BLACK-TIE GALA MARKS 1929 CRASH.Byline: Chris Sieroty Staff Writer Seventy years ago, the nation was humbled by Wall Street's crash. Tonight, Angelenos will be dancing. To raise money for the restoration of many art deco art deco (ärt dĕkō`; är dākō`, ärt) or art moderne (är môdĕrn`, ärt) buildings built in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. during the Roaring '20s, the Lively Arts History Association and the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929 by holding a black-tie party at the prestigious Wilshire Ebell Club. ``We figured they would want a great party, rather than a depression,'' said Mitzi March Mogul, president of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. The party is expected to raise about $200,000, which will be used to support restoration projects and to educate the public about the history of art deco in Los Angeles, she said. Walter Nelson, president of the Reseda-based Lively Arts History Association, said both organizations have worked together in the past. Nelson said the association puts on various performances based on historic events in an effort to give the public a greater appreciation of history. ``We all do this because we feel very passionate about it,'' said Mogul. ``Art deco was the style that confirmed elegance and sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. on Los Angeles. It's what made Los Angeles a cosmopolitan city.'' Mogul, whose organization is located in the historic Oviatt Building in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , said the county experienced its greatest art deco building boom between 1918 and 1946. ``Developers (today) forget art deco is the style that made Los Angeles and is most identified with Los Angeles,'' she said. ``Art deco continues to give the city an elegance and attracts tourists. . . . People come to see that stuff. They don't come to see the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . What makes them want to come to Los Angeles are buildings like the Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Hotel is the name of a hotel chain created by hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. The name evokes the Vanderbilt family's Biltmore Estate, whose buildings and gardens within are privately owned historical landmarks and tourist attractions in Asheville, North and the Wiltern Theater.'' CRASH BASH Crash Bash, released in Japan as Crash Bandicoot Carnival (クラッシュ・バンディクー WHAT: Celebrate the 70th anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929 to raise money for the preservation of art deco buildings in Los Angeles. WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Wilshire Ebell Club, 4400 Wilshire Blvd. COST: $35 at the door. CONTACT: For information call (310) 659-3326. CAPTION(S): Box Box: Crash Bash (see text) |
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