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Q: Trying to find location where 'Wannabe' music video was filmed. ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: Trying to find location where 'Wannabe' music video was filmed.
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Music
Asked by: stevetur-ga
List Price: $20.00
Posted: 29 Aug 2003 01:41 PDT
Expires: 28 Sep 2003 01:41 PDT
Question ID: 250103
I'm trying to find where the Spice Girl's 'Wannabe' music video was
filmed, in April 1996.  I have been told it may have been an abandoned
hotel in the Kings Cross area of London, and I'd like the name of that
hotel. The director was Jhoan Camitz who passed away two years ago. 
The Spice Girl's management company at the time was '19 Management'
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Subject: Re: Trying to find location where 'Wannabe' music video was filmed.
Answered By: answerfinder-ga on 29 Aug 2003 02:04 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Dear stevetur-ga 

The video was filmed in one of the best examples of Victorian Gothic
Architecture in London - The Midland Grand Hotel, St. Pancras Station,
Euston Road, London.

Confirmation of this appears on a number of web sites.

"The Derelict Sensation is a single-day site-specific art event at the
former Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras Station. London" (..) "This
is a fantastic opportunity to explore the amazing building at St.
Pancras (where the Spice Girls filmed their Wannabe video!) before it
is re-developed into luxury flats next year. The building has been
painstakingly restored on the outside, but inside is still
semi-derelict which creates a surreal and eerie atmosphere."
http://www.wideadventure.com/live.asp

A full guide to history of the hotel with photographs, and
confirmation that the Spice Girls filmed the video there, can be found
at
http://www.urban75.org/london/st_pancras1.html

"the former Midland Grand Hotel before it is refurbished ready for the
opening of the CTRL. Contemporary light installations will be situated
in and around the grand staircase (where the Spice Girls filmed one of
their music videos)."
http://ecrimedia.com/tal/archive/sep13_2002.shtml

I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

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Wannabe filmed video hotel "spice girls"
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"Midland Grand" "spice girls"
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stevetur-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Fantastic!  A spot-on answer, and excellent links.

Comments  
Subject: Re: Trying to find location where 'Wannabe' music video was filmed.
From: answerfinder-ga on 29 Aug 2003 03:27 PDT
 
Dear stevetur-ga,
Thanks for the tip! Pleased I could help.
answerfinder-ga

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