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jay and silent bob’s secret stash
from kevin smith posted in comic books by pete_nice
Also known as The Stash, this comic book and novelty shop is owned by filmmaker and comic book writer Kevin Smith. Opened at the current location in March of 1999, the store's interior was designed by a film production designer and features many props and nostalgia from Kevin Smith movies.
The shop often appears in Smith's films, such as Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and is the location for the TV reality show Comic Book Men.
view full location details...thomas edison national historical park
from thomas edison posted in technology by corporate_sunshine
Designated as the Edison Home National Historic Site on December 6, 1955, this location is now called Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
The park features two main buildings: the Laboratory complex featuring numerous inventions, films, and artifacts from Edison's inventing years there (starting in 1886), and the Glenmont Estate where Edison lived with his wife until he died in 1931.
At this location, Edison worked on making his original phonograph commercially viable, developed the kinetoscope and several other motion picture devices, and developed nickel-iron-alkaline storage batteries that powered early electric vehicles.
Also located at the park is Edison's Black Maria, one of the first motion picture studios.
view full location details...rahway high school
from milton friedman, carl sagan posted in literature by pete_nice
A four-year high school in Rahway, NJ, Rahway High has been at this location since 1941.
Economist and author (and Nobel laureate) Milton Friedman graduated from Rahway in 1928, just before his 16th birthday.
Astronomer and author Carl Sagan (1934–1996) also graduated from Rahway High School.
view full location details...“i’m walking here!”
from midnight cowboy posted in movies by speedy_dee
In the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, Ratzo (Dustin Hoffman) is giving Joe Buck (Jon Voight) the low-down of the he-whore game when he is almost hit by a taxi cab at this intersection.
While the crew had hired an actor to drive a taxi cab for a near collision, this particular cab was not part of the filming. Hoffman, the consummate professional, wanted to yell "We're filming a movie here," but didn't break character and instead said the line, "I'm walking here!" while slapping the hood of the taxi.
view full location details...wardenclyffe laboratory
from nikola tesla posted in technology by pete_nice
This entry is part of a blog post called the life and locations of nikola tesla.