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was in Toronto, the weather had gone from snow to rain to snow to rain, so building from ground up didn't seem logical. Another reason for considering building an exteriorinterior set was the diculty faced by the location department in finding an existing location. The isolation was the hard part! Fortunately, they discovered ohnny e ood's, a fast-food restaurant outside aris, ntario, that fit the bill, was closed for the winter, and the owner was amenable to modifications. ne window now filled with glass block wall could be removed, thereby creating a new front entrance. And the entire building could be painted. o problem! ut there was that pesky complication, the weather. Temperatures had now dropped to well below freeing and paint doesn't like cold weather. specially freeing cold. ou have to imagine trying to paint an ice cube. Ain't gonna happen! ut this is anada and the construction crew had faced this problem on many occasions. We'll just shrink wrap it! ou can imagine the look on my face. The carpenters then proceeded to build a framework over the entire building covering it in shrinkable plastic. Interior heaters kept the temperature at a very balmy fifty degrees so the paint crew, led by hristain dgecombe, could shed their many winter layers to work within the newly wrapped structure. D E D. INITIAL MODEL STUDY OF THE WAFFLE TOWN INTERIOR DRAWN BY SET DESIGNER GORDON PEDERSON HIGHLIGHTING THE POSITION OF POTENTIAL PERFORMERS LITERALLY DANCING ON THE TABLES. E. STAGE 3 AT PINEWOOD STUDIOS TORONTO WITH THE WAFFLE TOWN SET. E