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I went to L.A. yesterday to attend the KPCC FilmWeek Screening for Blade Runner (The Final Cut).

Before the film started, we went on a walk around the downtown area to visit some of the filming locations that were used in the movie.

On the way to our first site, we passed by a couple of other buildings used as filming locations for other projects.

The first building was the Oviatt Building, which was used as the site for the Hotel Cortez in the series American Horror Story.

Another building used for many movies was the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. This view is from Olive Street.

The 5th Street entrance and the interior were used as locations for the Sedgewick Hotel in Ghostbusters.

The first Blade Runner location we went to was the 2nd Street Tunnel at 2nd and Hill.

Deckard passes through the tunnel as part of his commute home.

Next we headed a block east on 2nd and turned south on Broadway. At the end of the block is the Pan American Building, now known as the Pan American Lofts.

The inside of the building was used as the location for the interior of the Yukon Hotel.

Right next to the Pan Am Building, across 3rd Street is the Million Dollar Theater.

Directly across from the theater is the Bradbury Building, which corresponds to the residence of J.F. Sebastian.

The big helical pillars at the entry of the residence as seen in the film is set dressing made of Styrofoam, so they don't exist on the real building.

The iconic interior of the Bradbury Building has been featured in many films, and the first floor is open to the public. The entrance to the building can be found between Blue Bottle Coffee and Subway.

The lighting really changes the atmosphere of the interior, but it is quite recognizable in the film.

We wandered the streets a bit, and found one of the mosaics installed by Invader on the side of a building.

After having ramen for dinner, we headed over to the Theatre at Ace Hotel.

The theater has a very ornate Spanish Gothic interior.

After the film ended, there was a short discussion hosted by Larry Mantle, which featured actress Joanna Cassidy (Zhora Salome) who pointed the audience to a YouTube video she did of Zhora's snake dance (which was scripted, but never filmed for the movie).

Anyway, it was a great experience, and made me miss the times when I was living in L.A. – Greatest city in the world.