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the commodore hotel
from f. scott fitzgerald posted in literature by donkeyoti
F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, lived here when their daughter, Scottie, was born in 1921.
In 1921 Fitzgerald wrote: "We got to the Commodore in St. Paul, and while the leaves blew up the street we waited for our children to be born."
The Commodore is available for private bookings, and apparently has a limited public use once a year.
f. scott fitzgerald birthplace
from f. scott fitzgerald posted in literature by donkeyoti
Called the San Mateo Flats by the builder, F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in the left building, second apartment up, on September 24, 1896.
His father moved the family to New York in 1898.
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote several novels, short stories, poems, and coined the phrase "the Jazz Age", an era which he is most associated with.
alamogordo landfill
from atari posted in video games by nevereatshreddedwheat
This landfill is the reported site of the mass burial of unsold Atari video game cartridges in 1983, including millions of the unanimously agreed upon to be unplayable '82 video game for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Don't expect to find any treasures if you visit. The fourteen truckloads of merch that travelled here from El Paso, TX were steamrolled immediately and covered with concrete to prevent looting.
paul’s boutique
from beastie boys posted in music by donkeyoti
The cover of the breakthrough album "Paul's Boutique" by the Beastie Boys was taken outside of this location in 1989.
Couple of quick facts:
1. This location was a restaurant called the Three Monkeys when it caught ablaze on Jan. 20, 2011.
2. At one point it was a restaurant named "Paul's Boutique" (well after the album came out).
3. When the cover photo for the album was taken, the Paul's Boutique sign was added to the current exterior of the existing junk shops.
4. This album still rules.
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from bob dylan, cat stevens, the suburbs posted in music by donkeyoti
The old Sound 80 Studios were housed on this location. Bob Dylan was set to release "Blood on the Tracks" in late 1974, and then suddenly decided to re-record a significant amount of the album here with local set musicians.
The legends surrounding that decision and those sessions would probably make a great documentary, if it hasn't already been made.
Cat Stevens recorded Izitso here, and other alums include The Suburbs, The Suicide Commandoes, and Dave Brubeck.
Today, the sight is still breaking sonic barriers. Orfield Laboratories has on the premises an anechoic chamber that was certifed as "the quietest place on earth" (measured at −9.4 dBA) by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2005.
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