Timothy Sendelbach's Blog – November 2010 Archive (2)

Cocoanut Grove Nightclub - Sixty-Eight Years and 492 Reasons to Remember

Ever wonder why occupancies with revolving doors have outward swinging doors to the left and/or right of them? Ever wonder why exit lights stay illuminated in movie theaters? Why exits at restaurants and places of public assembly (to name a few) swing outward? Or why your child’s elementary school is restricted from decorating the hallways with colorful artwork? The answer in part - Cocoanut Grove, November 28,… Continue

Added by Timothy Sendelbach on November 28, 2010 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

The MGM Grand Tragedy - IT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN!!!

Today, (November 21, 2010) marks thirty

years since the deadly fire at the MGM Grandin Las Vegas, Nevada. The fire claimed a total of eighty-seven lives and stands today as the second deadliest hotel fire in US history (second only to The Winecoff Hotel Fire in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1946… Continue

Added by Timothy Sendelbach on November 21, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments