The meaning of the shape of road signs. 1  An octagon road sign conveys the need to stop. 2  An upside down triangle road sign always means âyield.â. 3  Diamond-shaped road signs always warn of possible hazards ahead. 4  Pennant-shaped road signs warn drivers of no passing zones. 5  Round-shaped road signs are used for railroad signs.
But although Rocky is set in Philadelphia, the filmâs locations are split between the City of Brotherly Love and Los Angeles. Rockyâs neighbourhood is Kensington, north Philadelphia, where his apartment is 1818 East Tusculum Street.
King actually wrote it at the Stanley Hotel by Coloradoâs Rocky Mountain National Park, but the parallels are still spooky. Stanley Kubrick filmed some of âThe Shiningâ movie version on Glacierâs Going-to-the-Sun Road, although he used a Colorado hotel for the exterior shots.