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carolines on broadway
from louie, bill hicks posted in television by crabapple
Caroline Hirsch opened up a cabaret in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York in 1981. The comedians she booked were her most popular draw, so she started booking them exclusively.
After moving to a couple of locations, Carolines on Broadway (sic) opened at this location in 1992. Billing itself as "America's Premiere Comedy Nightclub," the list of comedians who have played Carolines is pretty extensive.
Notably, Bill Hicks gave his last performance at Carolines in January 1994 (before he died of cancer).
Louis C.K. often features Carolines as a filming location for the TV series, Louie.
I don't know why they don't put the apostrophe in the name. That's just how they spell it.
view full location details...paddy’s pub exterior
from it’s always sunny in philadelphia posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
Although no one in It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia ever says where in South Philadelphia Paddy's Pub is located, a viewer spotted street signs that would place it north of the corner of 3rd and Dickinson. The exterior though is actually the Starkman Building in Los Angeles. Interior shots of the bar are filmed on a sound stage in L.A.
view full location details...hotel del coronado
from l. frank baum, the wizard of oz posted in literature by elvis_crabs
At the time of its opening in 1888, the Hotel del Coronado (a.k.a. "The Del" or "Hotel del") was the largest resort hotel in the world. It has been featured in several books and films.
L. Frank Baum wrote many of his Oz books at the resort.
Stephen King wrote his story 1408 (film release in 2007) from a collection of real-life news stories about parapsychologist Christopher Chacon's investigation of a notoriously haunted room at the hotel.
It also was the setting for the 1975 novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson; however, for the movie version, Somewhere in Time (1980), the story setting and filming were moved to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
The hotel is featured on a US Postage Stamp honoring director Billy Wilder, with images of Marilyn Monroe and the hotel from Some Like It Hot (1959). Other films shot here include My Blue Heaven (1990), The Stunt Man (1980), and Wicked, Wicked (1973).
view full location details...holland castle
from l. frank baum, the wizard of oz posted in literature by elvis_crabs
The annual International Wizard of Oz Convention (IWOC) is held in nearby Holland, MI, with group trips to this location.
the yellow brick road
from l. frank baum, the wizard of oz posted in literature by elvis_crabs
Founded in 1833, the Peekskill Military Academy was a military school for boys until its closure in June 1968.
L. Fran Baum, author of The Wonderful World of Oz, attended the academy for two years as a youth.
Maps of Peekskill from that time show there was an actual yellow brick road made from Dutch pavers. The road extended from the river, up a hill, and to the Military Academy.
A portion of this "yellow brick road" still exists in a parking lot in Peekskill. The owner of the lot is willing to commemorate the literary road, but the $225,000 necessary for its restoration hasn't yet been secured.
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