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==In art and literature== * [[Pete Townshend]], a former resident of Shepherd's Bush, released a solo album entitled ''[[White City: A Novel]]'' in November 1985 on Atco. The title refers to a story which accompanies the album and which takes place in the London area of White City. A related film was also produced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-townshend-white-city-a-novel/|title=Pete Townshend Blended Music and Film on 'White City: A Novel'|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=30 November 2015 }}</ref> * North of the Westfield shopping centre itself, the grade II listed [[Dimco Buildings]] (1898), now refurbished as a bus depot<ref name="dimco4">{{cite web|url=http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News_Archive/Press_releases/110602_Bus_station_boost.asp|title=Bus Station Boost|author=London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="dimco5">{{cite web|url=http://nnet-server.com/server/common/sbbus03.htm|title=A Piece of White City History is Brought Back to Life|author=Yasmine Estaphanos|access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref> were used as the location for the 'Acme Factory' in the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.<ref name="dimco3">{{cite web|url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/w/whoframed.html|title=Who Framed Roger Rabbit filming locations|author=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations|access-date=2 October 2007}}</ref> * The Bill Slider Novels of [[Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]] are set in Shepherd's Bush and the first title, Orchestrated Death, begins with a body found in a White City flat. * Some parts of [[Nuns on the Run]] are filmed here; the BBC White City building, Wood Lane and the Central Line.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://railwaymoviedatabase.com/nuns-on-the-run/ | title=NUNS ON THE RUN - British Railway Movie Database | date=12 August 2020 }}</ref>
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