"For years, if you walked down Santa Monica Blvd, right through the heart of West Hollywood, you'd pass by a dilapidated inn called the Holloway Motel, where most days you could find a grumpy looking man sitting alone on his balcony, drinking a glass of wine, and minding his business. You might even think he was the only person who ever stayed there-and you'd be right! For two decades, he was the property manager and its sole tenant."
"When Petros moved to WeHo a few years back, he was one of many people who noticed the old man at the Holloway, day in & day out, and eventually mustered up the courage to say hello with the intention to make a documentary short about him, a quirky character portrait of someone who'd become a bit of a local legend. But then he learned his name, Tony Powell, and it became clear he was more than that: he was an international legend!"
"Back in the 1970s, the U.K.-born Powell was a professional soccer player, a "footballer" for the Norwich City Football Club in England. Named their Player Of The Season in '79, he was a fast-rising star of the sport who was respected on & off the pitch, with a wife and two young daughters at home. And yet, when he moved to the U.S. in 1981 to play for the San Jose Earthquakes, he left his family behind, cutting off communication with them completely."
A dilapidated inn on Santa Monica Boulevard, the Holloway Motel, was long associated with one grumpy man who sat alone on his balcony and drank wine. For two decades, he served as property manager and sole tenant. Filmmakers later made a documentary after learning his name, Tony Powell, and realizing his life was more than a local curiosity. In the 1970s, Powell was a professional soccer player in England for Norwich City, earning Player of the Season honors in 1979. In 1981 he moved to the United States to play for the San Jose Earthquakes, leaving his family behind and stopping all communication, after which his career declined.
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