Tiki Central / General Tiki / Well THAT would kinda suck !: Vic's Beverly Hills a goner?
Post #225077 by Michigan Rummy on Wed, Apr 5, 2006 8:03 AM
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Based on this article in the LA Times: ...It appears that Benny Alagem has indeed presented his nefarious plans, but has yet to obtain approval from the Beverly Hills planning commission (including a deviation from current height restrictions). I'm no expert on the planning and building code process for 90210, but my expectation is that there is going to be a liberal amount of time-consuming bureaucracy involved. The article also states that, if approved, it would be three years before building begins. Granted, they are probably wouldn't need any approvals to start shutting down and dismantling the Trader Vics... but it seems a little odd since it appears that it will be a while before they can replace it with another revenue-generating property. It's obvious that Trader Vics at the Beverly Hilton is doomed, but it seems strange/unlikely that that they would be immediately moving to shut it down. ...maybe I'm just being optimistic since I won't be able to get over there until May 18th... -Michigan Rummy |