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Across the four Street s you will find Stars Hollow High School , Luke's Diner , Gabby's Flower s, Doose's Market, Taylor's Ice Cream Shoppe, Weston's Baker y, the Post Office , a Travel Agency , the Vintage Clothes Store, a Law Office, the News Stand , Faretta's Barber Shop , Miss Patty's Dance Studio, Stars Hollow Book s, the Church , Le Chat Club, Stars Hollow Beauty Supply, Al's Pancake World (which no longer sells pancakes, but rather different types of international cuisine) the park, Gypsy's and the Gas Station, Stars Hollow Music and Kim's Antiques . Although some within the town doubt the theory, the traditionally accepted Legend surrounding the town's name involves two Star-crossed lovers who seemed destined never to be together, until separate Cosmological phenomena involving Star s led them to each other at the spot where the town now exists. This is celebrated annually at the Firelight Festival, shown in 1st season episode "Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers" and 4th season episode "Nag Hammadi is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels." There was also a "battle" fought in Stars Hollow where 12 men stood and waited for the Red Coat s who never came. This battle is Re-enacted annually, shown in first season episode "Love and War and Snow" and in 5th season episode "Women of Questionable Morals." This second occurrence marked the beginning of the addition of the town prostitute, who slept with the British general to delay the troops. It is unknown where exactly the town is located; since it is fictional, it may not have any specific intended location. However, it is stated on the show that Hartford is within 30 minutes and that New Haven is 22.8 miles away. On episode 17 of season 6, Lorelai states that Stars Hollow is nearby to New London, Connecticut. On a more recent episode Lane's band says that Stars Hollow is very close to the reallife town of Becon Falls. It is the best reference point yet for location, map-wise. Stars Hollow was inspired by and is loosely based on the real town of Washington Depot , Connecticut (located in the middle of the western half of the state, about 45 minutes from both Hartford and New Haven ) which writer Amy Sherman-Palladino once traveled through. The town square is actually located on the Warner Brothers studio backlot; in fact it is just around the corner from the exterior set for the hospital from ER. Many of the sets for Stars Hollow were also used in The Music Man , The Dukes Of Hazzard , and The Waltons . The Dragonfly Inn was the Waltons' house, and the exterior of Lorelai's house was Uncle Jesse's. |
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