 The setting of the story in "Sandrock" and the design of the Harvey  House sets that stood on MGMs Lot 3 and on the sound stage for this  film were inspired by the Castaneda Harvey House in Las Vegas, New  Mexico, which still stands as a National and State Historic Landmark  of New Mexico, along the old Santa Fe tracks and just to the north  of that towns current Amtrak station. A few of the historic  incidents that had occurred at the Castaneda were incorporated into  the script. A large outcrop of rock such as that where Susan Bradley  (Judy Garland (I) (qv)) and Ned Trent (John Hodiak (qv)) meet  can be seen from the Castaneda across a small prairie. The balcony  upon which Garland, Cyd Charisse (qv) and Virginia OBrien share a  song is an exact replica of the Castanedas street