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Saturday 22 March 2014
55 Central Park West (Ghostbusters)
Location: New York, New York, USA
Address: 55 Central Park West
Date: Sept 2007
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, then you just might live near 66th and Central Park West in Manhattan. This is where the apartments of Dana Barrett and Louis Tully (The Gatekeeper and The Keymaster) are located. Fans of the Ghostbusters movie should be able to recognize the distinctive awning over the front entrance.
There was no sign of any paranormal activity on the rooftop while we were there, but we did notice the church next door which was stepped on by the Stay Puft marshmallow man. We also noticed that when Louis Tully (Rick Moranis) runs across the street and hops the wall into Central Park he is very close to his next destination.
One block up at 67th is the Tavern on the Green restaurant. We did enjoy a nice dinner and afterwards we went outside and took a few pictures through the window. The party inside seemed to pay us no mind. We wonder if they would have cared if we were being attacked by a demonic gargoyle dog.
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55 Central Park West , Tavern On The Green
Post # 6
Thursday 20 March 2014
Cathedral Mausoleum (Talking Bad)
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Address: 6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Date: Feb 2014
Website: www.hollywoodforever.com
Breaking Bad is one of the greatest television dramas of all time. During its final season there was an after show where celebrities and cast members would discuss the episode they had just watched. This show was called Talking Bad. The final Breaking Bad episode was aired before fans and then the final Talking Bad installment took place at the Cathedral Mausoleum in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Hollywood Forever is an unusual cemetery that often holds movie screenings and concerts on its grounds.
Check out more about Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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Cathedral Mausoleum
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Wednesday 19 March 2014
Tom's Restaurant (Seinfeld)
Location: New York, New York, USA
Address: 2880 Broadway
Date: Dec 2008
Website: www.tomsrestaurant.net
Tom's Restaurant is best known as Monk's Cafe from Seinfeld. It is just used for exterior shots so don't expect the inside to look like it does on TV. They are also careful to never film the TOM'S part of the sign that surrounds the building. We would expect that if the southbound facing side said more than just RESTAURANT that it would never have become part of the show. Fortunately it did, and now it is instantly recognizable to Seinfeld fans from around the world.
The restaurant is also the inspiration for Suzanne Vega's popular "Tom's Diner" song. When in Manhattan pop by for a bite, or just stand across the street and exchange a few Seinfeld-isms with your friends.
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Tom's Restaurant
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