Apr 30 2008
Blaze Damages Famous Hollywood and Vine Nightclub
Image: AP/Dan Steinberg
A pre-dawn fire tore through the famous Hollywood Basque Restaurant and Nightclub at the corner of Hollywood and Vine this morning.
The blaze lasted for more than two hours before firefighters were eventually able to control the fire, but not before much of the building was reduced to a pile of blackened timbers, and three other shops in the same building gutted in the fire that broke out shortly before 6 a.m. No injuries were reported.
Often called the world’s most famous intersection in the most famous neighborhood, the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine was a mecca for stars in Hollywood’s Golden Era. Stars such as James Stewart, James Dean, and Judy Garland are immortalized in the Walk of Fame at the corner. More recently a scene from “Ocean’s Eleven” was filmed at the club and Lindsay Lohan celebrated her 21st birthday there, while Kanye West was spotted partying at the Basque just last week.
