If you're lucky enough to visit Detroit any time soon and have a chance to stay at 82 Alfred Street, do let us know how it feels to be inside a famous movie house. Like Jarmusch and the late Malik Bandjellou (who directed and filmed the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugarman in Detroit), I feel strangely protective and enamored with the desolate fading beauty of the city. I've never been to Detroit, but after having watched Only Lovers Left Alive multiple times (as it is one of my most favorite films this year), I'm putting Motor City and 82 Alfred Street on my bucket list. Yes! 82 Alfred Street is now available for rent on Airbnb. Today, you too can experience a bit of Detroit’s glorious past while sleeping in the house that was the film location of Only Lovers Left Alive. "It's magical when you can walk in the door and you can sense the history." I work all the time, all my waking hours, but it's my passion," said Cowin. In addition to preserving the historic details of the Queen Anne home such as its wood floors, paneling and trims, Cowin also modernizes its kitchen and bathrooms. Since then, he has been restoring the mansion back to its glorious former self. In December 2012, a few months after Jarmusch and company wrapped up production, Jeff Cowin bought 82 Alfred Street - lock, stock and barrel. Today we are going inside an abandoned 30,000,000 mansion that has sat vacant since 2005 when the owner that built the property decided that him and his fam. "He wanted to keep it natural and very stark," Brautigan said. It may not be pristine beauty, but there's a lot of amazing history," Moisides said of the director's atmospheric visions of the city.ĭetroit’s nocturnal landscapes fit Jarmusch's vision. was more the haunting beauty that's so cinematic. He loved the energy and that kind of swagger that the people of Detroit have," said Detroit cinematographer Christos Moisides, second-unit director of photography. But that is not all there is of Detroit - our film doesn't show you the amazing people there, the stuff going on, the interesting activity. 10 foot ceilings, many built ins with incredible crown and dentil moldings throughout. "Adam lives in Detroit to kind of hide, and his view of Detroit is desolate - nighttime and desolation. SPECTACULAR 1st floor unit in the Historic Packard Mansion overlooking Chautauqua Lake. From Cover their honeymoon in Lakewood where Ward had spent teenage summers working in the early Lakeview House which his father. "The places inform you in a lot of ways," said Jarmusch. October 4 - 10, 2018 The Lakeside Ledger. In the final film, Eve lives in Tangier instead, but Adam's home stays in Detroit. Built by the circus magnate Peter Sells (of Sells Brothers Circus), Packard designed this Romanesque house with influence from the Sells family trip to. Originally, Rome and Detroit were supposed to be the settings for Eve's and Adam's world respectively. In May of 2022 I headed over the US border for the first time in 26 months to meet up with my friend, fellow photographer, explorer and Detroit resident, Robert M. "The places are like characters, they're as important to me as characters in the film," said Jarmusch. The director took great care to choose the film locations for Only Lovers Left Alive.
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