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| Address | 6160 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles USA |
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Raji's was arock and rollnightclub in centralHollywood, open in the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] It was located in the Hastings Hotel building, 6160 Hollywood Blvd. The space had previously been occupied by a Greek restaurant called The King's Palace.
Danny "Dobbs" Wilson was founder and booker of the club. He died in 2010.[citation needed]
The venue sustained a lightning bolt gash near the bar due to the1994 Northridge earthquake. The club continued to operate for three months after it was red tagged. A fire marshall shut the venue down for good and Larry Mann moved his operations to Hell's Gate in the then, dangerous Yucca corridor. The building was demolished and rebuilt as a mixed-use retail/resident complex.[citation needed]
The Ski Room, a bar located at 5851 Sunset Blvd., a few blocks away from the club's former location, was renamed Raji's and run by the same family that ran the club in its last two years, until 2004, when it closed due to thegentrification of central Hollywood. It's now called The Bar.[citation needed]
The cover forNirvana's 7" single "Sliver" was captured at the venue.[2]
Some scenes fromChris Cornell's 1999 music video "Can't Change Me" were shot at the club.[3]
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