pop culture locations from movies, music, tv & more...
the flamingo
from hunter s. thompson, fear and loathing in las vegas posted in literature by tree
The second place they stayed. Evidently, it was also the first resort on what's now the strip. And it's radically different now.
view full location details...humes high school
from elvis presley posted in music by tacopolis
Although today it is a middle school, from 1930 to 1967 this location was a high school.
Elvis Presley graduated from Humes High School on June 3, 1953.
view full location details...gotham general hospital
from batman: the dark knight posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Much of The Dark Knight, the second part of Nolan's Batman trilogy, was filmed in Chicago. The former Brach’s candy factory on Chicago's West Side, which shut down in 2003, was used for the exterior of Gotham General Hospital, and it's the administration building that we see getting demolished for the sequence when the Joker blows it up.
view full location details...saul goodman attorney at law
from breaking bad posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
The storefront for the office of Bob Odenkirk's sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad is in a strip mall on the corner of Montgomery and Eubank in Albuquerque, although currently (as of 2012) a metal club called Hooligans has taken over the space.
view full location details...state theatre
from lewis black posted in movies by elvis_crabs
When the State Theatre opened in 1921, it was considered one of the most technologically advanced and elaborate theatre in the United States. Designed by architect J.E.O Pridmore in a free Italian Renaissance style, it featured a well-driven air conditioning system and a stage made of glass that allowed for dramatic lighting underneath.
In 2012, Lewis Black recorded a performance here for the TV movie, In God We Rust. I watched ten minutes of it and didn't laugh, so I turned it off.
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