Book Description

Official program for the 1931 Fiesta de Los Angeles, celebrated Sept. 4-13, 1931 in Los Angeles, Calif. The booklet contains the full program for the Fiesta, an annual celebration inaugurated in 1894. Events included opening ceremonies at City Hall, coronation of the Fiesta queen, a parade in downtown Los Angeles, rodeo, official banquet at the Biltmore Hotel, a Grand Labor Ball at the Labor Temple, aquatic events at Venice and other beaches, Costume Ball at the Venice Ballroom, fireworks displays, an air show featuring Army, Navy, and National Guard planes, daily band concerts, and on Sunday, Sept. 6, a solemn pontifical mass and sacred concert at Olympic Stadium in the morning, and an inter-denominational vesper service at the Hollywood Bowl in the evening. In addition, the Fiesta included "Japan Nights", celebrated in the Japanese Quarter on Weller Street between Los Angeles and San Pedro Streets. The program booklet provides many photographs of celebrities, civic dignitaries, and Fiesta directors and committee chairmen, as well as numerous advertisements of local businesses, schools, and civic organizations.