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j.w. marriott hotel
from the jinx (2015) posted in television by crabapple
Three-time murder suspect Robert Durst was arrested in the lobby of this hotel on March 15, 2015 following the last episode of the HBO series highlighting his homicidal tendencies, The Jinx.
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from billy madison (1995) posted in movies by pete_nice
The Parkwood Estate & Gardens was built in 1916 for the founder of General Motors, Samuel McLaughlin.
The home served as the filming location for the 1995 Adam Sandler film Billy Madison.
view full location details...the hart house
from the hart foundation, bret hart posted in pro wrestling by prof_improbable
This house, originally built in 1902, has 22 rooms, four fireplaces and 5 chandeliers- but the main feature is the dungeon in the basement.
Purchased by Stu Hart in 1951, the amateur wrestler and promoter turned the basement of the house into a wrestling training center. The Hart Family Dungeon became the center of Stampede Wrestling (Stu's wrestling company) and a legendary wrestling school.
The house was sold by the remaining Hart siblings after Stu's death in 2003, and it was declared a municipal heritage site by the city of Calgary in 2012.
view full location details...alto nido apartments
from sunset boulevard (1950) posted in movies by pete_nice
Down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) lives at this Mediterranean-style apartment complex in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.
The apartment building still stands.
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from sunset boulevard (1950) posted in movies by pete_nice
Former screen star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) lives in a dilapidated mansion at "10086 Sunset Boulevard", when struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) hides from creditors here in the 1950 film Sunset Blvd.
The house that was used for the filming was actually at the corner of Crenshaw and Irving. The mansion was originally built in 1927 for the US Consul in Mexico, William O. Jenkins. Interestingly, Jenkins was kidnapped and held for ransom while on the job.
After the house lay abandoned for 10 years, it was purchased by oil man Jean Paul Getty for his second wife. After their divorce, she was the one who rented it to Paramount Studios for the filming.
The house was torn down in 1957 for the Getty Oil Building (now called the Harbor Building).
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