It was supposed to have been the impetus to transform this gritty blue-collar city into the entertainment mecca of the Midwest.

The project, announced yesterday, could burnish Times Square's revived reputation as an entertainment mecca capable of attracting the biggest players.

About all that remains of Harlem, the entertainment mecca, is the elegant Apollo.

Beyond its status as an entertainment mecca, the neighborhood had a thriving business district, and in its heyday was known for its spirit of community.

The Flats and Cleveland had soon become an entertainment mecca and destination for the region.

But all that may pale beside balancing the interests of the businesses, property owners, residents, tourists and artists crowding into the cleaned-up entertainment mecca.

It should be like a Madison Square Garden east, an entertainment mecca.

His only problem is that Houston is not entertainment mecca that Los Angeles is.

It is also an early indication of Wilpon's grand design to build a domed stadium and entertainment mecca on the current Shea site.

It was always an entertainment mecca.