The Sunset Arms Boarding House

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Arnold's home — a rambling, warm boarding house run by his grandparents Phil and Gertie, filled with eccentric tenants and the feeling that something interesting is always about to happen.

The Sunset Arms is the physical and emotional center of the show. It is where Arnold lives, where Grandpa Phil holds court, where Grandma Gertie produces improbable meals, and where a rotating cast of boarders bring their own chaos. The house has a living quality — it is never quite orderly, never quite broken, always somehow adequate. Arnold's personal room is on the top floor under a skylight, furnished with beanbag chairs, a record player, and a rooftop terrace garden accessible through a hatch. The boarding house receives guests, hosts arguments, shelters people who need it, and functions as a kind of neighborhood social node — people drift in and out in ways that wouldn't make sense in a more formal household.

Appearance

A tall, slightly lopsided Victorian-era building with a faded green-and-brown paint job, large front porch with a creaking swing, and a dignified shabbiness that suggests it was once grander than it is now. The sign reading 'Sunset Arms' hangs at a slight angle. The interior is cluttered with decades of accumulated living — mismatched furniture, framed photos, a radio that is always on.

Also known as: The Sunset Arms Boarding House, House

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