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Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan
So i got a notice in the mail today regarding the "Empire Hotel" which is the old Embassy building on Grand. Obviously, weve all noticed that work has been going on there slowly and now we have confirmation.
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Finally! Good to see some answers coming out about that proj! thanks for the news....another instance of us depending on forumers like you who do live in the hood to give us a better sense of what's going on.
the old embassy bldg & the clark hotel have been loose strings that never seem to get tied up, & it's no coincidence they're both owned by the same company. Since nothing has been said about the exterior of the clark hotel several blocks to the north, I'm assuming it still looks very rundown....even though it was reported in the paper that it was going to open for business not too long in the future.
ethereal reality in the 'noirish Los angeles' thread in the found photos section also mentioned your post. he focused on the description of a garden going into the space along 9th st. he also has an image of the letter you got that doesn't require someone to tilt their head in order to read it
Looks like they are planning grand things for the old Trinity Auditorium building at 9th & Grand.
ethereal_reality
^ I recall that cleared out area where the garden & wall will be built once being a small bldg that housed a restaurant yrs & yrs ago.