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gus fring’s laundry

from breaking bad posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

Here is the location of Gus Fring's laundry service (Lavandería Brillante) which sits on top of Walt and Jesse's meth super lab in seasons 3 and 4 of Breaking Bad.

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kavanaugh’s

from the wire posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

According to the real-life Baltimore Sun, Kavanaugh's in The Wire was based on the real-life cop bar Kavanaugh's that closed down some time in the late 90s. The Sidebar Tavern on Lexington was converted into Kavanaugh's for the show.

Some trivia: Detective Cole, who's honored with an Irish wake at the bar in season three, had been played by the show's co-creator Robert Colesberry who died in real life shortly after the filming of season two.

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marlo’s park

from the wire posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

The concrete park where Marlo frequently met with his crew in the last two seasons of The Wire is in East Baltimore (even though it's supposed to be West) at the end of Faith Ln near the corner of Chase St. and Bond St.

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werner’s

from the wire, house of cards posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

The Baltimore restaurant Werner's is Tommy Carcetti's favorite location for power lunches in The Wire, and it's also a popular spot for political wheeling and dealing in House of Cards. The restaurant, which dates back to the 1950s, closed briefly in 2011 but reopened in 2012 under new ownership.

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john’s radio and television

from the wire posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

Proposition Joe ran his low-key electronics repair front business out of this address on South Highland in The Wire.

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