Sunset/Vine moves
The first piece of the long-under-construction Sunset/Vine shopping/residential complex was set to open this weekend: The ground floor Borders Books and Music, located across the street from the Cinerama Dome.
The complex, formerly site of a failed strip mall, has been under construction for some time. I'm waiting to see how they handle the new Schwab's drug store, which will be located inside the preserved facade of the old T.A.T. Studios (once home to ABC Radio and, later, Merv Griffin Prods.). As we mentioned a few months ago, the site's developers bought the rights to the Schwab's name and logo from the family that owned the famous Sunset Blvd. drug store (which stood where the Virgin Megastore/Laemmle Five complex now resides).
A Bed Bath and Beyond is set to open in the complex; the 300 apartment units will open next spring.
Now, speaking of that intersection, I'm still waiting to see what happens to the abandoned Sunset/Vine Tower, still empty after a 2001 fire.
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