Morrison Hotel on South Hope Street has seen better days. A fire at the end of 2024 signaled an anticlimactic end for the hotel immortalized on the Doors' 1970 album cover with the same name.

“On this day, December 17th, 1969, we were out taking photos for the Morrison Hotel album cover,” Diltz wrote on Facebook. “We were at a transient hotel in Downtown LA on Hope Street.

“On this day, December 17th, 1969, we were out taking photos for the Morrison Hotel album cover. We were at a transient hotel in Downtown LA on Hope Street,” the post reads.

The "Morrison Hotel" album cover featured a photo of the band members, including hell-raising frontman Morrison, with the hand-painted name of the hotel framing them. The release was no hitmaker ...

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Fire crews battle a building fire on the 1200 block of South Hope Street Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) 31,228 people played the daily Crossword recently ...

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The iconic Morrison Hotel, made famous after it was the Doors' album cover in 1970, is set to become affordable housing in downtown Los Angeles. The hotel was bought by AIDS Healthcare Foundation ...

It seems that Relevant Group has gotten over its “Roadhouse Blues.” A few years after giving up the keys to its Hollywood hotels, the developer is back with new multifamily plans for 1220 South Hope ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday.

Fire crews battle a building fire on the 1200 block of South Hope Street Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former Morrison Hotel, made famous ...