Where was Backstrom filmed

2015, #Comedy #Drama #Crime
Filming country: #Canada

Backstrom was filmed in Vancouver & Britannia Beach in Canada.

Locations

Marine Garage

3611 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC V7E 3A5, Canada

Scene where Backstrom, Valentine, and Lou stop at a gas station on their way to pick up Edgar Norwest in episode 1x13 “Rock Bottom”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.1253862151191', '-123.184092709193']

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Burnaby Fire Hall 3

6511 Marlborough Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5H 3M1, Canada

Scene where Backstrom goes to the first station to harass the D'Agostino brothers in episode 1x02 “Bella”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2249761521722', '-122.992077219713']

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East Hastings Street & Main Street

Main Street & East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6A, Canada

Scene where Backstrom talks about the case with Nicole after seeing the body in the morgue in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2813379', '-123.0996501']

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Movie image from East Hastings Street & Main Street

Vancouver Central Library

350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6B1

Scene where Backstrom interviews the victim's ex-girlfriend, Alyson Cox, and finds the laptop she had stolen in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot Completed in 1995, the Vancouver Public Library’s Central Branch takes up a whole city block in downtown and was designed by Moshe Safdie of DA Architects. The large central atrium is surrounded by the library on one side and several stories of reading spaces on the other. Attached to the main building is a 21-story office tower and retail space.

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GPS: ['49.279705', '-123.115625']

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Movie image from Vancouver Central Library

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden

DR. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4H5, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and Almond question another psychic who about the murder in episode 1x06 “Ancient, Chinese, Secret”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2795820253589', '-123.10348030423']

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Movie image from Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden

Marine Building

355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3S4, Canada

Scene where Backstrom lights up a cigar and walks into the rain in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot An Art Deco skyscraper built in 1930 which was the tallest building in the British Empire when it opened. A Vancouver heritage building.

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GPS: ['49.287486947', '-123.117004037']

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Carrall Street Church

331 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2J4, Canada

Scene where Moto picks up Almond from the church he is preaching at in episode 1x04 “I Am a Bird Now”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2819381712947', '-123.104452959525']

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East Pender Street (between Main & Gore)

200 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 2T9, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and his team discuss the case while eating food cart food in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2803611019', '-123.098450306']

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Movie image from East Pender Street (between Main & Gore)

Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (UBC)

Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, The University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and Gravely question an employee about the bomb detonator in episode 1x07 “Enemy of My Enemies”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2622852', '-123.2434221']

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Movie image from Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (UBC)

Cates Park

Cates Park, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Scene where Valentine attempts to meet with the tugboat driver to pick up the forged wine in episode 1x12 “Corkscrewed”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.3030496', '-122.9552922']

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Coopers' Park

Coopers Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Scene where Gravely searches for the victim's friend Moss Brady and finds him passed out on a playground in episode 1x11 “I Like to Watch”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2732243', '-123.1138139']

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30 Foot Pool (Lynn Canyon Park)

Lynn Canyon Park, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3G3, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and Graveley observe while Niedermayer searches for the gun at the bottom of the lake in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.3469667759', '-123.020565301']

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Movie image from 30 Foot Pool (Lynn Canyon Park)

Watts Point Quarry

Watts Point volcanic centre, Squamish, BC V0N, Canada

Scene where Backstrom, Niedermayer, and Moto search a quarry near the rehab center and locate the victim's body in episode 1x09 “Inescapable Truth”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.6505696047048', '-123.209105476196']

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Sasamat Lake (Belcarra Regional Park)

Sasamat Lake, Port Moody, BC, Canada

Scene where Backstrom goes with Valentine and Lou to where his mother's ashes were spread in episode 1x13 “Rock Bottom”.

Scene was shot A calm and beautiful located on the grounds of Balcarra Regional Park which features a beach swimming area, a floating bridge for fishing, and a number of rental cabins around the perimeter. Sasamat Lake is one of the warmest lakes in the Vancouver area.

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GPS: ['49.3210660639', '-122.88916111']

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Movie image from Sasamat Lake (Belcarra Regional Park)

Pitt Meadows Waterdrome (Pitt Meadows Regional Airport)

Pitt Meadows Waterdrome, Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada

Scene where Three different groups of police converge on the seaplane dock where Sabine Weiss is attempting to flee in episode 1x07 “Enemy of My Enemies”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2096146134', '-122.70944367']

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Movie image from Pitt Meadows Waterdrome (Pitt Meadows Regional Airport)

Pavilion Rose Garden (Stanley Park)

610 Pipeline Road, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and his team investigate the body of a woman found in a rose garden in episode 1x10 “Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2989170366', '-123.13609681']

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Movie image from Pavilion Rose Garden (Stanley Park)

National Avenue (between Thornton & Chess)

700 National Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6A, Canada

Scene where Backstrom is thrown out of an ambulance by two angry EMTs in episode 1x02 “Bella”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2730353745', '-123.089452298']

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Movie image from National Avenue (between Thornton & Chess)

Harbourview Park

Booksbank Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7L 1A7, Canada

Scene where Valentine poses as the Bogeyman to get information from Amber in episode 1x05 “Bogeyman”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.305331364658', '-123.038739116895']

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Sam Kee Building

8 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1R3, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and Almond return to their car after visiting Ms. Ma to find a kid putting a flier on their windshield in episode 1x06 “Ancient, Chinese, Secret”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.28040918893661', '-123.10474917920295']

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Burrard Inlet

Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada

Scene where The police chase down the smuggling tugboat in episode 1x12 “Corkscrewed”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2966651293313', '-122.972951928516']

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Gallery Gachet

88 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 4G8, Canada

Scene where The team captures the kidnapper Wesley Lewis at his tattoo parlor in episode 1x05 “Bogeyman”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2821915183092', '-123.102641504299']

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Barber & Co.

214 Abbott Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2K8, Canada

Scene where Almond and Gravely question a former band member who now works as a barber about the victim in episode 1x09 “Inescapable Truth”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2834932233012', '-123.106320915043']

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Capilano Reserve Park

Capilano Reserve Park, West Vancouver, BC V7P 1P7, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and Moto arrive at the reservation to find Sabine Weiss but are stopped by local police in episode 1x07 “Enemy of My Enemies”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.3200363352005', '-123.12582138214']

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Dock on Front Street

49 Front Street, New Westminster, BC V3L, Canada

Scene where Barge where Backstrom lives with Valentine throughout the series starting in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2118701641992', '-122.895572896855']

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False Creek Yacht Club

1661 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1N3, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and Almond question a corrupt river police officer about the smuggling in episode 1x12 “Corkscrewed”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2730458976472', '-123.132862846033']

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Parking Lot (under Georgia Viaduct)

Quebec Street & Union Street, Vancouver, BC V6A, Canada

Scene where Backstrom comes to a crime scene to find Captain Rocha with the body in episode 1x13 “Rock Bottom”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2772305322', '-123.101650474']

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Movie image from Parking Lot (under Georgia Viaduct)

Pipeline Road Bridge (Stanley Park)

Pipeline Rd & Ravine Trail, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada

Scene where Backstrom investigates an apparent suicide off a bridge on a university campus in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.3064034101', '-123.13702271']

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Movie image from Pipeline Road Bridge (Stanley Park)

Venue Nightclub

881 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1K7, Canada

Scene where Moto and a bunch of bystanders watch Backstrom interrogate Lucy Harms on camera for her performance art piece in episode 1x11 “I Like to Watch”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2807032323338', '-123.121394390213']

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Alley (south of Cordova, west of Cambie)

West Cordova Street & Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC V6B, Canada

Scene where Backstorm & Almond's interrogation continues behind the coffee shop in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2834016272366', '-123.10990284736']

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Movie image from Alley (south of Cordova, west of Cambie)

Vancouver Block

736 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1E4, Canada

Scene where Backstrom takes Cassandra Lastrange to the roof to get a confession out of her in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”.

Scene was shot A Vancouver heritage building constructed in 1912 for wealthy landowner Dominic Burns. Features a penthouse just below the illuminated clock tower on top.

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GPS: ['49.2819635', '-123.1186342']

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North Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)

2601 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, BC V3C 5X9, Canada

Scene where Backstrom confronts his father outside the hospital and Valentine reveals that he is Backstrom's half-brother in episode 1x13 “Rock Bottom”.

Scene was shot The North Lawn building opened in 1955 to house mental patients with Tuberculosis. It was closed down in 2007 and only recently opened to film productions.

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GPS: ['49.250904810704', '-122.806384877721']

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Movie image from North Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)

Waterfall Building

1540 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Scene where Almond and Niedermayer question an artist who sold a painting to the victim in episode 1x11 “I Like to Watch”.

Scene was shot An apartment building in False Creek designed by architect Arthur Erickson and opened in 2001. The unique spiral staircases and central reception area make it a frequent choice for productions.

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GPS: ['49.2693797114', '-123.139824271']

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Terminal City Iron Works

1909 Franklin St, Vancouver, BC V5L 4C5, Canada

Scene where Backstrom's team questions a band collective about a murdered band member in episode 1x09 “Inescapable Truth”.

Scene was shot This former manufacturing plant was used for many years as a popular filming location because of its gritty appearance. The location was complete with streets, alleys, warehouses, and rooftop paths. Demolished for new development in the summer of 2015.

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GPS: ['49.2827944448', '-123.064507407']

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Movie image from Terminal City Iron Works

La Terrazza

1088 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5X6, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and his team crash the victim's wake to check out the suspects in episode 1x04 “I Am a Bird Now”.

Scene was shot In operation since 1998, this swanky Italian restaurant prides itself on its extensive wine collection. The various rooms around the restaurant offer a number of different looks for upscale dining in films.

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GPS: ['49.2750484460954', '-123.11852941325']

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Furry Creek Golf & Country Club

150 Country Club Drive, Furry Creek, BC V0N 3Z2, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and Gravely intercept Dr. Kobrine at the golf course to question him about the murder in episode 1x09 “Inescapable Truth”.

Scene was shot A par 72 18-hole golf course built alongside the Sea-to-Sky Highway in 1993 by designer Robert Muir Graves.

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GPS: ['49.5842231', '-123.2204621']

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Movie image from Furry Creek Golf & Country Club

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (UBC)

6265 Crescent Rd Greater Vancouver A, BC, Canada

Scene where Backstrom and his team interrogate the former girlfriend of the victim who is living for several days in front of an audience in episode 1x11 “I Like to Watch”.

Scene was shot The Chan Centre is a gorgeous performance venue located on the University of British Columbia campus. The main Chan Shun Concert Hall features a distinctive floating canopy and beautiful teak walls. The smaller Telus Studio Theatre features three-story stacked seating which can be moved into various configurations. The building also features the small Royal Bank Cinema, a beautiful soaring lobby, and various versatile backstage spaces.

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GPS: ['49.269687737', '-123.255191445']

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Movie image from The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (UBC)

Cecil Green Park House (UBC)

6251 Cecil Green Park Rd, University of British Columbia - Main, Vancouver, BC V6T 1X8, Canada

Scene where Valentine goes undercover delivering the forged wine to the Governors Club in episode 1x12 “Corkscrewed”.

Scene was shot This building, constructed in 1912, was originally the home of Edward Davis, a prominent lawyer for the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was called Kanakla (meaning ‘house on the cliff’). It now belongs to the university and houses weddings, film shoots, and other events.

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GPS: ['49.2713972749', '-123.257684486']

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Movie image from Cecil Green Park House (UBC)

Vancouver Art Gallery

750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada

Scene where Backstrom confronts Cassandra Lastrange after she talks to Charles Turner in episode 1x01 “Dragon Slayer”. Gravely and ADA Kines convince a judge to give them a warrant on the steps to the courthouse in episode 1x10 “Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It”. Backstrom and Amy have a fight on the steps in episode 1x12 “Corkscrewed”.

Scene was shot The Art Gallery is housed in the former Provincial Courthouse, a Neo-classic building constructed in 1906. This is a Vancouver heritage building.

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Timing: None

GPS: ['49.2829300495315', '-123.120452202738']