Ebell of Los Angeles
The Ebell of Los Angeles is a women-led and women-centered nonprofit housed in an historic campus in the Mid-Wilshire section of Los Angeles, California. It includes numerous performance spaces, meeting rooms, classrooms and the 1,238-seat Wilshire Ebell Theatre. The Ebell works to uplift the Los Angeles community through arts, learning and service.
Ebell of Los Angeles | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 250 | |
Ebell of Los Angeles, Wilshire frontage | |
| Location | 743 S. Lucerne Boulevard, Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°3′42″N 118°19′27″W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Hunt, Sumner P.; Schofield Engineering & Construction |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000401 |
| LAHCM No. | 250 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1994 |
| Designated LAHCM | 1982-08-25 |
The campus has been owned and operated since 1927 by the Ebell of Los Angeles women's organization, which was formed in Los Angeles in 1894. Since 1927, the Wilshire Ebell Theatre has hosted musical performances and lectures by world leaders and top artists. Among other events, the Ebell was the site of aviator Amelia Earhart's last public appearance before attempting the 1937 around-the-world flight during which she disappeared. It is also the place where Judy Garland was discovered while performing as Baby Frances Gumm in the 1930s.