ewf@ihuxr.UUCP (Gene Foster) (02/22/84)
I stand by my original statement that HSB takes place in Pittsburg PA. The Hill is an area of Pittsburg. The opening scenes were supposedly shot in Pitt. Also one more key point. The front license plates are missing from the cop cars. In what states is this legal? Well PA is one of them, also FL is another. Anyone know of any more? Pittsburg, PA is the answer, period! This should conclude any more discussion on this subject. Let's go on to something more interesting like What are the names of Trappers daughters or how Hawkeye got his name. gene foster ihuxr!ewf
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (02/23/84)
Wrong "dog breath"-:), the Hill is modeled after Fort Apache in the South Bronx. Famous in song and legend for its characters and ambience. There even has been exterior shots of the station from time to time. There are a number of shots of Chicago also. Granted, there are also exterior shots of Pitt and Philly and several other cities. But, it remaineth to say that there is only one Fort Apache and that is in the good ole Sout Bronex. Don't go there unless you are are in a party of not less than 200 brave souls. Seriously folks. HSB is a composite of several eastern cities, as far as the opening shots are concerned. The rest of the shots are LA and environs. Remember Bumper Morgan of Blue Knight fame? Some of the same street scenes are in both HSB and BK. They are shooting some location shots this week in some eastern city BTW. It was reported in the paper that some big REAL crime took place just a block from HSB shooting. I don't even remember now which city. But, it wasn't Pitt or Philly. T. C. Wheeler
esj@ihuxl.UUCP (Natty Dread ) (02/24/84)
I don't know about all of the opening scenes, but at least one is an aerial view of an RTA train backing into the Chicago North Western station in Chicago. I rode that damn train every weekday & I *know* the curve it snakes around. The squad cars are similar to Chicago's & the beach could be on Lake Michigan. I remember Bochco saying in an interview that the city wasn't definite.
pat@ih1ap.UUCP (Patrick A. Fargo) (02/24/84)
Channel 7 news in Chicago recently did a piece on Chicago scenes used in TV. One of these episodes showed the filming of HSB in Chicago. They select very dismal, snowless days, and use the Maxwell Station as the base. Although the HSB producer trys to give the city no identity, the exterior sequences are definately shot in Chicago. P. A. FARGO AT&T Bell Labs
leimkuhl@uiuccsb.UUCP (02/28/84)
#R:ihuxr:-92100:uiuccsb:12300031:000:179 uiuccsb!leimkuhl Feb 27 13:49:00 1984 <Why am I responding to this notestring? I don't even watch network television> A single license plate (on the rear) is standard in most states in the midwest and west.
jsv@brunix.UUCP (Jeff Vitter) (02/29/84)
That's not true about single license plates. Louisiana is the only state that I know of that still uses only one license plate per car.
jsv@brunix.UUCP (Jeff Vitter) (02/29/84)
Clarification: In every state I know of (except for La.), almost all cars have two license plates. Some states like RI and Mass. do not require two license plates per car, but just about every car has two license plates. No car in La. has two state license plates.
leimkuhl@uiuccsb.UUCP (03/01/84)
#R:ihuxr:-92100:uiuccsb:12300032:000:212 uiuccsb!leimkuhl Feb 29 21:30:00 1984 I've just been corrected. A single license plate is standard in many (not most) states in the west and midwest. Illinois is not one of them. I was grown in Indiana, and we just get one. Ben Leimkuhler
rkp@drufl.UUCP (Pierce) (03/06/84)
In Tennessee, they only use ONE license plate (on the back) and its been that way for at least 20 years. Russ Pierce drufl!rkp
rosul@nmtvax.UUCP (03/07/84)
O.K. folks, it is time to find out the REAL loaction of Hill Street BLues. All this talk on the net has brought us out of the woodwork. Are you ready? Hill Street Blues is located in Socorro, New Mexico. Yes, Socorro, New Mexico (pop. about 10,000). We all felt that it was time to reveal ourselves to the world. I know you're all disappointed that it wasn't located in your home town, but you can't have them all! Socorro, located in the middle of New Mexico (and the middle of nowhere) is the perfect spot for HSB to do their filming. There is no crowds, it is quiet, and is conviently located only 1500 miles from Hollywood, 1000 to a nearby shore, and only 50 miles from any form of civilzation. The snow in the beginning of the show was brought down from the near by ski slopes, and the cars with the liscense plates missing were part of a deal by the U.S. and Mexico. We buy Mexican oil, and the Mexicans give us back all the cars they stole. A good deal. Hope that solves everyones queries! Signed, Ronald "Not quite all here" Rosul@nmtvax New Mexico Tech, in sunny Socorro, New Mexico. p.s.-is there any groups on here for soap watchers?
leimkuhl@uiuccsb.UUCP (03/07/84)
#R:ihuxr:-92100:uiuccsb:12300034:000:427 uiuccsb!leimkuhl Mar 6 20:53:00 1984 Well, my parents' cars, my brother's car, my sister's car, and my car just have one Indiana plate, and we haven't been stopped or charged with a violation, and they just send us one plate each year, so my gut feeling is that Indiana only requires the one plate. Anybody else live in a state where one plate is standard? I also hear that cops only need one plate in many states that otherwise require two. Ben Leimkuhler
twt@uicsl.UUCP (03/07/84)
#R:ihuxr:-92100:uicsl:12200053:000:444 uicsl!twt Mar 6 19:01:00 1984 > ***** uicsl:net.tv / brunix!jsv / 2:05 pm Mar 4, 1984 > Clarification: In every state I know of (except for La.), > almost all cars have two license plates. > Some states like RI and Mass. do not require two license plates > per car, but just about every car has two license plates. > No car in La. has two state license plates. ---------- Please inform me just when it was that LA received it's statehood. Mary
mikey@trsvax.UUCP (03/07/84)
#R:ihuxr:-92100:trsvax:54900016:000:213 trsvax!mikey Mar 7 09:06:00 1984 PA issues only one plate for cars and motorcycles, however I've seen State Police vehicles with front AND rear plates on the marked patrol cars. Unmarked and detective vehicles still have only one plate. Mikey
andrew@inmet.UUCP (03/07/84)
#R:ihuxr:-92100:inmet:9000006:000:364 inmet!andrew Mar 6 20:52:00 1984 Massachusetts has been in the process of phasing out double plates for some time now. Newly-issued plates are all single; when existing double plates expire, they are replaced by single ones. BTW, is it true that Illinois and Mississippi are the only remaining states that issue new plates every year (as opposed to semi-permanent plates with renewal stickers)?
johnnyr@ihuxa.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg) (03/08/84)
Illinois has been using license plate stickers for the last 3-5
years. They have however just designed a new plate that anyone
ordering plates recieves.
John Rosenberg AT&T Tech, Naperville Il
{ihnp4!} ihuxa!johnnyr
jsv@brunix.UUCP (Jeff Vitter) (03/08/84)
La. received its statehood not long after the La. Purchase. (I hope the msg I'm replying to wasn't serious.)
pmk@spuxll.UUCP (P. Kelliher) (03/08/84)
La. (not LA - Los Angelas) is Lousiana the state of; just east of Texas.
You know, the state with New Orleans, home of the Mardi Gras, the Superdome,
and the Cocaine Saints. Get with it.
P Kelliher
AT&T-ISL
S. Plainfield, NJbeisel@trwspp.UUCP (03/08/84)
For those who care, and I don't: PA has only one license plate. Never had 2, never will. Why are we discussing license plates in net.tv? - Bruce Beisel (used to live in Yardley, PA (outside PHila))
jsg@rlgvax.UUCP (Jeff Grunewald) (03/16/84)
You haven't been to Pennsylvania lately, have you? I lived there for about 18 years, and still visit there several times a year, and they have always had only one lisence plate per car (naturally mounted on the back bumper). Jeff Grunewald [seismo, mcnc, allegra]!rlgvax!jsg
daves@hp-pcd.UUCP (04/06/84)
This sure has gone on long enough but... I recall seeing several movies and TV shows where cars not only were missing the front license plate, but the rear as well. They removed them to hide the identity of where the filming takes place. --Dave Serisky (former CMU'er, current HSB fan) hplabs!hp-pcd!daves
ocoin@pwa-b.UUCP (Terry O'Coin) (05/22/84)
A single license plate is also used here in Massachusetts, but I don't think this has a thing to do with television. T.P.O'C.