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fountains of wayne (former)

from fountains of wayne posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat

This is the former location of Fountains of Wayne, the lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey where the New York band got its name. It closed in 2009.

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queensbridge houses

from nas posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat

Nas reused the cover concept from his debut for his second album It Was Written showing a more current portrait superimposed on the same city block.

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queensbridge houses

from nas posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat

The photo behind a young Nas on the iconic cover of his first album Illmatic was taken at the Queensbridge Houses, the largest public housing project in North America, where Nas grew up in Queens, New York.

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k. west

from david bowie, ziggy stardust posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat

The album cover photo for David Bowie's 1972 sci-fi rock opera The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was taken outside the furrier K. West formerly located here at 23 Heddon Street in London.

A commemorative plaque currently marks the exact spot. The iconic original K. West sign was stolen by a fan sometime in 1982, but it was recovered for a David Bowie art exhibition in 2012.

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rockaway beach

from the ramones posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat

It's not hard, not far to reach
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach

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