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How ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ Re-Creates Old Los Angeles — With Monsters Real and Imagined

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By Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” all started with creator John Logan’s love of maps.

In this case, historic maps of Los Angeles, and how they chronicle the city’s rapid growth in the early part of the 20th century.

As a matter of fact, Logan kept a colossal map of 1938-era L.A. on an easel in his office at the Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, where much of “City of Angels” filmed this past winter.

Visitors would be treated to a quick history of the area as Logan used the map — and its overlays — to illustrate what inspired him to write the new Showtime drama series. “This show is a cartographer’s dream,” Logan says with the enthusiasm of someone who has spent many hours poring over historic

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