Moonlight Mile Road Trip part 2

Today, the WDW and BBMISwear Moonlight Mile Road Trip continued through Gloucester and Marblehead. with a little bit of Salem's Lot thrown in for good measure and lunch. I am delighted to announce that following yesterday's discovery of the Moonlight Mile post office, BBMISwear did indeed throw herself head first through the hatch. The post office mistress did the only thing she could have done in such a situation - stand well back and take pictures. We thank you, Deb! As recompense we did spend $2 on stamps...)




From Gloucester we took the scenic route to Marblehead (via other places which were in completely the wrong direction). Marblehead was the sight for Dustin's Real Estate office and for the diner across the street. We loved this town - it was quiet, with amazing architecture and with a very friendly bunch of locals. The Real Estate Office is now a toy shop but the girl behind the counter, despite being only 20, remembered the filming well and talked about seeing Dustin in the office. She also gave us the news that the floor we stood on was Brad Silberling's floor. Designed to last three days, it was still under our feet but was soon to be removed. In a WDW exclusive, BBMISwear's feet can be seen here expertly modelling Jake's Floor.







The post and the brick wall have all but been completely disguised by toys but they are still there.


After some long minutes of holding up traffic, we were able to take other pictures of places from the film. The girl in the toy shop remembered the benches that had been removed, the lamp posts that had gone, and helped us place Jake - and us - in the street.





Across the street from the office was the diner where the shooting had taken place. This diner is now a liquor store (their zinfandel is highly recommended and well tasted - let me just take a sip). We went in and the place looked like the interior actually had been used for some of the filming, which was a surprise to us. Yet again, the shop server was only too happy to take some pictures of us.






With the realisation that every town in Massachusetts has at least one Washington Street, we headed for the sea to watch Jake walk on water. These reconstructions placed us in great peril, at the mercy of a sheer two-foot drop.






And a witchy Salem interlude...



We have had the most marvellous reception from the people of the Moonlight Mile towns - as a result I expect rentings of the movie to soar in these towns! Thank you so much for your welcome.

Pictures from IHJ and WDW, with many thanks to the people of Gloucester and Marblehead (with no thanks to the people who design the signage).