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Building same as one used in Vertigo

posted 17 years ago by avgavg
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One of the locations in this film appeared to me to be exactly like the apartment building Hitchcock used in Vertigo as Madeline's residence. Seeing that both films are located in San Francisco, I am assuming they are the same building. If so, this is an interesting link between the two films, which on a superficial level share similarities in plot.

As a footnote, does anyone know if the building in question is still around, or was it demolished?

[–] d-letta 17 years ago

It's the Brocklebank, and it's still there...next door to the Fairmount Hotel.

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 17 years ago

Somebody built a replica of it in Ekalaka, MT.

Nothing is more beautiful than nothing.

[–] baygelldawg 8 years ago

A replica of the apartment building in Ekalaka, MT?

A model of it, maybe. But a replica? There aren't enough people in that town to fill the Brocklebank building and nothing in Ekalaka is more than one and a half stories, 'ceptin the county courthouse.

Pics or it didn't happen.

[–] watpho 15 years ago

What's weird is that the apartment's living room looks north towards the bay and then the bedroom looks south towards the Flood Building and Fairmont. That's some apartment!

[–] Xcalat3 14 years ago

interesting

When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...

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[–] mls4182 9 years ago

I live a block away and the building looks the same as it did in Vertigo. It is a very prestigious address. There is also a shot of the Flood Mansion across the street which is still there.

Even the scenes of Sausalito look pretty much alike today. Not much has changed.