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Pictures of locations from 'Tommy' in Portsmouth


I recently spent a day in Portsmouth riding around taking pictures of locations that were used (or claimed to have been used) in the film. Enjoy!

Map of Portsmouth/locations:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/map.jpg

"Bernie's Holiday Camp"

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/chalet2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/chalet1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/chalet3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/pool1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/pool2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/pool3.jpg


"Amazing Journey"


The only ride left is the spinning one and the carousel (no pix)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fair1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fair2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fair3.jpg

This is what the carnival looks like from outside. There are casinos that were probably used in the movie but they're all remodeled now
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fair4.jpg



"Pinball Wizard"
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/theater1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/theater2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/theater3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/theater4.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/theater5.jpg


(Rocky Horror Live was playing there and the energy was very much like it is in the film, with young people screaming and waving their arms!!)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/theater6.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/theater9.jpg


"Sally Simpson"
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/pier1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/pier2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/pier3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/pier4.jpg


"Sensation" (couldn't get any closer, it's on private property)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/tower.jpg


"Tommy's Holiday Camp" (not sure which entry is the "actual" one)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fort1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fort2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fort3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fort5JPG.jpg

Fort Purbrook from the highway. It was all uphill, the whole way, on a piece of junk bike I rented...I hope you guys appreciate what I went through for this
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/fort6.jpg


extras--these may or may not have been locations from the movie

Train station from the prolog
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/train.jpg

"The Walker House"
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/house1.jpg

"Amazing Journey" coastline
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/beach-1.jpg

car junk yard
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/garbage1.jpg

Finale
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/TonyDood/garbage2.jpg

Hope you enjoyed them, let me know what you think!







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Splended job. Well done. And I worked on TOMMY.

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Thanks, much appreciated...care to share what you did on the film with us?

Nilbog! It's goblin spelled backwards! This is their kingdom!

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The late Shirley Russell's Assistant.

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