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Architecture, possibility, the coast
Downtown architecture and a coastal lighthouse turn a remembered relationship into a sequence of places.
Read in this order, then plan travel between the public locations. Historical references and private properties are not visitor stops. This is a story sequence, not a timed walking itinerary.
Place and area markers · not exact camera positions
Working office building. Respect posted lobby access and do not enter private upper floors.
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- 01Opening frame · Enter the worldFilming location · a new interview
Begin (500) Days of Summer at Bradbury Building, then follow the first turn in its real-world geography.
Bradbury Building
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Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Cropped location photographThe Bradbury is the setting for Tom’s interview near the end of the film. The light-filled atrium gives the possibility of starting again an architectural form.
Working office building. Respect posted lobby access and do not enter private upper floors.
- 02Filming location · looking at the city
Eastern Columbia Building
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Galkab · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped location photographThe Eastern Columbia Building is among the architecture Tom admires. Its turquoise exterior rewards looking up, while the residential interior remains private.
Residential building. View from the public sidewalk; no visitor access to private interiors.
- 03Second act · Follow the cityFilming location · the wedding
Move deeper into (500) Days of Summer through the locations where its visual and emotional language takes shape.
Point Fermin Lighthouse
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Elefuntboy at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Cropped location photographPoint Fermin Lighthouse provides the coastal wedding setting. The surrounding park and ocean views are distinct from the private event assembled for filming.
Historic lighthouse in a public park; interior tours have separate hours.
- 04FILMING LOCATION
Angels Flight
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Difference engine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped location photographThe funicular and its steep urban setting form part of Tom and Summer’s idealised downtown route.
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- 05Afterimage · Carry it with youFILMING LOCATION
End at Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain, where the World continues as memory, pilgrimage or living culture.
Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain
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User:Techgeist · Public domain · Cropped location photographThe civic plaza supplies the bench-and-fountain geometry used in the film’s downtown montage.
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