Dark Shadows Festival
1999


Road Trip
 

We left the Marriott in NYC on Monday morning driving north first to Norwalk Ct, visiting the Lockwood Matthews Mansion (used in H.O.D.S.), then up to Essex, Connecticut to visit the location shoots like the Griswald Inn (aka Collinsport Inn), Maggie Evans Cottage, and the Essex Marina (home of the Collinsport Canneries/fishing fleet Offices).
Then we headed for Newport, Rhode Island, arriving just at before midnight....

Essex Connecticut
Marina
Essex Connecticut
Maggie Evans Cottage
Lunch at the Black Pearl
Newport, Rhode Island
Black Pearl aka Blue Whale
Backside of the Black Pearl
actually used for the "Blue Whale" location shots
Newport
Posing in front of the Black Pearl

Seaview Terrace-Carey Mansion
aka Collinwood
Listen to the voice over Bobubas played for us as we were led through the hedge..
The next morning we toured the great house
Seaview "Virgins" as first time visitors we were led through the hedge with our eyes closed..
We signed our names on the blackboard in the foyer
Here we get a group shot outside the front door
Foyer Details
You can get a basic idea how large the house is from this first floor plan
On the lawn
Is this a "Vicky" pose or what?
View from the main drawing-room towards the front door
CynD at "Collinwood"
The Cliffwalk looking towards The Breakers (just around the bend)
Shelly, Lucy & Criseyde admire the house
A closer view
Looking out the front doors from the foyer
Ok, this IS the beach below Widows Hill.. the deadly cliff is only around 10 feet down...
One of the staircases in the house
It got rather spooky that evening, when the fog rolled in off the ocean
Stained Glass Window from outside