Back in this message, we talked about the Sportsmen's Lodge, out in Studio City, just over the hill from Los Angeles proper. The Sportsmen's Lodge is/was a sprawling complex of restaurants, places to hold banquets and other meetings, and a hotel. We told you in that message that it had closed…and it has, sort of. If you drive by, you'll see all sorts of signs announcing that and there have been many news reports. Apparently though, it's the restaurants and meeting facilities which have been closed for a makeover. The hotel, which has recently had some renovation work, is open and not doing so well because no one knows they're still in business.
They have only themselves to blame for this confusion. Their website still has an ad up to celebrate New Year's Eve there and it says, "Join us for the closing of the historic Sportsmen's Lodge." Still, I wanted to set the record straight.