A major weekend fire destroyed a historic Hollywood hotel that had stood for over a century.
According to local outlet KTLA, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a rubbish fire around 4:30 a.m. Sunday on the 6700 block of Sunset Boulevard. The blaze occurred at the Hollywood Center Motel, a landmark originally built in 1905.
“Firefighters arrived to find a boarded-up two-story Craftsman home/business with heavy fire showing from the first and second floors,” the LAFD explained in a press release. “The engine captain immediately upgraded to a structure fire and requested additional resources.”…