Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The B&B from "Nights in Rodanthe"

Did you see the Diane Lane-Richard Gere tearjerker Nights in Rodanthe, based on the Nicholas Sparks bestseller? On my other blog, I wrote a post about the house that was used for the Bed and Breakfast in the movie, and a reader who visited it this summer sent me this photo she took:

I was shocked to see how different it looks. This makes me wonder--were the blue shutters and the wraparound porches just special effects? What do you think?

Lisa, who sent me the photo, tells me that the house has been condemned because it is practically falling into the water now. People have been breaking into the house and stealing things because it was in the movie and they want a piece of it. How sad.

You can see more photos of the house in the post I wrote here, or check out a list of all of the movie houses I've featured on my Houses Onscreen page.

UPDATE 1/10: For the latest information about the house and the efforts to rescue it, visit Hooked on Houses.