COCOANUT GROVE FIRE - 75th ANNIV

purplehaze Kaftan MOP Circle Posts: 6,734	COCOANUT GROVE FIRE - 75th ANNIV Nov 28, 2017 13:01:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by purplehaze on Nov 28, 2017 13:01:57 GMT -5 Today marks the 75th anniversary of the day so many lives were lost (and in the case of BC saved) www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2017/11/cocoanut_grove_fire_boston.html#incart_m-rpt-2

rf1 Togo's Troops Posts: 1,116	COCOANUT GROVE FIRE - 75th ANNIV Nov 29, 2017 8:54:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rf1 on Nov 29, 2017 8:54:00 GMT -5 I searched and found the former location of the club a few years ago. It is between the Castle at Park Plaza (former armory) and the pike. There is a small sign to mark the site where it once stood.

timholycross Kaftan MOP Circle Not a joke Posts: 10,119	COCOANUT GROVE FIRE - 75th ANNIV Nov 29, 2017 15:52:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by timholycross on Nov 29, 2017 15:52:54 GMT -5 There was a plaque/memorial that got moved when some luxury condos went up... can't imagine someone would protest something like that and perhaps even more indignant that they weren't told to hit the bricks.

rickii Togo's Troops 1st warning Posts: 1,162	COCOANUT GROVE FIRE - 75th ANNIV Dec 1, 2017 9:11:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rickii on Dec 1, 2017 9:11:18 GMT -5 A Google look shows a large 5-level parking garage on the site.