Is the original hard rock cafe still open
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When I received my IBS Winter Two Program in the mail I was so excited. I quickly looked through it to see the company highlights. When I saw Hard Rock Café in London, I was really excited. I could not wait to learn all about their history and to step into the place where the café began.
What was it like?
When I walked through the doors at Hard Rock Café, I was completely stunned by all the memorabilia inside. Eric Clapton and Pete Townsend’s guitars hung in the upstairs seating area still marking their spots. For those who don’t know, Eric Clapton and Pete Townsend did not like waiting for a spot whenever they arrived. So they each gave the café a guitar which hung over their seats to mark their spots.
Across the street from the café was the Rock Shop. Inside the Rock Shop, there was a downstairs area called “The Vault”. The Vault was neat to see because it housed years of memorabilia all in one area.
What I learned
Hard Rock Café’s history starts on June 14, 1971, when two American best friends, Peter Morton and Isaac Tigret, living in London wanted to open a bu
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Hard Rock Cafe
Chain of restaurants
For other uses, see Hard Rock Cafe (disambiguation) and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (disambiguation).
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Casual diningrestaurants, casinos, hotels |
| Founded | June 14, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-06-14) London, England |
| Founders | Isaac Tigrett Peter Morton |
| Headquarters | Davie, Florida, U.S. |
Number of locations | 165 restaurants, 24 hotels and 11 casinos |
Key people | Jim Allen (president/CEO) |
| Owner | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
Number of employees | 4,800[1] |
| Website | hardrock.com |
Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a chain of theme bar-restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and rollmemorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2007, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and was headquartered in Orlando, Florida, until April 2018, when the corporate offices were relocated to Da
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Hard Rock Cafe
The Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants. It was founded in June 1971. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll materials. Others in the chain later did the same. In 2007, the Hard Rock Cafe was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It was headquartered in Orlando, Florida until April 2018.[1]
The first Hard Rock Cafe restaurant opened on 14 June 1971 in London, England. The chain began to expand in 1982 to other locations, like Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago and Paris.[2] In the United States, there are also Hard Rock Cafe restaurants in Houston, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.
Hard Rock Cafe has restaurants in over 70 countries.
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