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view full location details...the murder castle
from chicago world’s fair, serial killers posted in history by pete_nice
Owner and operator of a drug store at this intersection, Dr. H. H. Holmes bought the adjacent lot and proceeded to construct a mammoth building. The three-story building had a 162' x 50' footprint, and was dubbed "The Castle" in the neighborhood. Holmes named it "The World's Fair Hotel", and it served as a hotel during the World's Columbian Exposition (aka The Chicago World's Fair) in 1893.
Holmes constructed a variety of rooms with the intent of killing his boarders, and carried out numerous murders in "The Murder Castle." He sold the skeletons of his victims to medical schools, while stealing the belongings of the deceased.
The "Murder Castle" was burned from the inside by arsonists in 1895, but the building survived and remained in use until it was torn down in 1938.
The story was retold in Erik Larsen's book The Devil and the White City, and an adaption of this work by Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio is in production.
view full location details...h.r. giger museum
from h.r. giger posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
You can find the largest permanent collection of H.R. Giger's work at the Museum HR Giger located in the 400-year-old Saint-Germain Castle in the small town of Gruyères, Switzerland.
A Giger Bar opened opposite the museum in 2003. Just like the Giger Bar in Chur, this one is modeled after many of the biomechanical elements from the Alien films and designs for the Harkonnen furniture from Alejandro Jodorowsky's unproduced version of Dune.
view full location details...luke cage’s bar
from jessica jones posted in television by nevereatshreddedwheat
Alphabet City's 7B Horseshoe Bar is the stand in for the bar Luke Cage owns in the first season of Netflix's Jessica Jones.
Many movies have also taken advantage of this East Village dive bar's ambiance over the years including Crocodile Dundee, The Verdict and The Godfather II.
view full location details...jarden, tx
from the leftovers (2015) posted in television by pete_nice
The town of Lockhart, TX- with its historic downtown and interesting color palette- is the filming location of Jarden, TX in the second season of The Leftovers.
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