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the mercer hotel
from russell crowe posted in movies by tacopolis
In June of 2005, Russell Crowe came down from his suite at the Mercer Hotel to complain that his phone was unable to call Australia. Words were exchanged with the hotel employee, and Crowe threw the phone. The employee claims it hit him in the face; Crowe said it was thrown against the wall.
view full location details...tail fins malt shop
from eddie cochran posted in music by tacopolis
As of July 2014, this place seems to be closed- it's boarded up and locked down. I wonder what they did with the memorabilia...
view full location details...apollo 1 fire
from space exploration posted in history by tacopolis
On January 27, 1967, NASA was running a test launch for their first manned space mission- Apollo 1. Due to design flaws in the initial construction (and the use of pure oxygen in the capsule), there was a fire during the test that claimed the lives of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.
The site was used to successfully test a number of Saturn I and Saturn IB rockets, but was eventually razed. The launch platform remains as a memorial with a plaque that lists the time of the accident and the names of the astronauts, as well as the following inscription:
They gave their lives in service to their country in the ongoing exploration of humankind's final frontier. Remember them not for how they died but for those ideals for which they lived.
view full location details...new york city criminal court
from night court, law and order posted in television by tacopolis
This court in Manhattan handles more than 100,000 arrests a year, and averages about 70 to 90 cases during the 5 pm-1 am night shift.
Operating since 1967, the court has been an inspiration for the tv series Night Court and various scenes from Law & Order.
Interestingly, the court has become something of a bizarre tourist attraction, and was even listed in a Lonely Planet guide as a destination.
Notwithstanding recent arraignments of celebrities like rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn, there is a compelling interest in the American judicial system that underpins much of the tourism. And the obvious hope to see Bull Shannon lay down the law.
Source: AP
view full location details...ashfield boys high school
from ac/dc posted in music by tacopolis
Angus Young, lead guitarist for AC/DC, dropped out of this high school when he was 15. His signature "schoolboy outfit" is modeled after an Ashfield Boys High School uniform.
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