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The Silver Platter has operated since 1963, becoming one of Los Angeles’ oldest and most enduring gathering places for queer and transgender Latinos in Westlake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
He is chairman of O’Leary Ventures, holds investments in more than 30 private companies, and is a member of the Hamilton Trust, the oldest investment club in the United States.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even so, they include the oldest known animals capable of moving to find food or reproducing sexually.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Monte dei Paschi, widely considered the world’s oldest bank still in operation, in June became the target of two approaches—a cash-and-stock bid from Intesa and merger proposal from BPM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Mary Itallie, at seventy-six the oldest of our guests, was also the one who posed the greatest problem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
