HOLLYWOOD – Gene La Pietra became a ringmaster under the big top in 1974, when he turned a faded Hollywood warehouse into Circus Disco, a nightclub that created a sensation with a decor and style that celebrated the outlandish and attracted its clientele by embracing society’s disenfranchised. Gene La Pietra La Pietra launched Circus Disco … Continue reading Circus Disco owner Gene La Pietra – who tore down club for a luxury condo development – to receive community hero award