metro area: san francisco / oakland / fremont, CA
jack london’s birthplace
from jack london posted in literature by corporate_sunshine
John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney) was born at this location on January 12, 1876.
The American author who wrote the novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang, and the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life", spent the early years of his life at this location.
The home burned down in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake fire, and the plaque celebrating London was placed here in 1953.
view full location details...the matrix (former)
from hunter s. thompson, jefferson airplane posted in literature by pete_nice
From 1965 to 1972, this location was the headquarters to the "San Francisco Sound" called The Matrix. Several blues and psychedelic bands played the venue in the 60s, and Jefferson Airplane was the house band from 1965 to 1966.
According to the movie Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson, HST would frequent The Matrix and had a crush on J.A. lead singer, Grace Slick.
A memorable scene from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas recreates a flashback from the bathroom of The Matrix with Johnny Depp and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
view full location details...hunter s. thompson’s apartment
from hunter s. thompson posted in literature by pete_nice
The founder of Gonzo journalism lived at this San Francisco apartment during the days of Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
view full location details...national ignition facility
from star trek into darkness posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Many of the high-tech interiors of the Enterprise in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel Star Trek Into Darkness were filmed at the National Ignition Facility, part of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco.
This was the first time a movie had been allowed to shoot at the NIF. The research facility is home to the world's largest and most energetic laser system, which they are using to attempt nuclear fusion. Like the Enterprise, it's also fueled by the hydrogen isotope deuterium. Way cooler than the Anheuser-Busch brewery used for the first movie.
view full location details...musée mécanique (former)
from neutral milk hotel posted in music by ratsnamgod
The inspiration for the once untitled 10th track on In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
The band would visit this collection of arcade oddities when touring the Bay Area. On one visit, Jeff Mangum encountered a young girl who resembled the object of his obsession, Anne Frank.
The museum has moved from its Cliff House location that NMH visited to its current location in the Fisherman’s Wharf district.
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