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| jkmontavon |
Lillian Ohio
Is Dayton- Miamisburg Ohio really Lilian Ohio from Super 8?
Ok I grew up in the Dayton area, and there was a train derailment in Miamsburg in the summer of 1986. It did cause the evacuation of thousands of people. Of course WPAFB is very secretive and I have heard claims of little green men for years. Even the local news anchor Carl Day of Channel 2 claimed they were there. Dayton and Miamisburg, the Mound, that is there have had lots of rumors floating around for years. Could there be aliens in the 20 + stories of the underground base at WPAFB? We will probably never know for sure.
 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:28 pm
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| rock3r |
Lillian
Ok guys, here's the low down. The actual city of Lillian doesn't exist. It's named after jj Abrams mother or something. The actual map of the area they show is Dayton, oh which is actually in Montgomery county. I know because it's where I grew up. They mention Brookville which is actually a town outside Dayton and it is on the map they show. The rest is all fictional, and the movie was actually filmed in WV
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:51 am
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| Tharol |
I like the work they made on Dayton it showed.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:45 pm
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| little9102 |
not a real city
There is no such city in ohio I live right were they say this movie took place if you see the map in the movie it shows Dayton, I live a little east from there and never heard of that city or town the movie was shot in west virginia but called lillian ohio. Hope this helps
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:46 pm
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| Rocket Rob |
People?
People? What People?
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas; you've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone.
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:54 pm
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| Franko |
Nice pix !!
However, where are all the people ??
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:16 am
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| Rocket Rob |
Greetings from Lillian...er I Mean Weirton!
On this years summer trip to New York, I stopped in Lillian, er I mean Weirton, to see what was left of the town after the military had shot it all up.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:33 pm
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| David_in_Dayton |
Map
Several of the towns on the map posted didn't even exist in 1979. Too bad they didn't remove those from the map they used. Clayton..est. 1998, Beavercreek est. 1991...
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:35 am
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| argyriac |
Whoops! Wright-Patterson is NE of Dayton, not S.
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:03 am
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| argyriac |
Re: Lillian is actually Dayton.
There is no Lillian Ohio.
I perked up while watching the film when I saw the map, because I travel regularly to this area, and having driven from Dayton to Eaton directly, must have theoretically driven through "Lillian", lol! I stopped at West Alexandria a while back to check out an antique shop, but prior to that? Just rolling countryside. Some farms. For those really familiar with the area, the shots of respectable hills overlooking the train wreck, and small-time mountains are clearly from elsewhere. That part of Ohio "rolls", but that's about it. Also, they map gives "Liberty" a prominence and location it does not seem to have. I wonder why they altered it.
I loved that they evacuated folks to "Greenville AFB". Greenville is just north, in Darke County. West Alexandria is in Preble, and Brookville and Dayton are in Montgomery. If they were to be evacuated to an Air Force Base, however, I imagine it would be Wright-Patterson AFB south of Dayton.
Cool topic, guys!
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:54 am
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| Nostromo |
Thanks Rocket Mountaineer, you're totally right.
@guest: Better do the homework before you raise your finger high.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:01 am
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| r.m |
Re: Lillian is actually Dayton.
There is no Lillian Ohio.
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| Okay for real there is no Lillian, Ohio it was made up to hide the truth. The truth is that the only Air Force base in Ohio is in Dayton and everyone swears there is an area 51 and that we have one of the largest air force bases that happen to go underground and people say we have aliens but it is confidential. Which is where the idea for this movie probably came from. If you paid attention to the freaking movie officer Lamb looks at a map of Dayton and they mention Brookville and Greenville which are both not far from Dayton because I happen to live not even 30mins. from all of these locations and know people who work on base. |
Okay for real - you’re kinda rude for someone who hasn’t done his research like the majority of the people on this forum who have invested about a year’s worth of research to know that the FICTIONAL town of Lillian is not Dayton, OH - but it is near Dayton. The fictional Lillian is obviously set in Ohio. But Bad Robot, Amblin, and Paramount created their little town in Weirton, WV. The homes where Joe, Charles, and Alice lived in the movie are actually in neighborhoods in Weirton. The school, town hall, steel mill, Main St., camera shop, cemetery, etc. are in Weirton. These pictures that say Lillian are actually of areas in Weirton:
 
Speaking of paying attention – the map that Jackson Lamb is looking at is a map of Ohio not Dayton. The town of Lillian is even on the map just west of Dayton – as this picture of the map that was posted here months ago by Nostromo (one of our faithful accomplished ARGers) shows:
Most of us here on this forum have been paying attention to the movie and anything related to it since the first teaser trailer was leaked back in May 2010. Yep- we’ve been pretty attentive here – probably way long before the inkling of the idea of buying a Super 8 movie ticket even occurred to you.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:32 am
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Lillian is actually Dayton.
There is no Lillian Ohio.
Okay for real there is no Lillian, Ohio it was made up to hide the truth. The truth is that the only Air Force base in Ohio is in Dayton and everyone swears there is an area 51 and that we have one of the largest air force bases that happen to go underground and people say we have aliens but it is confidential. Which is where the idea for this movie probably came from. If you paid attention to the freaking movie officer Lamb looks at a map of Dayton and they mention Brookville and Greenville which are both not far from Dayton because I happen to live not even 30mins. from all of these locations and know people who work on base.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:30 pm
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| kosmopol |
Yes, Weirton is already in the cinema history.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:23 pm
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| r.m |
Hey OWM - I don't think the brochure is misleading. It's perfect for anyone who takes the movie tour to match the Lillian and Weirton locations. I agree with the additional notes in your last post. It would be great to have the ARGers and other Super 8 fans visit Lillian/Weirton now and in the future.
About that city water shortage - hmm. Truth is stranger than fiction!
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Strangely enough - for the official opening day of Super 8, the Weirton community was greeted with a major water shortage leaving all water towers empty. If you've seen the last scene of the movie you should know what a crazy coincidence this is. Or is it a coincidence... 
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