Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

I never quite got into the original Mary Poppins film, but fell in love with the musical version after seeing a few times on Broadway.   The "real story" here ends up being a "reel story" with more embellishments than facts unfortunately.   Knowing that a lot of stuff was made up and reworked for dramatic purposes takes away from the film quite a bit.   But let's get to some locations, shall we?

First up is the bookend scenes of the film, shot at the Los Angeles Arboretum...

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The next location is the house the family moves from, located at the Heritage Museum in Los Angeles....

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Here is the multi-colored house next door...

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A trip over to Universal Studios' courtyard for the next shots....

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Also at Universal Studios is the Western location the film used...

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The car wash she drives by with disgust for no reason...

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Last fall I stayed at the Langham Huntingont in Pasadena, so when I eventually saw the film, I knew immediately it was not the Beverly Hills Hotel.   Here are some shots I took, but as I had not seen the film yet, I wasn't matching up exact hallways and locations...

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For the pool scenes, they covered the balconies to make it look more like the Beverly Hills Hotel...

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I have not been to Disneyland since 1985, so here is a shot from way back...

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I have been the the Disney Studios in Burbank many times to have lunch with my friend.  I haven't been since seeing the film, so these shots aren't "lined up" to match, but you get the general idea...

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While at the studios, they usually have some great props on display, including this one!