When the White House East Wing was demolished this week -- with it went more than a century of American history. Home to the first lady's official office, a movie theater and even a hidden bunker underneath, the East Wing was leveled to make way for President Donald Trump's new $300 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

Despite the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom, you can still expect the annual holiday decoration tour at the People’s House, which attracts tens of thousands each year.

The White House Halloween tradition dates back to 1958, when first lady Mamie Eisenhower first decorated the residence with pumpkins, skeletons and cobwebs, per the White House Historical Association. It wasn’t until the Kennedy administration, with children in the White House, that trick-or-treating became part of the celebration.

Was a plaque quoting President Franklin D. Roosevelt about "a house owned by all the American people" torn down by the demolition of the East Wing of the White House? No, that's not true: The FDR quote is engraved