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    Just a reminder that if you're unable to make it to the Castle this evening, our Peller Theater shows will now be on Sunday as well!

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    Glad you had fun! RT @HayleySNewton: Saying another goodbye to my @MarkBallas such a fun night at the magic castle http://t.co/Jt2795lI

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    A very magical #FF goes to a few of this week's performers @davidminkin @hughesmagic and @kornkeezie.

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    Join us in a short magic break with the newest episode of @Justin_Willman 's Magic Meltdown on @NerdistChannel ~ http://t.co/OZB1BMEv

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    Love finding pictures of the Castle 50 years ago and comparing them to today! Photoset: Our museum, then and now - http://t.co/fmMBSpV9

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The Magic Castle,, is the private clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc, a very special organization devoted to the advancement of the ancient art of magic. The purpose of The Academy is to encourage and promote public interest in the art of magic with particular emphasis on preserving its history as an art form, entertainment medium, and hobby. Beginning with a charter membership of 150, the Academy has grown into a world-renowned fraternal organization with a membership of nearly 5,000.

The Magic Castle began its life as a private home built in 1908 by banker and real estate magnate Rollin B. Lane. Mr. Lane owned much of what is now Hollywood, dreaming of turning his land into orange groves, farms and ranches.

But a severe drought brought an end to his dreams and orange blossoms never filled the valley.

After the Lane family moved away in the 1940s, the mansion was divided into a multi-family home, then became a home for the elderly, and was finally transformed into a maze of small apartments. By 1960, the fate of the Mansion was uncertain. Then Milt Larsen met the owner, Thomas O. Glover.

Milt was a writer on the NBC TV show "Truth or Consequences." His office was on the ninth floor of a Hollywood office building that overlooked the Lane mansion. Milt's late father, William W. Larsen, Sr., was a renonwed magician and had long dreamed of building an elegant private club for magicians.

The Lane mansion would become that club. In September of 1961, Milt and a crew of eternally generous friends and volunteers began the extraordinary task of returning this run-down apartment building to its glorious past. After months of scraping and sanding, the rich Victorian elegance began to resurface.

The Magic Castle opened its doors at 5 p.m. on January 2, 1963. Today more than four decades later, the Castle has become the world-famous "home" to the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc.and their invited guests.

The Magic Castle can now be found on Facebook as well. Just be sure to check out this link for more details. MAGIC CASTLE® Facebook Fan Page ..

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