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Superman· 1978

The crew hotel

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The El Rancho Hotel facade on Route 66 in Gallup.Now
The hotel built for film crews in 1937.TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 3.0

What happened here

El Rancho housed the production during the Gallup shoot, as it had for dozens of westerns before it. The lobby and staircase are unchanged.

Trivia

Rooms are named for the stars who stayed in them.

About Superman

The original Richard Donner film. The earthquake sequence was shot in a Gallup canyon that fans still visit.

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