Tag: “Filming Location”

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   Tom's Restaurant

   The restaurant made famous as the establishing shot in Seinfeld episodes, as well as the Suzanne Vega song, "Tom's Diner". It's good diner food, if a little overpriced and overcrowded for the neighborhood (because of its celebrity status).

2. 

   'The Birds' schoolhouse

   Used in the 1963 Hitchcock film The Birds.

3. 

   Rhyolite

   One of Nevada's most recognizable ghost towns. Abandoned in 1916.

4. 

   Roy's Motel and Cafe

   A famous stop on old route 66 in Amboy. The town became nearly abandoned in the early 1970's when Interstate 40 opened to the north.

5. 

   Bodiam Castle

   Built in 1385 possibly to protect the area against a French invasion, though probably also for show, Bodiam is a water castle surrounded on all four sides by a moat filled with large Koi. Bodiam is mostly a ruin on the inside thanks to the English Civil War, and was abandoned until the 1920's when it was given to the National Trust.

6. 

   The Elrod House

   John Lautner's incredible desert house for Arthur Elrod. A massive concrete roof hung over an indoor outdoor pool with boulders in the living room makes the house feel sort of like a super modern cave.

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   Hampton Court Palace

   Hampton Court is an interesting blend of Tudor palace and Baroque architecture. Originally a Tudor palace owned by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, and then Henry VIII, it was almost demolished in the 1600's by William and Mary, but the money was not there for Sir Christopher Wren to rebuild entirely, so they built new grand apartments on the back of the palace.

8. 

   The Rooftop Bar

   Set on the roof of the Standard Hotel in Downtown L.A. this bar has an amazing 360 degree view of the city.