Valley Rest Motel used in new movie

George Mirza · 08-19-2009, 06:56 PM

The Valley Rest motel on Rt. 20 (just down the road from Lebanon Valley) was used as the El Monaco in the soon to be released movie Taking Woodstock. About a year ago after a race in was driving by and the place was tranformed into a '60's era roadside motel. The lot was full of period correct cars and the sighnage was dead on. My head almost unscrewed as I drove by, this place is a run down dump with weeds growing everywhere and a pool with no water in it. But for the movie it looked brand new 1969. From what I can see in the previews the El Monaco was used quite a bit in the movie. There's one shot of the parking lot full of cars, that must have been filmed right around the time I pasted by, along with several other ASRA races leaving L.V.

Check it out!

By the way, the place is back to it's old rundown self.

George

08-19-2009, 06:56 PM	#1
George Mirza Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Attleborough Ma. Posts: 522 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Valley Rest Motel used in new movie The Valley Rest motel on Rt. 20 (just down the road from Lebanon Valley) was used as the El Monaco in the soon to be released movie Taking Woodstock. About a year ago after a race in was driving by and the place was tranformed into a '60's era roadside motel. The lot was full of period correct cars and the sighnage was dead on. My head almost unscrewed as I drove by, this place is a run down dump with weeds growing everywhere and a pool with no water in it. But for the movie it looked brand new 1969. From what I can see in the previews the El Monaco was used quite a bit in the movie. There's one shot of the parking lot full of cars, that must have been filmed right around the time I pasted by, along with several other ASRA races leaving L.V. Check it out! By the way, the place is back to it's old rundown self. George