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burbank burger king
from back to the future (1985) posted in movies by pete_nice
Marty skitches a truck's bumper outside this Burger King in the first installment of Back to the Future. The franchise is still open.
view full location details...ivy hill cemetery
from space exploration, rocket science posted in technology by pete_nice
Famed German/American scientist and rocket-man Werner von Braun is buried at the Ivy Hill Cemetery.
He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 65 on June 16, 1977.
"Nature does not know extinction; all it knows is transformation. Everything science has taught me, and continues to teach me, strengthens my belief in the continuity of our spiritual existence after death."- Werner von Braun
view full location details...george mcfly’s house
from back to the future (1985) posted in movies by pete_nice
Marty McFly finds his father, George McFly, as a young man when he travels to the past at this house. peeping Lorraine with binoculars in a tree.
view full location details...the gamble house
from back to the future posted in movies by pete_nice
Designed by Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene in the early part of the 20th century for Procter & Gamble executive David Gamble, the Gamble House is considered to be a masterpiece of the Arts & Crafts movement.
It also serves as Doc Brown's house in the Back to the Future trilogy.
view full location details...the last spike
from transcontinental railroad posted in history by pete_nice
Before Silicon Valley was a mecca of wealth and technology, Leland Stanford arranged for this area to be the final stop on the transcontinental railroad.
You can view the final spike in the famous achievement on display the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford.
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