Join us for an Art Deco Architecture Walking Tour with the LA Conservancy.

Saturday, October 11th, 10:00 AM

Downtown LA

RSVP to Laura Mehaffey (lmehaff@umich.edu) by October 3rd

DETAILS:

Length: 2-1/2 hours
Distance covered: About 1-1/2 miles total walking
Walking difficulty: Moderate

The Art Deco tour is an in-depth look at the history, materials, and style of Art Deco architecture popular in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s.

Officially debuted at the 1925 L'Exposition Internationale des Artes Decoratifs et Industriels Moderne in Paris, the style now known as Art Deco took the western world by storm. New, modern, and angular, the style was perfect for the machine age, and was used for everything from jewelry to teapots to skyscrapers. Typified by vertical lines, geometric patterns, and references to Gothic, pre-Columbian, and Egyptian art, Art Deco is stunning in its varieties of color and design. Downtown Los Angeles boasts an extraordinary collection of Art Deco buildings, due to a building boom during the heyday of this architectural style.