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Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for no-host cocktails at Idle Hour located at 4824 Vineland Ave in North Hollywood! A touchstone example of programmatic architecture, this bar-in-a-barrel was beautifully restored by the 1933 Group and originally opened in 1941. No need to RSVP, just show up and join us for no-host cocktails or dinner. Vintage clothing is optional.
FROM THE 1933 GROUP: Idle Hour was reintroduced to North Hollywood in 2015 as a throwback to the dawning of L.A’s car culture and the Programmatic architecture that flourished in response. The building achieved landmark status as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #977 in 2010 due to the work of Chris Nichols, a writer for Los Angeles magazine.
Programmatic architecture bloomed alongside the automobile in the early 1940s as California’s residents and visitors began driving down the boulevards instead of walking. Business owners, recognizing a hasty need to attract the now quickly passing motorists, opted for instantly recognizable buildings to do the duty previously filled by window signage and adverts. Idle Hour resembled a whiskey barrel to lure thirsty workers on their “idle hour,” while other quick-serve locations formed in shapes of tea kettles, doughnuts, and wildly oversized objects to represent their operations. This style of architecture survives as a relic of Hollywood’s past, an unexpected yet instantly iconic result of the city’s historic car culture.
Another example of Programmatic architecture sits on the patio of Idle Hour, a testament to 1933 Group’s devotion to crafty preservation. The pipe-smoking bulldog, known as Bulldog Café from 1928 until the mid-1960s, is actually a reproduction of the original eatery rescued from L.A.’s world-renowned Petersen Museum. Whether sipping brews in the barrel or under the watchful eye of the friendly pooch, patrons are poised for a whimsical rendezvous with pals and Los Angeles nostalgia.
More about Idle Hour and see the menu:
https://www.idlehourbar.com/
Cocktails in Historic Places® at Idle Hour
4824 Vineland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 91601
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Drop in between 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
There is no need to RSVP. Cocktails in Historic Places® are no-host bar events, meet ups for members of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles and those wishing to learn more about the organization.
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Idle Hour, 4824 Vineland Ave, Los Angeles, United States