even before the death of the Bill Larsen Sr . in 1955 , the Academy slowly had degenerated , and not many people remembered it . The structure of the Academy was what fascinated Bill ’ s younger son Milt Larsen who after seeing the building begun daydreaming about the idea of turning the building into some sort of clubhouse for magicians , little did he know that it would turn out this great . entertaining the audience . He was also the in-house magician for many years at the castle .
Other great performers existed too , the likes of Billy McComb , Gary Grant , Steve Martin , Jason Alexander , Johnny Platt , Kuda Bux , and many others .
The most captivating aspect of the Milts ’ ideology was that they were constructing , or rather adjusting , a building to a clubhouse without the plans of having a real boogie down club in it . He got his brother on it , and the product was The Magic Castle and Academy of Magical Arts .
The magic castle has evolved into a presentation or rather a performance venue , which has a restaurant and a private membership club where several magical performances are presented , and this venue only gives access to the territory to members and members only .
The Magic Castle has grown to be the home to Magicians in and around the world . The Magic Castle that houses the Academy of Art was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1989 and since then has soared high as one of the fun places to be in the world .
There have been a great performer in the castle whose name can never be forgotten , the likes of Dai Vernon ; the most famous of the magicians was an expert in sleight of hand . He often sat at the bar corner of the clubhouse either teaching fellow magicians or
The Academy of Magic art is also nonprofit making organization with a major focus on the promotion of the art of magic . It formally opened shop in 1963 although announced by the sons of Williams Larson , Bill , and Milt in 1962 .
The academy , which accepts membership only by subscription does not necessarily require that you are a magician before you join . All you need to do is love the art as it is recorded that currently , the Academy has about 5000 members and only has about half of the members as magician performers .
Most of the members are in the entertainment business , law , finance , and medical fields . Some of these associate members are friends of magician members who enjoy the atmosphere of the Academy . The Board
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