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terrific beach outlet

from eastbound and down posted in television by prof_improbable

From Season 3 of Eastbound and Down.

Ashley Schaeffer (Will Ferrell) and the Grim Creepers (led by Craig Robinson) confront Kenny Powers and Stevie outside this "nautically themed gift shop" with a 100-ft great white shark edifice.

Other Bob Duato creations can be found here.

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where the ultimate warrior died

from the ultimate warrior posted in pro wrestling by nevereatshreddedwheat

Warrior (aka The Ultimate Warrior and formerly James Hellwig before he legally changed his name in 1993) collapsed on April 8, 2014 while walking with his wife in this residential-style hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital at the age of 54.

Two days prior he was at Wrestlemania 30 as he had just been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He had only recently reconciled with Vince McMahon and the WWE, and the day before he died he made his first appearance on RAW in 18 years.

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baltimore psychiatric hospital

from hannibal (tv series) posted in television by crabapple

Although Will Graham and company are held in the Baltimore Psychiatric Hospital in the tv series Hannibal, the exteriors used for the show are the David Dunlop Observatory outside of Toronto in Richmond Hill, ON (with a fair amount of CGI added for effect).

Many interiors of the hospital are shot in the facility as well, demonstrating the beaux arts architecture.

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hannibal lector’s house

from hannibal (tv series) posted in television by crabapple

Although the Hannibal TV series on NBC is based in Baltimore, Maryland, many of the exteriors for the show were shot in Toronto.

Hannibal Lector's charming 3-story house is actually part of St. Andrew's Church, located across from Roy Thomson Hall on Simcoe St.

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westwood memorial park

from marilyn monroe posted in movies by pete_nice

Musician/composer Frank Zappa is also buried at Westwood (Section D, #100). His unmarked grave is about 8 yards west of Roy Orbison, and just to the right of actor Lew Aryes.

Frank Zappa died on Dec. 4, 1993 from prostrate cancer. He was 52 years old.

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