Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm. George Lucas sold Pixar to Steve Jobs in 1986 shortly after he left Apple Computer. Jobs paid $5 million to George Lucas and put $5 million as capital into the company.

Pixar had a love-hate relationship with Disney for several years: Pixar made amazingly successful films, and Disney made a lot of money.

In 2000, Pixar moved into this location that features an enormous atrium, volleyball courts, pool, and people riding around on Razor scooters. The facility was purchased outright with profits made from Toy Story.

On January 24, 2006, Disney purchased Pixar for $7.4 billion in an all-stock deal. Steve Jobs, who owned 50.1% of the company, gained 7.1% of Disney, making him the largest single shareholder of Disney, and putting him on the board of directors.

Pixar continues to make ground-breaking animated films, and has several slated for future release.

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Built in the early 1900s for copper magnate Daniel Jackling, Steve Jobs bought this mansion in 1984. An enormous house with 14 rooms, Jobs intention was always to tear the building down. It took until March 2010 to get approval from a California court to get approval to demolish the property, which was done in February 2011.

According to reports, even though Jobs lived in it for ten years, he kept it virtually unfurnished. He once hosted a dinner for President Clinton here in 1996. He was rewarded with a stay in the Lincoln bedroom of the White House.

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The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Construction started in 1929 and finished in 1931.

The 1933 film King Kong depicted the eponymous gargantuan shimmying to the top of this building in stop-motion awesomeness.

A description from the 1998 documentary The Cruise, as presented by Tim "Speed" Levitch:

"1,476 feet of organized granite and limestone. 6400 windows... 7 miles of elevator shafts. A slice of the state of Indiana vaulted on the corner of 34th st and 5th ave. King Kong climbed it."

That guy has a way with words...

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Steve Jobs bought this home in the mid-1990s after his marriage. Jobs raised his three children here. The house is done in the British country style, and the home is reportedly lightly furnished (but not as comparatively stark as his bachelor days).

This is also where Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011, due to complications from a relapse of his previously treated islet-cell neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer, resulting in respiratory arrest. He had lost consciousness the day before, and died with his wife, children and sister at his side.

His last words were: "OH WOW, OH WOW, OH WOW."

(These words were capitalized in The New York Times presentation of his sister's eulogy.)

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Until 1992, before construction of the campus, Apple's corporate headquarters were located in the building Mariani One at this location.

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