The Flats Head to Seattle for a Grey's Anatomy Pilgrimage

I found myself in Seattle for a media studies conference, so headed out on a Grey's Anatomy pilgrimage.  What better way to spend your time that to seek out TV locales. Much to my dismay, most of Grey's is shot in LA (and bummer of bummers, the big Ferry accident episode was shot on green screen--and in a parking lot nonetheless).  Anyway, I was not deterred.  I walked a mile and a half uphill from the Space Needle to 303 West Comstock Street on Queen Anne Hill (in cowboy boots and I'm paying for it now) to find the location used for exteriors of Meredith's house.  (For those non-Grey's enthusiasts, it's the house that previously belonged to Meredith's mother and then was later shared by various combos of docs and interns/residents.) Below you can see the hills and steps of the journey, as well as Flat Stanley & Flat Farnsworth's appearances.

Notably, while I was doing the pictures in front of the house, locals did laugh at me as they drove by (but what are you going to do. They can't steal my joy).

Joliet Prison

Joliet Prison was used for the television show Prison Break. 2005-2006 the Fox Network shot the first season of its show Prison Break. This was one of my favorite shows, so sad it still isn't going on anymore. It always kept you on the edge of your seat. 

The Original Playboy Mansion

The Original Playboy Mansion is located at 1340 North State Parkway. It was used for Hefner's Playboy Penthouse television variety show in the 1960's. The mansion had 70-room classical French brick and limestone. For a period in the 1970s, Hefner divided his time between the Chicago mansion and the Mansion West, moving full-time to the California mansion in 1974.

The House From Webster

The House from Webster is located at 1432 North State Parkway. A situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 until May 8, 1987, and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 until March 10, 1989. 

Newton Minow Way

Newton Minow Way is located at 42 S Dearborn. ) Newton Minow is an American attorney and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. His speech referring to television as a vast Wasteland as we studied in class.

The Nielsen Building

The Nielsen building is located at 200 W Jackson Blvd.

Oprah's Harpo Studios

Oprah's Harpo Studios is located at 1058 W Washington Blvd. It was founded by Oprah Winfrey, in the late 1980's the start of The Oprah Winfrey Show developed. The set also housed The Rosie Show, an evening television talk show which was hosted and produced by actress and comedienne Rosie O'Donnell, airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Harpo Studios has Emmy Award- winning teams in production designs, lighting camera work, editing, audio direction and graphic design. In February 2013, Harpo Films was shut down citing that "the demand for long-form projects, especially on the broadcast side, has dried out.