Unfortunately this is what I heard too. The Perlhof and Webster Comp. is leasing one of there property's to Google . (the old gas company building right across Golds)
I have heard from Webster that Google made an offer on the Gold's building so high ,they couldn't refuse. That was 2 years ago.
Golds is looking to move to the culver city area, for a bigger, newer building.
I have great Memory's from Gold's Gym. From the mid 80s on. It truly was the MECCA of Bodybuilding but it has changed for the worse after the couple from South Africa sold it.