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bruce springsteen’s first home

from bruce springsteen posted in music by prof_improbable

This address is where Bruce Springsteen first lived until he was six years old. The house was torn down to make room for a parking lot for the St. Rose of Lima church.

The Springsteen (surname is from Dutch, meaning "jump stone") family was Roman Catholic and attended the church next door- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

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the unisphere

from craig mack posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat

Also seen in the video for A Tribe Called Quest's Award Tour.

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morrison apartments

from the doors, jim morrison posted in music by pete_nice

Jim Morrison lived on the roof of this building in the summer of 1965. He would eat meals at his friend's (Dennis Jacob) apartment, stare at the ocean while tripping on LSD, and slept outside on the roof.

The current owner of this building is obviously aware of the legacy, because the name of the building is the Morrison Apartments.

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glenbard north high school

from the smashing pumpkins posted in music by ratsnamgod

Billy Corgan attended this school in the early to mid-1980's.
Due to his size, Corgan excelled in sports as a child. By the time he entered high school, he would no longer be excessively larger than his peers. His superiority in sports began to diminish. It was at this time that he turned his focus to music.
Though Corgan would remain a sports fan, he would hide the fact once he entered the alt-rock limelight. He became open with his interest in sports after The Smashing Pumpkins breakup in 2000.

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landsberg air base

from johnny cash posted in music by pete_nice

Johnny Cash enlisted in the United States Air Force on July 7, 1950. After basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and technical training at Brooks Air Force Base (both in San Antonio, TX), he was assigned to be a Morse Code Intercept Operator at Landsberg Air Base near Penzig, Germany. Cash was the first radio operator to pick up the news of the death of Joseph Stalin.

While at Landsberg, J.C. started his first band, The Landsberg Barbarians. After Cash was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on July 3, 1954, he returned to Texas.

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