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jim morrison mural
from jim morrison, the doors posted in music by pete_nice
Painted by artist Rip Cronk in 1991, this mural of a shirtless Jim Morrison adorns the alley side of a building near this intersection in Venice Beach, CA.
view full location details...barney’s beanery
from jim morrison, the doors, janis joplin, quentin tarantino posted in music by pete_nice
Barney's Beanery first opened its doors in 1920. One of the final stops on the famous Route 66 (you used to be able to trade your license plates for a pint of beer here), Barney's atmosphere and fair prices have attracted a number of interesting clientele through the years.
The Doors Workshop was just down the street, so Jim Morrison and the Doors used to eat and imbibe here in the late 60's and early 70's. On October 3, 1970, Janis Joplin had her last night of drinking here before she died of a heroin overdose the next day.
Quentin Tarantino wrote the majority of Pulp Fiction at Barney's. As he recalled:
"There's one booth there too that I love. It's a little one, and there's a post there that kind of cuts you off. It helps you concentrate a little bit too."
view full location details...monaco liquor
from the doors, jim morrison posted in music by pete_nice
Located across the street from the former Doors Workshop, members of the Doors would visit Monaco Liquor on a regular basis in the late 60's and early 70's.
view full location details...the arizona biltmore hotel
from the shining posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Stanley Kubrick is reported to have based The Shining's red bathroom on the men's room of the Biltmore Hotel in Arizona. The design of the Biltmore is usually attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright, which is only partly true. The architect of record is Albert Chase McArthur who had been commissioned by his brothers to design a luxury hotel for them in Phoenix. McArthur studied under Wright, who had built the McArthur house in Chicago for McArthur's father in 1892, and Wright was the consulting architect for the Biltmore.
view full location details...higher real gymnasium (gymnasium karlovac)
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
A gymnasium is the Croatian equivalent of a U.S. prep school, and the Gymnasium Karlovac (or the Higher Real Gymnasium, as it is sometimes called) can trace its physical construction to 1863, and its educational origins as far back as 1766.
One of the gymnasium's most notable alumnus is Nikola Tesla, who went to school here from 1870 to 1873 (graduating a year early). It was due to his encounters with an inspiring physics professor that Tesla pursued mechanical engineering and invention.
The Gymnasium Karlovac remains in operation to this day.
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