1.   Garrett said the motel management asked police for help in controlling access to the motel, which since the shooting has become an impromptu shrine to Selena.

2.   Impromptu shrines were created at the base of trees and lamp posts, when crowds became too difficult to navigate.

3.   Since shortly after the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center, New Yorkers have been creating impromptu shrines, memorializing the victims.

4.   The community continued its mourning Wednesday, as the impromptu shrine outside Columbine grew further, extending hundreds of yards.

5.   The crash site had been turned into an impromptu shrine, with fans placing flowers, candles and cards around the tree.

6.   Already that staircase has blossomed into an impromptu shrine.

7.   The rubble next to the Nairobi embassy, once a bustling office building on a busy downtown street, has become an impromptu shrine.