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In the end, the Gilmore Girls team built sets in Burbank, Calif. to look like Yale’s campus, which would’ve been closer to her fictional home in Stars Hollow, Conn.
At the time, production designer Lauren Crasco explained why they chose Rory’s specific dorm, telling Yale Alumni Magazine in 2003, “Calhoun was easiest to replicate. Plus, it has these high wood panels and stone arches that play great on film.”
They ultimately used a material similar to bulletin boards to build walls, with crushed walnut shells for additional texture, according to the outlet.
“Rory’s crucial visit was…
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