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- The former Bank of America building on Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles
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- became the fictional Harderbach Financial Bank, which houses a foolproof bank vault
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- that hovers 100 feet above the surface of the safe room. The monolithic building, a
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- cornerstone of L.A.’s old Financial District, has polished marble walls and floors, ornate
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- vaulted ceilings, and its original brass teller cages.
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- “We knew t
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- hat the bank had to be visually impressive,” says production designer
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- Tom Meyer. “We didn’t want this to be your typical bank branch; this had to be as
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- ornate and impressive as Grand Central Station. So we scouted the biggest lobby we
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- could find, with sh
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- afts of light streaming through. In this environment, Maddy would
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- feel as small as a kid could feel in an adult environment and just be overwhelmed. I
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- wanted to get that unreal proportion, with grand hallways with large arches and bustling
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- activity.”