The Chandler didn't vanish after Sliders' cancellation. Despite early reports that the famous sign was being dismantled in May of '99, a visitor to the Dimension of Continuity's now-inaccessible forum reported seeing it intact in November 2001... and the hotel has continued to pop up occasionally in various scenes filmed on Universal's New York Street set.
On 2/14/99, NoMaggs posted about the facade's cameo in Gus Van Sant's remake of "Psycho":
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I noticed in the new Psycho film that when they were looking for the girl, they showed glimpses of all the places they were visiting in a sort of montage style scene. Anyway, one of the places happened to be a "Chandler Hotel." The writing on the outside of the building was just like it is in Sliders.
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On 6/10/01, Vance454 reported another appearance:
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I just saw a Church's Chicken commercial about 5 seconds ago with the Chandler Hotel in it. It had a Taxi cab driver driving along when all of a sudden a bill of currency hits his windshield. He reaches out to grab it, meanwhile swerving and hitting in the way. In one scene he hits a fire hydrant, and in the background I swear I saw the sign "Chandler Hotel" in the same exact font and colors!
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And this is where it gets really weird. On June 19, 2001, Smash Mouth hit the Universal backlot to record a video for their "I'm a Believer" cover on the Shrek soundtrack. The end result? The Chandler playing host to a "Fairy Tale Convention" attended by Shrek himself. (Thanks to TemporalFlux for the sighting!)
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