Wrecking Ball Madness
Yet another Hollywood landmark is threatened with demolition: The Florentine Gardens.
While known in recent years as being a cheesy, all-ages dance club, th Florentine Gardens' history comes as one of Hollywood's legendary night spots.
The city, however, is claiming "eminent domain" and is looking to take over, tear down the property and build a fire house there.
"Eminent domain" has been the tool, of course, of the school district in recent years, as it grabs land to build new schools. The new schools are needed, of course, but structures lost in the process include the Hollywood Star Lanes bowling alley.
While many of Hollywood's old haunts were torn down in the go-go 80s (including most of the Brown Derby restaurants), we seem to be experiencing a new wave. Another one-time Hollywood haunt, Perino's (on Wilshire Blvd.) is slated to be knocked down for apartments.
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