The Ledger, FL
January 20, 2008
As founder of the stately but weathered South Florida burg of Hollywood, Joseph Wesley Young called his “dream city” a place designed to welcome everyone “from the opulent at the top of the industrial and social ladder to the most humble of working people…..”
As for night life, there are clubs, bars and juke joints aplenty in both downtown and the beach areas. But the real scene shifts west - way west - to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino…..
But as is the case these days with Vegas, a good chunk of the scene is outside the casino, particularly in the Seminole Paradise, a night-life district with 13 clubs, restaurants, stores and a 5,500-seat concert hall. And because this is a Hard Rock, the theme throughout the complex is all about music: you’ll find the usual array of memorabilia on the walls, plus a copy of the latest issue of Rolling Stone in any of the 500 well-appointed rooms, should you opt to stay overnight (rates start at $169).
You may even run into a rock star or two. On past visits, I’ve practically rubbed shoulders with Steven Van Zandt (of Bruce Springsteen and “Sopranos” fame) and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith….