Hawthorne Grill Coffee Shop gone!

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2005)

May 9th, 2005. I went to the location of the Hawthorne Grill coffee shop, used in the filming PULP FICTION, and was devastated to discover that it has been torn down and replaced with an AUTO ZONE. Oh well, the beat goes on.
But, I then drove by the Beach Boys Memorial which was torn down when Interstate 105 was built about 10 years ago. The Memorial was under construction under construction near where their house used to be before it was torn down to build the freeway. It's located on 119th Street at Kornblum Avenue off 120th Street near the Hawthorne Airport. People come from around the world to see the house where the Wilson Bros. (The original Beach Boys) grew up and arrive only to find a freeway that has been built up about 40 feet in the air.
I wondered whether or not the Beach Boys used to go to the Hawthorne Grill when they lived there since it's pretty close. The Beach Boys Monument is supposed to be dedicated on May 20th. They were pouring concrete today.
Interstate 105 opened about 10 years ago and was used in the filming of the movie, "Speed", before the freeway was opened.