Castleview comments

Dave Tallman · 19 Dec 2008, 20:14 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: davetallman at msn.com (Dave Tallman)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:14:03 -0700
Subject: (urth) Castleview comments
Message-ID: <1bf4dd40812191214o19e133e4h1e107753147fa381 at mail.gmail.com>

John Smith wrote:

> I used to live near Barrington, Illinois, which is Gene Wolfe's home. In
> the nearby town of Fox River Grove, there was a restaurant called
> "Castleview." From the restaurant you could see a strange house that was
> built to resemble a castle, with crenellations and turrets. I've often
> wondered if it gave Wolfe the idea for his novel.
>
Here's a page that appears to be about that castle, with a picture:
http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/vianden.htm

I looked on Google Maps for other interesting locations near
Barrington, and I found Meadowsweet Ranch, a possible model for Meadow
Grass in "Castleview." On p. 127, a state trooper mistakenly calls it
"Sweetmeadow."
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