Service Centers, were built all over the Los Angeles area. Most of these still stand today and only a few have been substantially changed. Some remain hidden treasures often unseen while others hide in plain sight. Architect Jeff Bissiri will take us on a virtual journey through Los Angele to take a look at these community enhancing structures.
Join us for a virtual book talk with Christopher Long, author of “Jock Peters | The Varieties of Modernism Architecture and Design. Peters is best known in Los Angeles for the Bullocks Wilshire interiors that he designed., but he also had a stint in the fledgling motion picture industry. Soon after Peters immigrated to America in 1922, he became a set designer for Famous Players-Lasky (later Paramount Pictures), working under the famed Hans Dreier. In 1927,
Friday, July 30, 2021 at 9:00 AM PT, the Fairfax Theatre will be presented to the California State Commission, the group that determines National Register of Historic Places designation. Board Member Steve Luftman will facilitate the presentation. (This is a different designation than the local Los Angeles Cultural Historic Monument status we are seeking simultaneously.)
Calling all shutterbugs! In the spirit of the old camera clubs, we’re going on a photo safari to hunt for Art Deco and Streamline Moderne on Saturday, May 8 at 10:30 AM in the historic Beverly/Fairfax Neighborhood.
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles in person to for our signature walking tour of Los Angeles’ iconic Miracle Mile. This historic area retains a fairly high concentration of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings, including ADSLA’s latest nominee for historic cultural monument status, The Sontag Building.
May is historic preservation month!
To celebrate, the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles presents “31 Days of Deco,” a May 1 – 31 photo challenge to turn Instagram, Twitter and Facebook ART DECO, calling attention to breadth of this magnificent style of architecture in the Southland.
