Art Deco Society Of Los Angeles

THE ART DECO SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES IS A CULTURAL NON-PROFIT THAT SERVES A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LOS ANGELES HERITAGE. ADSLA PRESENTS YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CENTERED ON THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY ERA KNOWN AS THE JAZZ AGE (1920 - 1949). THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS WALKING AND MUSEUM/ARCHIVE TOURS OF HISTORIC SITES AND COLLECTIONS, ILLUSTRATED PRESENTATIONS FROM AUTHORS AND HISTORIANS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM HISTORIC DANCE AND MUSIC TO COCKTAILS. FASHION IS STUDIED THROUGH VINTAGE CLOTHING AND COSTUME FASHION SHOWS. OUR AVALON BALL ON CATALINA ISLAND IN THE 1929 BALLROOM AND OUR LIVING HISTORY TOUR OF FOREVER HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY ARE OUR TWO SIGNATURE EVENTS. PROCEEDS FROM PROGRAMS HELP TO FUND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INCLUDES HIRING PROFESSIONALS TO WRITE HISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT APPLICATIONS TO SUBMIT TO THE CITY FOR CONSIDERATION. IN 2022 WE SUCCESSFULLY LANDMARKED TWO BUILDINGS. WITH REGARD TO PRESERVATION, OUR WORK REVOLVES AROUND PRESERVING THE REMAINING INVENTORY OF ARCHITECTURE BUILT IN THE ART DECO AND STREAMLINE MODERNE STYLES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. IT IS A UNIQUE AND EXUBERANT STYLE THAT IS UNPARALLED ON LOS ANGELES' ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE. ADSLA DOES ITS PART TO PATRONIZE BUSINESSES IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS WITH ITS COCKTAILS IN HISTORIC PLACES PROGRAM, A SERIES OF MEETUPS AT RESTAURANT/BARS IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS AROUND THE SOUTHLAND. ADSLA PROGRAMS ARE INCLUSIVE, SERVING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF PERSONS INTERESTED IN CULTURAL HISTORY. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF SENIOR CITIZENS WHO RELY ON ADSLA TO REMAIN ACTIVE IN MAKING NEW FRIENDS, EXERCISING THROUGH WALKING TOURS AND DANCING, LEARNING AT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TO HAVE SPECIAL OCCASIONS TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND DRESS UP FOR. THROUGH OUR ACTIVITIES, SENIORS CAN CONTINUE TO ENJOY NIGHTLIFE IN A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT AND ENGAGE IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS WITH OTHER HISTORY FANS.