The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, a landmark known for its exclusive magic performances, has opened its parking lot as a donation center to support wildfire evacuees and victims. The castle, facing potential damage from the nearby wildfires, is offering a haven with donations, an ice cream truck, balloon artists, and magicians hoping to bring joy to those affected.
iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5260209/nx-s1-5325664-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">People visit the Magic Castle parking lot in Los Angeles , which has been turned into a donation pick-up and drop off center to help support tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees and victims across the county.
Nestled in the Hollywood Hills is a Los Angeles landmark that's tough to get into: The Magic Castle. A blue-grey Victorian style mansion with curved turrets, it looks like a place an animated princess might call home. "It's one of the greatest places in Los Angeles," said Altadena resident Luke Bilyk, who has visited a few times. He calls it a labyrinth inside, a mansion of mazes. Magicians from all over the world go to the Magic Castle to hone their craft and entertain members of the exclusive Academy of Magical Arts, where invite-only magic is practiced nightly.Ryan Kellman/NPR"Our clubhouse is very unique in that you have to be invited by a member to come in. It's a very difficult ticket. And we've been doing it for 62 years," said Paul Green, who practices close-up magic at the castle."If the wind was blowing in the wrong direction or the other direction, I would say the Magic Castle would be gone," Magic Castle General Manager Herve Levy said. The castle opened its parking lot to the public as part of the multi-pronged effort to support the tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees and victims across the county."As far as we know, is still standing, but we don't have any access to it, and reading the toxicology reports for the area, we're very concerned that we won't be able to have any belongings come out of that house," said Nicole Bilyk. The Magic Castle opened its parking lot to the public as a donation drop off and pick-up center to support the tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees and victims across the county.The Bilyks picked up socks, shoes and warm clothes from the tables of donations laid out in the lot. But the Magic Castle wasn't just one of the many donation drop-off and pickup centers responding to the disaster. It also became a community refuge for the day. With an ice cream truck, balloon artists, and of course, magicians wandering the lot with tricks."We all have something that we can give back," magician Green said."We want to put a smile on their face. We wanna take them away from their troubles for just a few minutes."
WILDFIRES DONATION CENTER COMMUNITY SUPPORT MAGIC CASTLE LOS ANGELES
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