A Tribute to Men and Women of Achievement-invite, 1981

On September 4, 1981, Los Angeles celebrated its Bicentennial and in its honour established the Los Angeles 200. The Los Angeles 200 Committee, headed by USC professor Jane Pisano, consisted of 44 community leaders, civic figures, and businesspeople who planned the Bicentennial festivities. On the anniversary date, they dedicated a Bicentennial Plaque and time capsule at the former location of the Angels Flight Railway, near 3rd Street and Grand Avenue. A number of events took place from September 1980 to September 1981, with mayor Tom Bradley present at many of them. The city's 200th anniversary had its own slogan, "L.A.'s the pLAce," and its own logo, a stylized angel figure with a multicolored rainbow design over its head, symbolizing the City of the Angels and its cultural diversity. The logo and slogan were seen all over the city and in commemorative merchandise.