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5.4.3 Rieper Residence.
The only original site that proved to be a disappointment was that of the Rieper House at 31 Gloucester Street which was no longer standing. However, based on photographs and memories of family and friends, Jackson was able to recreate the interior layout and decor of the home on a sound stage.
Not surprisingly, there is just an empty lot there now, with a sign announcing the imminent building of town houses on the site. (It's ironic that the house - boarders, lower class and all - which symbolized so much of what PYP wanted to escape from, was in what is now one of the most sought-after areas of Christchurch). What surprised me (although I don't know why it should have) is that 31 Gloucester St. *does* back onto CGHS just as the film portrays it. Another example of Walsh and Jackson's thorough homework. [mk]
