Arts & Entertainment

Film Crews Shoot Geico Ad in Anneslie

This is the first production to shoot in Towson... this week.

You might have seen the now-defunct Curbside Cafe truck parked along York Road in Anneslie earlier Tuesday.

Its trademark burritos are off the menu. Instead, it was decorated with new signs and serving "gecko-friendly" treats like grasshopper pie.

OK, so not really. Film crews were on hand to shoot a cross-promoting advertisement for Geico, the Chevy Chase-based insurance giant, and the National Geographic Channel.

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Here are some shots from the scene.

In unrelated news, we reported earlier today that The Ellen DeGeneres Show will . And in June, HBO at

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