Los Angeles Business Journal, February 12th, 2007
For decades, the Ambassador Hotel was one of the jewels of Wilshire Boulevard. Movie stars flocked there while top Big Bands and other legends played at the tamed Cocoanut Grove. The hotel was also the stage for one of America's darkest moments when Robert F. Kennedy--who just delivered his victory speech after winning the California presidential primary--was gunned down in the pantry nearly 40 years ago. But last year, despite a decade-long campaign from preservationists, the hotel itself became a casualty, with most of its art deco structure torn down to make way for much-needed schools. T...
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