A former hotel in downtown L.A. whose name graced a 1970 Doors album — and where the band surreptitiously shot the record’s cover art — was badly burned in a fire Thursday morning ...

The historic Los Angeles building featured on the cover of a 1970 album by iconic rock band The Doors was damaged in a fire ...

A former hotel in downtown L.A. whose name graced a 1970 Doors album — and where the band shot the record's cover art — was ...

The Morrison Hotel became popular after The Doors featured it on the cover of their 1970 album, "Morrison Hotel." The album cover shows the group - singer Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek ...

Once featured on the cover of a Doors album, the former site of the Morrison Hotel was destroyed by a fire on Thursday.

Once featured on the cover of a Doors album, the former site of the Morrison Hotel was destroyed by a fire on Thursday.

Once featured on the cover of a Doors album, the former site of the Morrison Hotel was destroyed by a fire on Thursday.

The hotel has been ... a bungalow and wrote “California Suite,” and where the Eagles were inspired to write “Hotel California,” even putting the hotel on the album’s cover.

A fire in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday destroyed a historic building that had been immortalized on the cover of the 1970 album "Morrison Hotel," by rock band The Doors. More than 100 ...