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nuovo vesuvio
from the sopranos posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
Punta Dura, an Italian restaurant in Long Island City, was the stand-in for Artie Bucco's Nuovo Vesuvio throughout all six seasons of The Sopranos. It closed down in late 2013.
view full location details...bada bing!
from the sopranos posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
Interior and exterior scenes at the Bada Bing, gathering spot for Tony and his crew in The Sopranos, were filmed at the real-life strip club Satin Dolls on Route 17 in Lodi, New Jersey.
view full location details...livia soprano’s house
from the sopranos posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
You can find Tony Soprano's mother's house in Verona, New Jersey.
I assume that just like Tony's house the interiors were shot on location only for the pilot episode before sets were built at Silvercup Studios to use for the remainder of the show.
view full location details...franz kafka’s grave
from franz kafka posted in literature by pete_nice
On June 3, 1924, writer Franz Kafka died of laryngeal tuberculosis in a Vienna sanatorium. Kafka was editing "The Hunger Artist" in his bed when his throat seized up. He was 40 years old.
Kafka was buried in the New Jewish Cemetery in Prague-Žižkov on June 11, 1924.
view full location details...google dublin (eu hq)
from google posted in technology by prof_improbable
Down in the historic docklands district of Dublin (affectionately called "Silicon Dock" by its occupants) is the EU headquarters for Google, overseeing sales and infrastructure operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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