to be put back into operation. The section of US-10 through Wallace is now designated Interstate 90 Business. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) originally planned to build I-90 as an at-grade freeway. This plan would have demolished most of downtown Wallace. In the 1970s, city leaders undertook an effort to list downtown on the National Register of Historic Places with the result that now every building in downtown Wallace is on the register. The FHWA had to redesign I-90 to bypass downtown because federal law protects historic places from negative effects of highway construction. The elevated viaduct is the FHWA's solution to this problem. In popular culture The 1997 film Dante's Peak was shot on location in Wallace, which was portrayed as the fictional town "Dante's Peak" in Washington state, with a large hill just southeast of the town digitally altered to look like a volcano. Many scenes involving townspeople, including the initial award ceremony, the pioneer days festival, and the gymnasium scene were shot using the actual citizens of Wallace as extras. Many of the disaster evacuation scenes that did not involve stunts and other dangerous moments also featured citizens of Wallace; dangerous stunts were filmed using Hollywood extras. On September 25, 2004, Mayor Ron Garitone proclaimed Wallace to be the center of the Universe. Specifically, a sewer access cover was declared to be the precise location of the center of the Universe. A specially made manhole cover was made to mark the spot. It bears the words "Center of the Universe. Wallace, Idaho." This prompted British comedian and writer Danny Wallace to visit Wallace. He wrote about his visit in the book Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe, published in 2006. The event is celebrated on the third Saturday of September. Notable people Weldon Heyburn (1852–1912), U.S. Senator (1903–1912) Doris Houck (1921–1965), actress Guy McPherson (b. 1960), scientist and professor specializing in ecological issues Michael Norell (born 1937), actor and screenwriter Ed Pulaski (1868–1931), forest ranger noted for his heroism in the Great Fire Mike Riley (born 1953), former head football coach at Oregon State and Nebraska Lana Turner (1921–1995), film actress, was born in Wallace and spent her early childhood there References External links History of Wallace Idaho Wallace is on the Tour of Idaho Wallace Idaho Chamber of Commerce The History of Wallace's Decriminalized Sex Work Cities in Shoshone County, Idaho Cities in Idaho