built Briarcliff Mansion in 1922 and lived on the estate until 1948, when he sold the land to the state of Georgia. Īsa Candler Jr., son of Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler, originally owned the land.
The sale included the buildings of Briarcliff Campus and Briarcliff Mansion, according to University Historian Gary Hauk. This decision went against the University’s land acquisition policy, which prohibited the purchase of land that was south of North Decatur Road or noncontiguous with current University property. The University bought Briarcliff Campus as part of a 42-acre, $2.9 million acquisition along Briarcliff Road in 1997. Most recently, “Stranger Things” filmed scenes for both seasons at the Briarcliff A Building, creating Hawkins National Laboratory from the iconic black exterior and clinical interior. “It had a certain visual effect an institution research facility or governmental institution.” “The attraction of the Briarcliff Building is that it is truly a period piece,” Dracos said.
Dracos, Emory University managing director and chief business practice improvement officer, said that the site appeals to film producers because of its 20th century architecture.
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Its medical interior, once used to treat patients and conduct mental health research, is now home to movie and television sets. Once a state-owned and operated mental health institute, the building hasn’t changed much since its construction in the 1960s. Briefly a space for displaced faculty offices and old desks, Building A is now most recognized as the home of the Upside Down in “Stranger Things.” Though now known as a film location, Building A boasts a history as scattered and peculiar as the sets it holds.
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Even though Emory has now designated the older buildings as storage space, they’ve most recently served as the site of the 1980s-era Hawkins National Laboratory in Hawkins, Ind., for Netflix’s beloved original series “Stranger Things.”Ī five-minute drive down North Decatur Road or a 15-minute shuttle ride on the B route brings you to Briarcliff Campus, marked by a tall black building known as Building A.
So much so, in fact, that it's driven one fan to making a bold yet convincing prediction for the final season.Blocks away from the monotonous hum of construction work, white marble and glass bridges lies a part of Emory University’s campus that hasn’t been updated since the late 1990s, and probably won’t change anytime soon. The classic pop track with its icily cool synths and haunting vocal has cropped up as a regular motif throughout the series. The iconic song was used earlier this season when Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) was rescued from the clutches of the wicked wizard Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). The highly-anticipated conclusion to this much-adored science fiction drama drops on Netflix this Friday (July 1), with two feature-length episodes providing ample time for some no-doubt astonishing twists and turns.Īnd an eager viewer has been quick to predict a seismic twist for super-powered teen Eleven ( Millie Bobby Brown ) and her boyfriend Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard).Īnd it could all hinge on Kate Bush’s stirring 1985 hit, which shot to Number One after featuring in the series. Could the Kate Bush song Running Up That Hill signal a shocking final twist in season four of Stranger Things?
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