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the casbah
from the beatles posted in music by elvis_crabs
Opened on August 29, 1959 by Mona Best, mother of original Beatles drummer Pete Best, the Casbah Coffee Club was located in the cellar of the Best's family home. It was a member's only club for her sons and her friends to meet up and listen to music.
The Quarrymen (John Lennon and Paul McCartney's band before the Beatles) went to the club to arrange a performance there. Mona Best agreed, but said she needed to finish painting the club. All of the Quarrymen grabbed some brushes and started painting, including spiders, dragons, rainbows and stars.
The paintings still exist, and the basement is a Grade II listed building with a blue plaque (by English Heritage) and is open to the public for tours. It also contains 1960’s musical equipment, amplifiers and original chairs.
ringos childhood home
from the beatles, ringo starr posted in music by elvis_crabs
Ringo moved here with his mother as she remarried. He lived here from the age of three onward.
flynn’s arcade
from tron posted in movies by hotwu
Flynn's Arcade is a video game arcade owned and operated by Kevin Flynn in Center City.
view full location details...los angeles union station
from blade runner posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Los Angeles Union Station was used for the interior of the police station near the beginning of the movie.
view full location details...2nd street tunnel
from blade runner posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Deckard takes this tunnel under downtown Los Angeles on his way home.
Apparently, every car commercial ever has been filmed here as well. You've seen this tunnel a million times and you just don't know it.
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