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common good books
from garrison keillor posted in literature by elvis_crabs
Originally opened in 2006 at the Blair Street Arcade in St. Paul, Common Good Books moved to this new storefront on April 9, 2012.
Owned by Garrison Keillor, author of several books and host of A Prairie Home Companion, Common Good Books is located near the campus of Macalester College.
view full location details...parkway motel
from real steel posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Charlie and Max stay at the Parkway Motel after winning their first fight at the zoo. This is where Max (who reminded me too much of young Anakin Skywalker) teaches his robot to dance and where Charlie teaches the robot to box.
view full location details...shaefer zoo
from real steel posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
The scenes from Shaefer Zoo where Max and Charlie win their first fight in Real Steel were filmed at Detroit's old Belle Isle Children's Zoo which has been closed since 2002.
view full location details...tallet’s gym
from real steel posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
This is Tallet's Gym from Real Steel which was shot in and around Detroit. Real Steel is about the best you can expect from a movie about boxing robots, although it was nice to see Kate from Lost in something again.
view full location details...silvercup studios
from highlander (1986) posted in movies by pete_nice
The long-winded and laborious climax to the hit fantasy/swashbuckling film Highlander ends on the roof of Silvercup Studios when Macleod fights The Kurgan, destroying the landmark sign in the process (but not really).
Silvercup Studios is a collection of thirteen shooting stages, and several TV shows are filmed here: 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, White Collar, A Gifted Man, Person of Interest and Unforgettable. THe HBO series Girls filmed their first season at Silvercup. Other HBO shows filmed at this location include The Sopranos, Sex & the City, as well as ABC's Ugly Betty.
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