# From Reel to Real: Places Inspired by (or Left Over from) Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736 "2012-04-03T21:23:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/21 "2012-04-04T15:27:47Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > There are two **Bedrocks** based on The Flintstones I went to the one in Valle, AZ on a road trip last year. It looked like they had just repainted everything, but the vibe was still kind of sad, like the place was just waiting to die. I think it’s still a worthy stop for any tourist trap aficionado. [Slide show here.](http://youtu.be/scRh6h4KLEw) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/22 "2012-04-04T17:00:15Z")
Jacques Tati quite famously bankrupted himself creating a city on the outskirts of Paris to create his sublime comedic masterpiece _ **Playtime** _. I’ve been unable to find any information on what happened to all the modernist buildings that were left behind after production was over, but I’d like to think they’re still out there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/23 "2012-04-04T21:33:32Z")
The Whistle Stop Cafe from _Fried Green Tomatoes_ still exists. I ate there. Yes, I had the fried green tomatoes. I tried posting a link, but I can’t for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/24 "2012-04-04T21:38:53Z")
Don’t know if it quite fits the OP’s description, but the original Holiday Inn hotel was named after the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/25 "2012-04-04T21:48:27Z")
Mystic Pizza was still around the last time I went to Mystic CT. Granted, that was about 5 years ago. You’ll know it when you see it, it’s got all sorts of Mystic Pizza movie paraphernalia all around it. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/26 "2012-04-04T22:40:49Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It’s called the Skywalker Homestead (or the Sidi-Driss Hotel). Skywalker Ranch is somewhere else entirely (the Lucasfilm offices). Right, Skywalker Ranch is in Marin County, California, on Lucas Valley Road. Interestingly, Lucas Valley Road is not named after George Lucas. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/27 "2012-04-05T00:16:17Z")
This Cracked [article](http://www.cracked.com/article_19548_the-5-most-horrifyingly-wasteful-film-shoots_p2.html) talks about the set that Cecil B. DeMille built for _The Ten Commandments_ in 1923. When the production was done, he had the whole thing buired in place and it apparently is still pretty well-preserved underground. People are trying to organize money to have it excavated and preserved. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/28 "2012-04-05T12:51:38Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It’s called the Skywalker Homestead (or the Sidi-Driss Hotel). Skywalker Ranch is somewhere else entirely (the Lucasfilm offices). Actually, I was wrong. It’s the Lars Homestead. Shows how long it’s been since I last watched Star Wars (about four years). ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/29 "2012-04-05T13:27:23Z")
28 posts and nobody has mentioned the **Hollywood Sign**? ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736/30 "2012-04-05T13:56:34Z")
> [@Blake](#): > > 28 posts and nobody has mentioned the **Hollywood Sign**? Well, it wasn’t made for any movie, it was an ad for a real estate development called [Hollywoodland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Sign) (in 1949 the ‘land’ part was removed). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-reel-to-real-places-inspired-by-or-left-over-from-movies/617736.md?page=1)