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nikola tesla memorial center
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
On July 10, 1856, Nikola Tesla was born in the village of Smiljan, located in the mountainous region of Lika in Croatia (about 6 km northwest of Gospić). The son of a Serbian Orthodox priest and an illiterate mother, Tesla was a subject of the Austrian empire by birth (the area was known as the Croatian Military Frontier of the Austrian Empire at the time). Tesla's family moved to nearby Gospić in 1862.
In 2006, to celebrate the 150th birthday of Tesla, Croatian officials opened a Tesla memorial in the town. Tesla's birth house, the Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul, and several other buildings with displays, inventions and exhibits are open to the public.
view full location details...stanley hotel
from stephen king posted in literature by chewing_the_scenery
Stephen King came up with the idea of what would become his third published novel The Shining after staying at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado with his wife in 1974. The hotel, which was about to close for its off-season, became the basis for the book's fictional Overlook Hotel. They were the only guests there, although King was able to have a drink in the bar served by a bartender named Grady.
Some of The Shining tv mini-series that aired in 1997 (starring Wings Steven Weber as Jack Torrance) was filmed at The Stanley.
The hotel is rumored to be haunted and if you stay there you can catch Stanley (no relation to the hotel) Kubrick's version of The Shining playing non-stop on channel 42.
view full location details...ahwahnee hotel
from the shining posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park served as the inspiration for parts of the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The Overlook's Colorado Lounge in the movie was modeled after the lounge in the Ahwhanee and built on a soundstage at Elstree Studios.
view full location details...california surplus mart
from jim morrison, the doors posted in music by pete_nice
The California Surplus Mart (also called Hollywood's Unique Boutique) has been at this location since 1945. According to Paul Ferrara (Doors photographer and friend), Morrison and crew would buy their jeans and clothing here in the late 60's.
view full location details...the palms bar
from the doors, jim morrison posted in music by pete_nice
A West Hollywood staple for many years, The Palms was a hangout for the Doors and company back when their studio and offices were down the street at the Doors Workshop. Today, the Palms is a popular lesbian bar that has a dance floor and over-priced drinks.
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