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.

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.

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.

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.

Visit with friends and make new ones when we gather for an informal Art Deco Afternoon Picnic and Polo viewing at Will Rogers State Historic Park. Pack a picnic and an acoustic musical instrument if you play one and join us for this free event.