var initialLocation;
	var initialLocation = new google.maps.LatLng(33.866992, -118.35610300000002);
	var gmarkers = []; 
	var map = null;

function initialize() {
  var mapOptions = {
    zoom: 12,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
  };
  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), mapOptions);
  map.setCenter(initialLocation);
  
  google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function() {
  infowindow.close();
  });
    
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(33.866992, -118.35610300000002);
var marker = createMarker(point,'<strong>SCAT Enterprises, Inc.</strong> <span class="mediumGrey">West Hollywood</span>','<div class="infoWindowContentWrapper"><h5>SCAT Enterprises, Inc.</h5><p>1400 Kingsdale Ave.<br/>Redondo Beach, CA 90278</p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Scat+Enterprises,+Kingsdale+Avenue,+Redondo+Beach,+CA&hl=en&sll=0,0&sspn=141.225228,316.054688&mra=ls&z=2" class="floatRight" target="_blank">Directions</a><p>tel: <a href="tel:+1-310-370-5501">+1 310.370.5501</a></p</div>')
 
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();

/* A function to create the marker and set up the event window function  */
function createMarker(latlng, name, html) {
    var contentString = html;
    var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
        position: latlng,
        map: map,
        animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP,
        zIndex: Math.round(latlng.lat()*-100000)<<5
        });

    google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
        infowindow.setContent(contentString); 
        infowindow.open(map,marker);
        map.setCenter(marker.position);
        map.setZoom(16);
        });
/*     save the info we need to use later for the side_bar */
    gmarkers.push(marker);
/* add a line to the side_bar html */
}

//End initialize()
}


/* google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize); */