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Originally Posted by schmave
I am close to 100 percent certain the Licking County portion was filmed at that actual exit, Ohio 37 off I-70 (Exit 126). The geography just fits too perfectly. Some of the buildings in the background are still there and, outside of some upgrades to the truck stops on either side of 70, the exit still looks a lot like it did then. That's about 15 miles east of where I live, and both my dad and I used to take that exit when we had jobs in the Newark area.
My job, coincidentally, was writing for the Newark newspaper, a clip from which is included in this segment. I currently work for The Columbus Dispatch, where Michael Berens worked. He left the paper many years ago however.
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oh ok that is close to the area and you know it well. I first drove through there about 16 years ago on IH 70. I think I even saw the bright lit truckomat sign. not sure if it is still there, but it looked very familiar when I saw the segment as if it was a place that I stopped at or saw from the side of the freeway.
That's neat that you work at the Columbus dispatch. You might already be aware that one of the posters on here or maybe a couple of them have made contact with Michael Berens over the years regarding the segment.