Cocoanut Grove Preservation
The Cocoanut Grove nightclub has been renovated several times before, destroying much of its architectural integrity, and it was promised that it would undergo yet another major transformation before being the auditorium for the new school. Also promised was preservation of the attached ground floor coffee shop, designed by noted architect Paul Williams.
Due to claims of poor structural integrity, however, the LAUSD decided to demolish most of the Cocoanut Grove, although the hotel entrance and east wall of the Grove were retained.
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