1. Zak's Funeral
Mountainview Cemetery, north of 33 Avenue, Vancouver
2. Caprican 'Air Force' Base
The Alibi Room, 157 Alexander Street, Vancouver
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This episode has three locations. 1. Zak's Funeral Mountainview Cemetery, north of 33 Avenue, Vancouver Travel Tip: The location is just north of 33 Avenue. The lower photos were provided by the 13th Colony and were taken from camera positions used in the show. We didn't have a chance to visit this site, but from Google Earth, it seems possible to check it out without disturbing the cemetery at all. 2. Caprican 'Air Force' Base Location Notes: The exteriors where Adama meets Kara for the first time were filmed on the lot at Vancouver Film Studios. 3. Helo and Sharon Bomb Shelter The Alibi Room, 157 Alexander Street, Vancouver Travel Tips: The Alibi Room is located in Gastown, a hip shopping and lifestyle neighbourhood that offers 'the complete Vancouver experience.' It was cool to be able to sit and eat on a 'set' from the show. The Alibi Room offers a wide selection of beer--my 'maple beer' unfortunately tasted like someone had squeezed Aunt Jemima directly into a pilsner, but perhaps you will make a better choice. The shopping and architecture in the area are great!
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This episode has two locations. 1. Kara's crash landing site Location notes: This is a private, active rock quarry in Coquitlam. There is no public access and the site is dangerous, so we don't recommend trying to visit. This was the same quarry used for the Cylon firing squad scenes from the New Caprica arc. 2. Sharon and Helo Bomb Shelter Alibi Restaurant, 157 Alexander Street, Vancouver Travel Tips: The Alibi Room is located in Gastown, a hip shopping and lifestyle neighbourhood that offers 'the complete Vancouver experience.' It was cool to be able to sit and eat on a 'set' from the show (the Alibi Room offers a wide selection of beer--my 'maple beer' unfortunately tasted like someone had squeezed Aunt Jemima directly into a pilsner, but perhaps you will make a better choice). The shopping and architecture in the area are great!
This episode has two locations. The Woodwards Building (roof and parking garage), West Hastings Street, Vancouver Travel Tips: The Woodwards Building has unfortunately been torn down, but we're including the address here since you can walk the street and see the same buildings that Doral, Six and Sharon saw. The parking garage under this same building was used for the area where Helo finds the injured Sharon and, you'll note from the cap above, that it was also the interior of the museum at Delphi (Kobol's Last Gleaming II). 2. Cylon Occupied Vancouver 650 West Georgia street, Vancouver Travel Tips: This location can be easily made part of a downtown trip. Make sure you have a good map! Anne and I found it really easy to get disoriented downtown. 3. Helo's Fire Escape 340 Cambie Street (Gastown District) Travel Tips: Steve Fronczek, of Galactiguise, and Valorie Hoye of The 13th Colony, scouted this location and report that it's in a very sketchy area of downtown Vancouver. It's the Pub 340 roof and fire escape. Considering that they saw spent needles on the ground there, we don't recommend visiting this site. This episode has two locations. 1. Sharon and Helo on the Bridge/Sex Scene Harbourview Park. The best access is by parking at Pet Smart, 1302 Cotton Drive, North Vancouver Check out the story of the 13th Colony visiting this site on their blog. Google Earth map courtesy of Kent Sponagle. Travel Tips: The bridge and the sex scene were filmed in Harbourview Park. The bridge is currently being reconstructed, so there may be no reason to visit. Please contact us if you have any recent information. Thanks to the 13th Colony for the amazing pics! 2. Baltar's house Tidewater Way, Lions Bay, BC Travel Tips: Baltar's house at Lions Bay is another location not to be missed. Park in the public lot near the water, and use the public beach access. Don't be like us and spend at least half an hour taking pictures of the water, ourselves and the water, the rocks, ourselves and the rocks, and not notice the house behind! Near the washrooms is a raised grassy area where you can enjoy a spectacular view (the one on the bottom left) of the house and the water--perfect for a picnic (we've had two--one on each trip :D). Even the ~35-minute drive from Vancouver is amazing, with a postcard view around every turn. Both locations in this episode were in the same park. Robert Burnaby Park, at the south end near the baseball diamond, located off Edmonds and 4 Street 1. Roslin's Dream Forest Travel Tips: There is a parking lot right in front of the baseball diamond. Follow the path on the right field (right side) of the baseball diamond into the woods. The tree where Leoben covers Laura's mouth appears right away. If you turn left and continue, in about 10-20 meters you'll come upon the location in the bottom photos. The location of the second photo is more difficult. The key is to find the tree in the foreground--it's much narrower in real life than it looks in the pictures, but it's intact, exactly as it was years ago when this was filmed. This site beats the Kobol sites for tree matching! 2. Six and Doral's Swingset Photo courtesy of the 13th Colony Location Notes: Kent indicated that the swing set was close to the entrance to the forest. The 13th Colony verified this at a meet up in Robert Burnaby Park. They were able to match the swing set area to a behind-the-scenes photo and shared their findings with us! Six and Doral on Nuked Caprica Westbound on West Cordova Street right after Burrard Street, down the block from the 'Waterfront Centre.' Travel Tips: Adjacent is a pic of the entrance. This tunnel leads to an underground parking garage on West Cordova Street. You will be taking your life in your hands to take a photo here (I lived, but Anne did point out the 'no pedestrians' sign that I didn't even notice until I came back). The owners of battlestarlocations.com take no responsibility for and advise against attempting to get this shot! This episode has three locations. 1. Helo/Sharon at stable North Shore Equestrian Centre, 1301 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver, close to Capilano University North Shore Equestrian Centre Website Travel Tips: This is a private business, but very welcoming to visitors. Use the website above to contact the owners before you go. When planning a trip to North Vancouver, click on its category on the right to see all the locations you can visit. The sites here are within minutes of each other. 2. Six on the Gravel Road Inter River Park (visible from the Equestrian Centre), North Vancouver Travel Tip: This site is visible from the Equestrian Centre, virtually from where Sharon was using her binoculars. It has changed somewhat over the years (now paved instead of gravel). To get a better match to the screencap, you would have to go to the park. 3. Baltar's House Tidewater Way, Lions Bay Travel Tips: Baltar's house at Lions Bay is another location not to be missed. Park in the public lot near the water, and use the public beach access. Don't be like us and spend at least half an hour taking pictures of the water, ourselves and the water, the rocks, ourselves and the rocks, and not notice the house behind! Near the washrooms is a raised grassy area where you can enjoy a spectacular view (the one on the bottom left) of the house and the water, perfect for a picnic. We've had two, one on each trip. :D Even the ~35 minute drive from Vancouver is amazing with a postcard view around every turn. All locations in this episode were filmed on the campus of the University of British Columbia. UBC, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver 1. Interior, Interim Meeting of the Quorum of Twelve The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Location Notes: UBC is another must-see location. Most of the areas are open to the public with the exception of the main theatre (the top photos). Hours are Tues-Saturday, 12 pm-5 pm. Sunday and Monday it is open around show times. There is pay parking right near The Chan Centre that is ideal for seeing all the sites on campus. They're all quite close together. 2. Exteriors, Interim meeting of the Quorum of Twelve Exterior, The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and nearby Rose Garden Click 'Read More' for more Colonial Day locations, including the dance!
This episode has four locations. 1. Delphi museum The West Mall building, Simon Fraser University Entrance is where Burnaby Mountain Parkway meets Gaglardi Way. Simon Fraser Campus Map Behind the ScenesBelow is a photo of the West Mall Centre, dressed as the Delphi Museum for 'Kobol's Last Gleaming II.' Photos are copyright Maurice Woodworth and are not to be re-used without his written consent. Our photo is included for reference. Travel Tip: Used in many episodes, Simon Fraser University doubles as nuked Caprica in Kobol's Last Gleaming II. The West Mall Centre (right across from parking, as pictured) was used to represent the facade of the Delphi Museum. The match of Helo and Sharon at the bottom of the gallery was taken at the Transportation Centre. Finding a map on campus can be difficult, so use an online map like the one at the beginning of this post to help you plot your route through campus (or bring it up on your phone while you're there). 2. Interior Delphi Museum This set was constructed in the old Woodwards building in downtown Vancouver. This building's roof is also where you see Six, Doral and Sharon standing in Litmus. It was torn down several years ago. 3. Kobol - Raptor crash site Widgeon Slough - Facility run by Metro Vancouver Behind the ScenesThis is a photo of Widgeon Slough, dressed as Kobol for 'Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II.' Travel Tips: The road to this area is private and gated; there is no public access. As a side note, the popular Twilight series filmed here as well. 4. The Opera House The Orpheum Theatre, 850 block on the corner of Smithe and Seymour Streets, Vancouver Behind the ScenesAnother look at the stage at the Orpheum Theatre, dressed for 'Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II.' Travel Tips: Appearing in numerous episodes, The Opera House is an amazing spot to visit. In July and August, The Orpheum Theatre provides public tours that cost about $10 per person. The tour is two hours long and you get to explore the Orpheum from basement to attic! An article about tours in 2011: Orpheum Tours. Our tour guide, Arthur, was such a nice guy. There was an orchestra rehearsing while we were there, so we had to wait quite a while before we could get on stage. At first, Arthur would only let us peek into the theatre, then after a few more minutes of exploring, he let us quietly step in and walk a few meters to stand and listen. Finally, he got comfortable enough with Anne and me that he let us sit in balcony seats and enjoy the music. It was amazing. The orchestra rehearsal was scheduled to end at 12:30 pm, but we got worried as they seemed to be in the middle of a very long piece as the time approached. In the end, they stopped mid-piece and packed up their stuff on the dot of 12:30 pm! It was AWESOME to be on stage. Nuked Caprica - somewhere outside the Delphi Museum Simon Fraser University. The entrance is where Burnaby Mountain Parkway meets Gaglardi Way. Simon Fraser Campus Map Photo courtesy of Guy Earle. Travel Tips: This area is the stairs just before you enter the academic quadrangle. I couldn't resist recreating this screencap as best as we could with just two people (and my limited leg-acting skills!). Finding a map on campus can be difficult, so use an online map like the one at the beginning of this post to help you plot your route through (or bring it up on your phone while you're there). We recommend parking in front of the West Mall Centre (aka the museum at Delphi!) as the best way to access all the sites at SFU (see photo, click to enlarge). |
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