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Treading the Boards: A Program for the El Capitan Theatre, “Hollywood’s First Footlight Palace,” the Week of 28 April 1929

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Posted on April 28, 2021

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We are reopening for outdoor, self-guided tours this Friday, May 14! 🎉 We’ll be open Friday-Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. for you to explore the historic site. Masks are required, and admission is free. 🙌

"We were selling buttons so fast we could hardly meet the demand. We moved the button making machine to the window of Hamburgers to fuel the excitement. You should have seen everyone crowded around, straining to catch a glimpse. And seeing everyone leave the store wearing the white carnation and the Mother’s Day button with such big smiles, it was almost too much to handle. It was so exciting!" Read the fascinating story behind this Mother's Day pin in the Homestead's collection.

Did you have some sliced bread at breakfast this morning? First sold in 1928, it was advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped," which led to the popular saying, "greatest thing since sliced bread." We'll be talking about some interesting sandwich combinations from the '20s tomorrow as part of our food and history program, Something's Brewing! Women and Tea in 20th Century Los Angeles. Join us! See our bio for the link.

Did you know that #tea was used as a vehicle for social change? Join us this Sunday for Something’s Brewing! Women and Tea in 20th Century Los Angeles to find out more. Want a sneak peek? Take a look at our latest blog post From the Homestead Kitchen: Tea Parties and Politics. 🫖☕️

As Asians throughout the US continue to be the targets of hate speech and violence, we encourage you to take a moment and read these blog posts that discuss the history of oppression they have experienced in greater Los Angeles, consider how much the past has affected the present, and what you can do to help create a better future. #stopasianhate #apahm

You are cordially invited to (virtually) join us for tea during Something’s Brewing! Women & Tea in 20th Century Los Angeles on Sun., May 9th at 2 p.m. From the birth of “tea time” in 1840s England, through the 1920s “tea room craze” in the US, we will explore the rich and complex history of “taking tea,” and how it became so strongly associated with and transformed the lives of women. Along the way we will sample a variety of tea-centric beverages and bites from historic recipes.

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