Geography on Set: Connecting Real Places to Parks and Recreation - Future Gryzzl Headquarters

If you're following along with the final season of Parks and Recreation, you know that Pawnee is undergoing some rapid changes. One of those changes is evidenced in the recent "Save JJ's" episode. (See here for a recap). A new company Gryzzl has been a thorn in the side of Leslie Knope, as the company planned to build their new sprawling campus on a rural site owned by the Newport Family. Leslie had also been pursuing this property as the site for a national park. The National Park Service just couldn't match the $125 million put up by the Newport family.

Ben Wyatt and Leslie Knope address media and residents at Gryzzl's future Pawnee headquarters

For as much as Gryzzl has helped communication in Pawnee, the company eroded the community's trust through spying on their customers. Never to be outdone, Leslie and her crew put together quite an economic development package for Gryzzl. They convince the company that relocating their headquarters to a rural area will be much more expensive (upwards of $100 million), than revitalizing a warehouse complex in Pawnee's Beachview Terrace district. The development of Gryzzl's campus in this area will also allow the loved-but-shuttered JJ's Diner to relocate to a more affordable location, and create a customer base for the diner.

Geography on Set: Connecting Real Places to Parks and Recreation - Andy and April's House

If you got to see Tuesday's premiere of the final season of Parks and Recreation, you know that Andy and April were lamenting the fact that they were growing older and more and more boring. Being the responsible adults that they are, they stopped to look at some real estate. While driving through Pawnee's creepy Warehouse District (which April says features raccoons and old car batteries) April spots a haunted-looking home. They go inside and look around. Andy is shown reading a flyer with the description of the house, revealing that the home has 12 closets, 3 bomb shelters, 5 dumbwaiters, 2 and 3/8 baths, and no kitchens. There's also a staircase to nowhere and a fire pole.