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Fire Station club founder aims for Orange County riches
A profile of Terry Tognazzini, Santa Maria native and Cal graduate, who built a party business in Garden Grove. He opened California's No 1 Speakeasy the Fire Station with a Roaring 20s theme and affordable menus, drawing 800–1,000 weekend crowds. He plans a Los Angeles location and more clubs, betting on a nightlife boom. He credits early sales success and risk-taking for his rise.
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Horatio Alger
America
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Billy Rose
J. C. Penney
Terry Tognazzini
Santa Maria
Calif
Terry
University of California At
Burkeley
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California
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Garden Grove
Disneyland
San Francisco
Chicago
Mickie Tint
San Diego
Los Angeles
Florenz Ziegfeld
Orange County