Blue Bird fire: survivors, family want memorial

This Thursday the survivors and relatives of the 1972 Blue Bird Café fire will gather at the location on Union Avenue to mark 39 years since the café was torched by three disgruntled patrons, killing 37. The city is apparently willing to consider having a memorial or monument placed there in time for the 40th anniversary.

Kristian wrote about the fire in 1999 and commented on the lack of any memorial; more recently he posted some sad photos from the aftermath.