Editing Lawrence, Kansas (section)

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|date=October 2018}}
The city served as the setting for a number of science fiction writer [[James Gunn (author)|James Gunn]]'s novels, including ''[[The Immortals (Gunn novel)|The Immortals]]'' (1964), which was the basis for the ABC television movie and TV series ''[[The Immortal (1970 TV series)|The Immortal]]'' (1969–1971).

Lawrence is a setting in the 1983 television movie ''[[The Day After]]'', and parts of the movie were filmed in the city.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niccum |first1=Jon |title=Fallout from 'The Day After' |url=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2003/nov/19/fallout_from/ |publisher=Lawrence.com |access-date=April 1, 2019 |date=November 19, 2003}}</ref>

[[Sam Winchester|Sam]] and [[Dean Winchester]], the protagonists of the ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' TV series, are from Lawrence, and the city has been referenced numerous times throughout the show's history. [[Eric Kripke]], the creator of ''Supernatural'', decided to have the two brothers be from Lawrence because of its closeness to [[Stull Cemetery]], a location famous for its urban legends.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kripke, Eric|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/supernatural-burning-questions-38374.aspx|title=''Supernatural'': Your Burning Questions Answered!|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=[[TV Guide]]|date=October 12, 2006}}</ref>

Lawrence was destroyed in the 2006 TV Series ''[[Jericho (2006 TV series)|Jericho]]''.<ref name="ljworld6">{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/aug/04/n_lawrence_looking_benefit_publicity_cbs_drama/|title=N. Lawrence looking to benefit from publicity for CBS drama / LJWorld.com|publisher=www2.ljworld.com|access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

American folk singer [[Josh Ritter]]'s song "Lawrence KS" is on the 2002 album ''[[Golden Age of Radio (album)|Golden Age of Radio]].'' [[Cross Canadian Ragweed]]'s 2007 album ''[[Mission California]]'' features the song "Lawrence", which was inspired by a homeless family the band encountered near Christmas while visiting the town.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/dec/07/mass_st_muse/|title= Mass St. muse: Cross Canadian Ragweed is the latest national act to write and release a song inspired by Lawrence|last=Niccum|first=Jon|work=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|date=December 7, 2007|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>

Lawrence's Meadowbrook Apartments residential complex is the default starting point for the map program [[Google Earth]]. This location was set by [[Brian McClendon]], a 1986 graduate of the University of Kansas and director of engineering for Google Earth, who lived in the complex as a child.<ref name="kansan">{{cite web|url=http://www.kansan.com/news/2006/jan/26/google/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110713134656/http://www.kansan.com/news/2006/jan/26/google/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |title=Lawrence is the center of the world for more than Jayhawk fans &#124; Kansan.com |website=Kansan.com |access-date=November 10, 2014 }}</ref>