Yellow Brick road - wikipedia Yellow Brick road `` Yellow Brick Road '' redirects here. For other uses, see Yellow Brick Road ( disambiguation ). Yellow brick road Dorothy and her companion befriend the Cowardly Lion, while traveling on the Yellow Brick Road -- illustration by W.W. Denslow ( 1900 ). The Oz series location Created by L. Frank Baum Genre Classics children 's books Type Road paved with yellow bricks, leading to its destination -- Emerald City The Yellow Brick Road is a fictional element in the 1900 children 's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by American author L. Frank Baum. The road also appears in the several sequel Oz books such as The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1904 ) and The Patchwork Girl of Oz ( 1913 ). The road 's most notable portrayal is in the classic 1939 MGM musical movie The Wizard of Oz, loosely based on Baum 's first Oz book. In the novel 's first edition the road is mostly referred to as the `` Road of Yellow Bricks ''. In the original story and in later films based on it such as The Wiz ( 1978 ), Dorothy Gale must find the road before embarking on her journey, as the tornado did not deposit her farmhouse directly in front of it as in the 1939 film. Contents 1 Road 's history 2 Real yellow brick roads 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 Notes 6 Further reading Road 's history The following is an excerpt from the third chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which Dorothy sets off to see the Wizard :... `` There were several roads near by, but it did not take Dorothy long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time she was walking briskly toward the Emerald City ; her Silver Shoes tinkling merrily on the hard, yellow road - bed ``. The road is first introduced in the third chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The road begins in the heart of the eastern quadrant called Munchkin Country in the Land of Oz. It functions as a guideline that leads all who follow it, to the road 's ultimate destination -- the imperial capital of Oz called Emerald City that is located in the exact center of the entire continent. In the book, the novel 's main protagonist, Dorothy, is forced to search for the road before she can begin her quest to seek the Wizard. This is because the cyclone from Kansas did not release her farmhouse closely near it as it did in the various film adaptations. After the council with the native Munchkins and their dear friend the Good Witch of the North, Dorothy begins looking for it and sees many pathways and roads nearby, ( all of which lead in various directions ). Thankfully it does n't take her too long to spot the one paved with bright yellow bricks. Later in the book, Dorothy and her companions, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion discover that the road has fallen into disrepair in some parts of the land, having several broken chasms ending at dangerous cliffs with deadly drops. In the end of the book we learn the road 's history ; unlike in Walt Disney 's prequel film Oz the Great and Powerful ( 2013 ), the Emerald City and yellow brick road did not exist prior to Oz 's arrival. When Oscar Diggs arrived in Oz via hot air - balloon that had been swept away in a storm, the people of the land were convinced he was a great `` Wizard '' who had finally come to fulfill Oz 's long - awaited prophecy. Since the recent fall of Oz 's mortal King Pastoria, and the mysterious disappearance of his baby daughter Princess Ozma, Oscar immediately proclaimed himself as Oz 's new dominant ruler and had his people build the road as well as the city in his honor. In the second Oz book, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Tip and his companion Jack Pumpkinhead, likewise follow a yellow brick road to reach Emerald City while traveling from Oz 's northern quadrant, the Gillikin Country. In the book The Patchwork Girl of Oz, it is revealed that there are two yellow brick roads from Munchkin Country to the Emerald City : according to the Shaggy Man, Dorothy took the longer and more dangerous one in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In the classic 1939 film, a red brick road can be seen starting at the same point as the yellow brick road and is entwined with it, despite seemingly going in a different direction. This version of the road does not exist in Baum 's books. Also, at the cornfield where Dorothy meets and befriends the Scarecrow, there is a fork in the yellow brick road leading in different directions. Luckily they choose the correct one of the three branches that leads to Emerald City. In Disney 's 1985 live action semi-sequel to the 1939 movie Return to Oz, Dorothy returns to Oz six months after being sent back home to Kansas from her first visit. Upon her second arrival she finds the yellow brick road in ruins by the hands of the evil Nome King who also conquered the Emerald City. In the end, it is presumed that after she defeats him and saves the city and its citizens, the road is restored as well. Real Yellow Brick roads The actual road is believed to be one in Peekskill, New York, where L. Frank Baum attended Peekskill Military Academy. According to a local legend, the Yellow Brick Road was derived from a road paved with yellow bricks near Holland, Michigan, where Baum spent summers. Ithaca, New York, also makes a claim for being Frank Baum 's inspiration. He opened a road tour of his musical, The Maid of Arran, in Ithaca, and he met his future wife Maud Gage Baum while she was attending Cornell University. At the time, yellow bricks paved local roads. Yellow brick roads can also be found in Aberdeen, South Dakota ; Albany, New York ; Rossville ( Baltimore County ), Maryland ; Montclair, New Jersey ( Parkhurst Place and Afterglow Way ) ; Bronxville, New York ( on Prescott and Valley roads ) ; Chicago, Illinois ; Liberal, Kansas ; Sedan, Kansas and Chittenango, New York, as well as a school in Abington, Pennsylvania, and abroad in Sofia, Bulgaria. Two direct, and the only published, references to the origin of the Yellow Brick Road came from Baum 's own descendants : his son Frank Joslyn Baum in To Please A Child and the other by Roger S. Baum, the great - grandson of L. Frank Baum who stated, `` Most people do n't realize that the Wizard of Oz was written in Chicago, and the Yellow Brick Road was named after winding cobblestone roads in Holland, Michigan, where great - grandfather spent vacations with his family. '' Dallas, Texas makes a claim that Baum once stayed at a downtown hotel during his newspaper career ( located near what is now the Triple Underpass ) at a time when the streets were paved with wooden blocks of Bois D'Arc also known as Osage Orange. Supposedly, after a rainstorm the sun came out and he saw a bright yellow brick road from the window of his room. The Vision Oz Fund was established in November 2009 to raise funds that will be used to help increase the awareness, enhancement, and further development of Oz - related attractions and assets in Wamego, Kansas. The first fundraiser is underway and includes selling personalized engraved yellow bricks, which will become part of the permanent walkway ( aka `` The Yellow Brick Road '' ) in downtown Wamego. In popular culture Inspired the title, artwork, and title song of Elton John 's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Inspired the title of the song by American musician, artist and poet Don Van Vliet, also known as Captain Beefheart, on his 1967 album Safe as Milk. Inspired the title of the 2010 horror film YellowBrickRoad. A song by Arctic Monkeys is called `` Old Yellow Bricks. '' Commenting on the song `` The Sweet Escape, '' singer Gwen Stefani stated that it would put her `` on the yellow brick road to the No Doubt record I might do. '' Oprah Winfrey has referred to her success as a `` yellow brick road of blessings '' during both the announcement of the decision to end her talk show and the farewell episode. Angus and Julia Stone also referred to the Yellow Brick Road in a song of the same name. The American band Breaking Benjamin also referred to the Yellow Brick Road in their song `` Home ''. In `` Gypsy '', a song from Lady Gaga 's Artpop, she sings `` So I just packed my baggage and / Said goodbye to family and friends / And took a road to nowhere on my own / Like Dorothy on the yellow brick / Hope my ruby shoes get us there quick. '' The band Muse use a sample of `` Follow the Yellow Brick Road '' in the outro of their 2015 song Reapers. Inspired the title of the famous ice cream shop Yellow Brick Road in Brick, NJ. Eminem used `` Yellow Brick Road '' as title to the track number 4 from his album Encore, which portrays his childhood. The road also appears in Lego Dimensions, where the main characters : Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle arrive at and they encounter Dorothy and her group along with the Wicked Witch of the West. Later, fragments of the road were summon to help the trio reach Foundation Prime 's palace. In the song : `` The Wicked Witch '' by Blind Guardian, the Yellow Brick Road is mentioned in the refrain : `` Farewell to you Yellow Brick Road ''. See also Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Notes ^ Jump up to : L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn, The Annotated Wizard of Oz, p 107, ISBN 0 - 517 - 50086 - 8 Jump up ^ Banjo, Shelly ( May 31, 2011 ). `` Historian Believes if You Follow the Yellow Brick Road, You End Up in Peekskill ''. Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved August 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Facts & Triva About Ithaca ''. VisitIthaca.com. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Wamego Community Foundation ''. Thewcf.org. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 22. Jump up ^ `` For The Record : Quick News On Rihanna, Luda, Lady Sov, Kelis, Nas, Harry Potter, Angelina Jolie & More ''. MTV News. MTV Networks. December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2006. Jump up ^ `` Oprah Announces Plans to End The Oprah Winfrey Show in September 2011 ''. Oprah.com. November 20, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Oprah Signs Off After 25 Years of The Oprah Winfrey Show ''. Oprah.com. May 25, 2011. Jump up ^ Lady Gaga ( 2013 ). Gypsy ( Music ). Berlin, Germany. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Jump up ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yellow-Brick-Road-Ice-Cream-Shops/121800102317 Further reading Dighe, Ranjit S. ed. The Historian 's Wizard of Oz : Reading L. Frank Baum 's Classic as a Political and Monetary Allegory ( 2002 ) Hearn, Michael Patrick ( ed ). ( 2000, 1973 ) The Annotated Wizard of Oz. W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0 - 393 - 04992 - 2 Ritter, Gretchen. `` Silver slippers and a golden cap : L. Frank Baum 's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and historical memory in American politics. '' Journal of American Studies ( August 1997 ) vol. 31, no. 2, 171 - 203. online at JSTOR Rockoff, Hugh. `` The ' Wizard of Oz ' as a Monetary Allegory, '' Journal of Political Economy 98 ( 1990 ) : 739 - 60 online at JSTOR The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Canonical books L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1904 ) Ozma of Oz ( 1907 ) Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz ( 1908 ) The Road to Oz ( 1909 ) The Emerald City of Oz ( 1910 ) The Patchwork Girl of Oz ( 1913 ) Tik - Tok of Oz ( 1914 ) The Scarecrow of Oz ( 1915 ) Rinkitink in Oz ( 1916 ) The Lost Princess of Oz ( 1917 ) The Tin Woodman of Oz ( 1918 ) The Magic of Oz ( 1919 ) Glinda of Oz ( 1920 ) Ruth Plumly Thompson The Royal Book of Oz ( 1921 ) Kabumpo in Oz ( 1922 ) The Cowardly Lion of Oz ( 1923 ) Grampa in Oz ( 1924 ) The Lost King of Oz ( 1925 ) The Hungry Tiger of Oz ( 1926 ) The Gnome King of Oz ( 1927 ) The Giant Horse of Oz ( 1928 ) Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz ( 1929 ) The Yellow Knight of Oz ( 1930 ) Pirates in Oz ( 1931 ) The Purple Prince of Oz ( 1932 ) Ojo in Oz ( 1933 ) Speedy in Oz ( 1934 ) The Wishing Horse of Oz ( 1935 ) Captain Salt in Oz ( 1936 ) Handy Mandy in Oz ( 1937 ) The Silver Princess in Oz ( 1938 ) Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) Others The Wonder City of Oz ( 1940 ) The Scalawagons of Oz ( 1941 ) Lucky Bucky in Oz ( 1942 ) The Magical Mimics in Oz ( 1946 ) The Shaggy Man of Oz ( 1949 ) The Hidden Valley of Oz ( 1951 ) Merry Go Round in Oz ( 1963 ) Yankee in Oz ( 1972 ) The Enchanted Island of Oz ( 1976 ) The Forbidden Fountain of Oz ( 1980 ) The Ozmapolitan of Oz ( 1986 ) The Wicked Witch of Oz ( 1993 ) The Giant Garden of Oz ( 1993 ) The Runaway in Oz ( 1995 ) The Rundelstone of Oz ( 2000 ) The Emerald Wand of Oz ( 2005 ) Trouble Under Oz ( 2006 ) Alternate Dorothy of Oz ( 1989 ) Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage ( 1995 ) Locations and elements Land of Oz Emerald City Munchkin Country Gillikin Country Winkie Country Quadling Country Yellow brick road Oogaboo Deadly Desert Nonestica Forest of Burzee Land of Ev Merryland Mo Ix Nome Kingdom Noland Ruby slippers Silver Shoes The Oz Film Manufacturing Company Characters Created by L. Frank Baum Dorothy Gale Toto Aunt Em Uncle Henry Princess Ozma The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow Tin Woodman Cowardly Lion Glinda, the Good Witch of the South Good Witch of the North Wicked Witch of the East Wicked Witch of the West Billina Glass Cat Hungry Tiger Jack Pumpkinhead Jellia Jamb Jinjur John Dough Mombi Munchkins Boq Ojo the Lucky Nine Tiny Piglets Nome King Pastoria Patchwork Girl Peter Brown Pigasus Polychrome Queen Lurline Shaggy Man Soldier with the Green Whiskers Tik - Tok Trot Winged monkeys Woggle - Bug Created by other writers Jinnicky the Red Jinn Kabumpo Other writers Authors John R. Neill Jack Snow Rachel Cosgrove Payes Eloise Jarvis McGraw Dick Martin Alexander Volkov Gregory Maguire Sherwood Smith Roger S. Baum Illustrators William Wallace Denslow Frank Kramer Dirk Gringhuis Dick Martin Eric Shanower William Stout Adaptations and other derivative works Films The Fairylogue and Radio - Plays ( 1908 ) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1910 ) Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz ( 1910 ) The Land of Oz ( 1910 ) John Dough and the Cherub ( 1910 ) The Patchwork Girl of Oz ( 1914 ) The Magic Cloak of Oz ( 1914 ) His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz ( 1914 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1925 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1933 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) Return to Oz ( 1964 ) The Wonderful Land of Oz ( 1969 ) Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde ( 1971 ) Journey Back to Oz ( 1974 ) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1975 ) The Wiz ( 1978 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1982 ) Return to Oz ( 1985 ) Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz ( 1987 ) The Dreamer of Oz : The L. Frank Baum Story ( 1990 ) Lion of Oz ( 2000 ) The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz ( 2005 ) Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz ( 2011 ) Dorothy and the Witches of Oz ( 2011 ) After the Wizard ( 2011 ) Oz the Great and Powerful ( 2013 ) Legends of Oz : Dorothy 's Return ( 2014 ) Ozland ( 2014 ) Guardians of Oz ( 2015 ) Tom and Jerry : Back to Oz ( 2016 ) Stage The Wizard of Oz ( 1902 ) The Woggle - Bug ( 1905 ) The Tik - Tok Man of Oz ( 1913 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1942 ) The Wiz ( 1974 ) The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1981 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1987 ) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 2000 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 2011 ) The Woodsman ( 2012 ) Television Tales of the Wizard of Oz ( 1961 ) Off to See the Wizard ( 1967 ) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1986 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1990 ) The Oz Kids ( 1996 ) Lost in Oz ( 2002 ) Once Upon a Time ( since 2011 ) The Wiz Live ! ( 2015 ) Lost In Oz ( 2015 ) Emerald City ( 2017 ) Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz ( 2017 ) Comics Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1904 -- 05 ) Adventures in Oz ( 1986 -- 92 ) The Enchanted Apples of Oz ( 1986 ) Oz Squad ( 1991 ) Lost Girls ( 1991 -- 92 ) Oz ( 1994 ) Dorothy of Oz ( 2006 ) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 2009 ) Video games The Wizard of Oz ( 1993 ) The Wizard of Oz : Beyond the Yellow Brick Road ( 2008 ) Emerald City Confidential ( 2009 ) Parodies The Wozard of Iz Os Trapalhões eo Mágico de Oróz The Wonderful Wizard of Ha 's Wizard of Odd Reimagining The Wizard of Mars ( 1965 ) Hunter ( 1973 ) Zardoz ( 1974 ) Oz ( 1976 ) The Number of the Beast ( 1980 ) A Barnstormer in Oz ( 1982 ) The Wizard of A.I.D.S. ( 1987 ) The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz ( 1990 ) Twister ( 1994 ) The Dark Tower IV : Wizard and Glass ( 1997 ) Tin Man ( 2007 ) Dorothy Must Die ( 2014 ) The Wicked Will Rise ( 2015 ) The Wicked Years Wicked Son of a Witch A Lion Among Men Out of Oz Wicked ( musical ) Characters Others Rainbow Road to Oz MÄR The Wizard of Oz ( pinball ) The Wizard of Oz ( arcade game ) Ozma ( album ) Related The International Wizard of Oz Club The Baum Bugle Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow_brick_road&oldid=841586014 '' Categories : The Wizard of Oz locations Fictional streets and roads Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2011 Use dmy dates from May 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Português Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 16 May 2018, at 18 : 49 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: where does the yellow brick road lead to
Answer: Emerald City