These beams of light were depicted in several scenes, and a painting, in the 1987 movie Bagdad Cafe, which was filmed nearby.
External scenes are often filmed nearby in Sun Valley and Tujunga.
The famous opening title sequence was filmed nearby on Nicollet Mall.
Much of the movie Witness was filmed on a farm nearby.
To top it off, "West Side Story" is set in La Guardia's neighborhood, and parts of the 1961 movie were filmed nearby.
The truck stop scene at "Bowdarks" was also filmed nearby, at the Martin Springs exit on I-24.
When the book was televised, it was mostly filmed at a different school nearby.
K2 (1992) was also filmed nearby, with the area's mountains standing in for the Himalayas.
The bicycle-bouncing shots were filmed nearby at the Worth St end of Columbus Park.
Also, in 1961, part of The Misfits was filmed nearby.