Lincoln Heights Jail
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Lincoln Heights Jail is a reportedly haunted former jail building in the Lincoln Heights
neighborhood of Los Angeles
, California
. Since 1979, the building has been the home of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts. It is also sometimes used as a movie set. The 1984 horror movie Nightmare on Elm Street filmed the boiler room scenes here. It was used to film part of the music video "Feeling This
" by Blink-182, as well as portions the notorious, award-winning independent film "Night Train" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239715/, produced by nearby San Pedro, California resident Anthony "Twan" Huljev, http://www.twanslist.com which won awards for Best Cinematography
and Best New Director at the 2000 FantaSporto International Film Festival http://www.caleida.pt/fantasporto/2000/i/premios.html in Oporto, Portugal
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Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California
-Geography and transportation:Lincoln Heights is bounded by the Los Angeles River on the west, the San Bernardino Freeway on the south, and Indiana Street on the east; the district's Eastern border is unclear due to the area's uneven terrain...
neighborhood of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Since 1979, the building has been the home of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts. It is also sometimes used as a movie set. The 1984 horror movie Nightmare on Elm Street filmed the boiler room scenes here. It was used to film part of the music video "Feeling This
Feeling This
"Feeling This" is a song by American pop punk band Blink-182, released on October 2, 2003 as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album, Blink-182. Bassist Mark Hoppus and guitarist Tom DeLonge share songwriting credits on the track...
" by Blink-182, as well as portions the notorious, award-winning independent film "Night Train" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239715/, produced by nearby San Pedro, California resident Anthony "Twan" Huljev, http://www.twanslist.com which won awards for Best Cinematography
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
and Best New Director at the 2000 FantaSporto International Film Festival http://www.caleida.pt/fantasporto/2000/i/premios.html in Oporto, Portugal
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
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