Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Hollywood Fire: Hollywood and Vine Location Does Make a Difference

The fire at Hollywood and Vine is a very serious matter for everyone who worked in the businesses that aren't there now. But, I doubt that it would have gotten this much attention if it had happened somewhere else. Hollywood and Vine was really hot this morning. Sorry: that was too good a line to ignore.

The good news is that nobody seems to have been hurt: the bad news is that quite a few business were burned out, including Basque nightclub.

The building is important for cultural reasons:
  • Scenes for "Ocean's Eleven" were shot at the Basque
  • Over the decades, the location has seen a :
    • Howard Johnson's
    • Nightclub called Deep
    • music studio
  • Nearby landmarks:
those places are important it today's America, so: yes, a fire at Hollywood and Vine is more important than one at most other intersections.

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