The Magicians was filmed in Vancouver, Britannia Beach, & Squamish in Canada and New Orleans in the United States of America.
7349 Blenheim Street
In movie
Scene where Quentin's mother asks him to pack up his father's stuff and the monster inside Eliot arrives looking to be entertained in episode 4x04 “Marry Fuck Kill”.
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6525 Boundary Road
In movie
Scene where Penny is filing books in the Underworld Library when he hears the voices of the rest of the gang in episode 3x09 “All That Josh”. Penny gets invited to a book club, argues with Sylvia, cons his way into a way out of the Underworld, and has a nice talk with Hades in episode 3x10 “The Art of the Deal”. Christopher Plover leads Alice to the revisions room and she steals the manuscripts for her and her friends in episode 4x04 “Marry Fuck Kill”.
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Scene was shot Former BC Hydro Operations Centre.
Vancouver
Marine Building
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Scene where Marina walks outside and sees Dean Fogg in the new magical identity of her homeless father in episode 4x02 “Lost, Found, Fucked”. Marina runs into Margo in the lobby and warns her about the monster upstairs with her friends in episode 4x03 “The Bad News Bear”.
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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.
Vancouver
Parking Lot (at 275 West 5th Avenue)
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Scene where A strange creature takes control of a construction worker in episode 3x02 “Heroes and Morons”.
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Redwood Park
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Scene where Quentin shoots the White Lady and both he and Penny ask a boon from her in episode 2x04 “The Flying Forest”.
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Rosellen Suites
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Scene where Josh visits the home of someone he slept with while under the false identity spell to warn her about the curse in episode 4x04 “Marry Fuck Kill”.
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Pavilion Rose Garden (Stanley Park)
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Scene where Julia talks with Kiera in her mind in episode 1x09 “The Writing Room”.
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Capilano Park
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Stanley Park
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Scene where Quentin and Alice catch the carriage to the Wellspring while Margo and Eliot head to Ember's temple in episode 2x03 “Divine Elimination”.
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Gabriola
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Scene where Quentin heads into a former monastery to find that Alice set up a summoning for him to trigger to bring about Friar Joseph in episode 2x08 “Word as Bond”.
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Scene was shot A Queen Anne style mansion building in 1901 for the owner of the B.C. Sugar Refining Company. This is a Vancouver heritage building.
Vancouver
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden
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Scene where Penny wanders through the street in Shanghai and is found by Eliza in episode 1x03 “Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting”.
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6749 Macdonald Street
In movie
Scene where Alice and Quentin enter her childhood home and find a Roman orgy going on in episode 1x10 “Homecoming”.
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Scene was shot A 5-bedroom 12,340 square foot mansion that recently sold for $6.6 million.
Vancouver
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (UBC)
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Scene where Quentin talks to a fellow student into switching groups in episode 1x08 “The Strangled Heart”.
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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.
Vancouver
Ovaltine Cafe
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Scene where Julia talks with Hannah about getting magic in episode 1x06 “Impractical Applications”.
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Scene was shot A traditional diner serving simple food that is popular in productions for its distinct neon front windows.
Vancouver
Sea to Sky Gondola Summit Lodge
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Scene where The gang crosses a bridge covered in bright flowers on their way to the spot for the coronation in episode 2x01 “Knight of Crowns”.
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Segal Graduate School of Business (SFU)
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Scene where Kady and Penny use terrible disguises and their lucky counterfeit black card to get coins from the bank in episode 4x03 “The Bad News Bear”.
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Scene was shot Simon Fraser University’s graduate business program operates out of this 100-year-old building in the heart of downtown. The structure originally housed the western headquarters of the Bank of Montreal, and was extensively renovated in 2005 to restore it to its original glory.
Vancouver
Caretaker's Cottage (Murdo Frazer Park)
In movie
Scene where Fen and Julia track down the prophet Fen saw in her dreams but she makes them do a series of menial tasks first in episode 4x08 “Home Improvement”.
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Scene was shot A small log cottage in the hidden Murdo Frazer Park in North Vancouver sits next to beautiful lake and is surrounded on all sides by tall trees. You wouldn’t even know it is surrounded by houses and located a block from the highway.
Vancouver
Alley (south of Richards, west of Hastings)
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Scene where Quentin turns the corner and finds the controlled Eliot already ahead waiting for him in episode 3x13 “Will You Play With Me?”.
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Lost Lagoon (Stanley Park)
In movie
Scene where Alice and Kady meet Zelda to offer their help in recovering Harriet in exchange for her help finding a magical junction in episode 4x09 “The Serpent”. Zelda casts her part in the cooperative spell needed to contain the monster in episode 4x13 “No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry”.
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Woods near Aquarium (Stanley Park)
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Scene where Underworld Penny shows Quentin his friends mourning him around a campfire in episode 4x13 “No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry”.
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Koret Building
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Scene where Quentin goes home with Emily and she convinces him to try out some illusion magic to make each other look like the people they lost in episode 2x05 “Cheat Day”. Quentin asks Emily about the incident at the bar and what she knows about the batteries in episode 3x02 “Heroes and Morons”.
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Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life (Tulane University)
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Scene where Quentin is studying in the library when he hears a knock on a door and finds it opening to Fillory in episode 1x01 “Unauthorized Magic”.
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West 1st Avenue (between Columbia & Manitoba)
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Scene where Quentin arrives back on Earth and leaves his bow and arrow by the trash in episode 2x04 “The Flying Forest”. Quentin is walking to work when he spots Alice across the street in episode 2x05 “Cheat Day”.
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Crystal Falls
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Scene where The guide leads Alice and Eliot past a waterfall on their way up the mountain in episode 5x03 “The Mountain of Ghosts”.
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Blood Alley / Trounce Alley (south of Water, west of Carrall)
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Scene where Alice and Margo find a former student who knew Charlie's brother in episode 1x03 “Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting”.
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668 Beachview Drive
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Scene where Quentin and Eliot visit a home in Vancouver of the new owner of the Chatwin's clock only to find he is the god Umber in hiding in episode 2x12 “Ramifications”. Quentin returns to Umber's home and once again tries to convince him to return to Fillory in episode 2x13 “We Have Brought You Little Cakes”.
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The Cobalt Cabaret
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Scene where Josh finds a video of a magical bear attack in a bar and the gang heads there to question the bartender in episode 3x02 “Heroes and Morons”.
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4552 192 Street
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Scene where Quentin follows signs during Alice's service and ends up attempting a ceremony with Alice's parents to put her spirit to rest in episode 2x06 “The Cock Barrens”.
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North Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)
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Scene where Julia stays at a rehab facility where she meets a different kind of magician in episode 1x08 “The Strangled Heart”.
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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.
Coquitlam
Chemistry Building, D-Block (UBC)
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Scene where Todd takes notes while Dean Fogg punches a professor whose wife he previously had an affair with in episode 4x02 “Lost, Found, Fucked”. Julia is discussing how to predict the surges with Dean Fogg when one arrives and blows up a classroom in episode 5x02 “The Wrath of the Time Bees”.
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Scene was shot The main chemistry building at UBC, built in 1923 and renovated in 2008. Houses the Chemistry Department offices and limited lab space.
Vancouver
Princess Park
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Scene where Eliot and Quentin realize that they have traveled back in time and spend the years working on the puzzle in episode 3x05 “A Life In The Day”.
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Helen's Grill
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Scene where Eliot-monster brings Quentin out for food and tells him that Eliot's soul is gone in episode 4x04 “Marry Fuck Kill”. The monster acts Quentin about the item he found inside Bacchus and then zips off to Mesopotamia in episode 4x05 “Escape from the Happy Place”.
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Spanish Banks Dog Beach
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Scene where Eliot travels to the beach with Charlton where they find a hut with a communication line to the whales, the magicians of the sea in episode 5x06 “Oops!...I Did It Again”.
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1745 West 8th Avenue
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Scene where Julia's partial godhood is preventing the wound from closing forcing Penny to make an important decision for her in episode 4x13 “No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry”.
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Sugar Catering
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Scene where A reporter covers the end of the world on the TV in episode 5x06 “Oops!...I Did It Again”.
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Thompson Trail (Stanley Park)
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Scene where The group brings the Beast to Fillory and attempt to kill him in episode 2x03 “Divine Elimination”. Eliot chases King Idri into the forest but a magic blackout occurs before he can win the duel in episode 2x09 “Lesser Evils”.
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Manitoba Street Studios
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Scene where Kady sells drugs to some guy in a car as part of her new life in episode 3x13 “Will You Play With Me?”.
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North 40 Dog Park
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Scene where Julia and Quentin rescue Jane Chatwin from a trap tree shortly after arriving in Fillory in episode 1x13 “Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?”.
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Scene was shot Located atop the remnants of an old WWII army base, North 40 is a large off-leash dog park located adjacent to the Boundary Bay Airport which is popular with productions for its easily controlled streets and variety of overgrown paths. The roads were originally part of the Vancouver Wireless Station, built for the Canadian Army Signal Corps during WWII and in operation until 1971.
Vancouver
Canada Post Main Office
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Scene where Julia and Quentin find the book without an author based on Eliot's hint in episode 3x01 “The Tales of the Seven Keys”.
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Scene was shot This large building that takes up an entire block in downtown Vancouver was the main Canada Post sorting facility since 1958 until it was sold in 2013 when a new facility near the airport opened. The site originally included a kilometer long underground tunnel leading to the waterfront so mail could be taken directly from ships to the facility. The offices have become very popular with productions since their shutdown, with some even using them as sound stages.
Vancouver
Round Table Club
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Scene where Quentin wakes up in his new dorm room after collapsing during the test, and later Kady and Penny have sex and float into the air in episode 1x01 “Unauthorized Magic”.
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East Lawn Building (Riverview Hospital)
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Scene where Eliot and Alice go to turn on the AC upstairs and have to start singing when confronted with a bellhop in episode 5x12 “The Balls”.
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Scene was shot The East Lawn Building opened in 1930 and housed the Chronic Female Unit and is the largest building at Riverview. The building was designed to house 675 patients but by the 50s its had over 1,400. The building was closed down in 2005 and has been used by film productions since then.
Coquitlam
Minaty Bay
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Scene where Fen takes Penny and Quentin to the secret magical reservoir and reveals that curse that turned Josh into a fish in episode 4x12 “The Secret Sea”. Penny teleports his friends to the sea after trapping the sister only to find Everett has already drained all of the magical reserve in episode 4x13 “No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry”.
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Scene was shot This private bay just to the south of Britannia Beach is surrounded by imposing mountains and gives the impression of incredible remoteness while being very accessible via the Sea to Sky Highway.
2026 West 63rd Avenue
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Scene where Alice leads Quentin to a house outside Chicago where they can get more information on traveling in episode 1x10 “Homecoming”. Quentin arrives at Alice's parents' house for her memorial in episode 2x06 “The Cock Barrens”.
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Former Vancouver Zoo (Stanley Park)
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Scene where On their way back to the castle, Margo and Eliot notice something strange and learn from some farmers that Fen and Josh were deposed hundreds of years ago and now the Dark King rules Fillory in episode 4x13 “No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry”. Margo and Eliot are getting drunk and lamenting their inability to get into the castle when some folks walk by and invite them to a party in episode 5x01 “Do Something Crazy”.
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Scene was shot The Vancouver Zoo dates back to 1888 when the first superintendent of Stanley Park kept a black bear cub chained to a stump. The zoo grew over the years as more animals were donated until its closure in 1996 when citizens voted to close down the facility. The last remaining structure is the polar bear grotto which was built in 1962 to house Tuk, who was also the final resident of the zoo after it closed until his death in 1997.
Vancouver
The Eastside Flea
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Burnaby Central Park
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Scene where Josh gets the scoop when he returns to Fillory, Eliot and Margo share a potion, and Josh leads someone to a tree in episode 5x08 “Garden Variety Homicide”. Margo and Fen manage to escape the guard through the forest but Julia and Eliot are not so lucky in episode 5x09 “Cello Squirrel Daffodil”.
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Scene was shot This large park was founded in 1891 on the border between Burnaby and Vancouver. The woods were originally set aside to serve as a source of masts and spars for the Royal Navy which helped preserve the area from development before it became a park.
Burnaby
UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research (UBC)
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Scene where Penny finds himself in a fountain in a strange land between worlds in episode 1x10 “Homecoming”. The gang attempt to travel through the Neitherlands to Fillory in episode 1x12 “Thirty-Nine Graves”. The magicians travel through the Magicians back to Earth in episode 2x02 “Hotel Spa Potions”.
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Leon and Thea Koerner University Centre (UBC)
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Scene was shot The Koerner University Centre opened in 1959 as UBC’s new Faculty Club and was designed by Fred Lasserre, a architecture professor. The building underwent several expansions over the years and the upper level now houses the Sage Bistro, a high-end restaurant, and the lower level, after some renovations in 2008, now houses classrooms and a small cafe.
Vancouver
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (UBC)
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Scene was shot Originally the UBC Main Library which was constructed in 1925, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre underwent a massive renovation and expansion a few years ago and now contains a large library, study areas, and a cafe. It also contains a super cool robotic book retrieval system.
Vancouver
Oceanic Plaza
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Scene where Marina walks to catch a cab while talking with a west coast hedge witch about their god problem in episode 2x02 “Hotel Spa Potions”.
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Scene was shot Oceanic Plaza, the name applying to both the skyscraper and adjacent square, is a glass office building constructed in 1975. While the building is occasionally used for filming, most often productions shoot in the square or the former pedestrian bridge which ran across Hastings Street to Guinness Tower.
Vancouver
AMS Student Nest (UBC)
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McDonald Beach Park
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Scene where Kady prepares a pyre for Penny's body but Alice tries to convince her to hand it over to the corpse eater in episode 3x04 “Be The Penny”.
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4763 Neville Street
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Scene where Alice follows her atlas and finds herself at the home of an unassuming woman with a room to rent in episode 4x06 “A Timeline and Place”.
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Southlands Nursery
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Scene where Alice helps Hamish Bax to the greenhouse to find some healing plants and discovers a device that can affect circumstances in a localized area in episode 5x07 “Acting Dean”.
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Mylora Sidaway Golf Club
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Scene where The Fairy Queen and an fairy army approaches the front gate of the castle in episode 2x13 “We Have Brought You Little Cakes”.
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Mainland Street (between Davie & Helmcken)
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Scene where Kimber D'Antoni opens an envelope bearing her name and chases after a piece of paper that flies off with the wind in episode 4x01 “A Flock of Lost Birds”.
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Central Christian Assembly
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Scene where Alice follows Shelia and watches as she anonymously drops money off on the steps of the church in episode 4x06 “A Timeline and Place”.
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El Camino's
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Scene where Kady searches out someone named Love Lady to help find the items she needs for the Baba Yaga and finds that it is Pete using that moniker in episode 4x07 “The Side Effect”.
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Paulie's Barbershop
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Scene where Eliot visits the memory of his worst haircut looking for the door in episode 4x05 “Escape from the Happy Place”.
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Fraserwood Park
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Scene where Alice throws stones into the book drop chute while waiting for a representative from the Library in episode 3x08 “Six Short Stories About Magic”.
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Hornby Street (between Smithe & Robson)
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Scene where Penny flirts with Beatrice McAllister to distract her while Kady steals her magic black card in episode 4x03 “The Bad News Bear”.
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Ceperley Meadow (Stanley Park)
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Scene where Penny takes the Monster into his memories where they see the gods building an alter to trap his pieces in the stones in episode 4x09 “The Serpent”.
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Shelter Island Marina & Boatyard
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Scene where Julia and Quentin visit Harold the Herald in hopes of trading with the dragon but they find something important was recently stolen from her in episode 4x08 “Home Improvement”.
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Town 'n Country Bowl
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Scene where Julia leads Quentin to a bowling alley where Richard and the rest of her summoning group are spending their time waiting to pass over in episode 2x11 “The Rattening”.
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Elysian Coffee
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Scene where Kady meets with Harriet to get her help with recovering the key and ends up volunteering her friends to help with Harriet's mission in episode 3x07 “Poached Eggs”.
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Alexander Street (between Powell & Columbia)
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Scene where Julia and Quentin follow Jane Chatwin through an entrance to Fillory hidden in a phone booth in episode 1x12 “Thirty-Nine Graves”.
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Josephine Louise House (Tulane University)
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Scene where Quentin is talking to James on the phone about Julia when Eliot and Margo approach and invite themselves to the city with him in episode 1x01 “Unauthorized Magic”.
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201 Camp Street
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Scene where Quentin and Julia walk to Quentin's grad school interview in episode 1x01 “Unauthorized Magic”.
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Gibson Quad (Tulane University)
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Scene where Eliot and Margo introduce Quentin to the various disciplines in episode 1x01 “Unauthorized Magic”.
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Antique Market
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Scene where Pete leads Kady to the black market and points out Whitley who can sell her the Bag of Holding she requires in episode 4x07 “The Side Effect”.
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Newcomb Quad (Tulane University)
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Scene where Quentin walks through the trees in a small park and finds himself in the middle of the Brakebills campus where he is greeted by Eliot in episode 1x01 “Unauthorized Magic”.
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168 East Pender Street
In movie
Scene where The whole gang gets together to rob a bank defended by secure magical defenses in episode 2x07 “Plan B”.
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Scene was shot Former BMO branch.
Vancouver
Rainier Provisions
In movie
Scene where Alice and Margo get the story about Charlie from Emily in episode 1x03 “Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting”.
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Scene was shot A restaurant and coffee shop that closed down in 2015. The location is now only available for private events (or filming).
Vancouver
West Cordova Street & Thurlow Street
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Scene where The Beast teleports himself into the middle of New York and sings his song as he walks off in episode 2x02 “Hotel Spa Potions”.
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6522 Deer Lake Drive
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Scene where Quentin, Alice, and Dean Fogg visit the former Brakebills professor Bigby to learn about battle magic at her home in episode 2x02 “Hotel Spa Potions”.
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Scene was shot Address is approximate.
Burnaby
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School
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Scene where Eliot and Charlton visit a memory of Eliot beating up his childhood friend Tayler and they are attacked by the strange creatures in episode 4x05 “Escape from the Happy Place”.
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Cates Park
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Scene where The creature in Eliot brings Quentin to the ruins of an old temple to summon an ancient and forgotten god in episode 4x02 “Lost, Found, Fucked”.
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Crash Crawly's
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Scene where Julia and the Beast wind up in a ball pit back on Earth and then discuss their deal in episode 2x01 “Knight of Crowns”.
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Locarno Beach Park
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Scene where Kady and Fogg follow the brown bunny to the beach where the Emperor is hanging out. He tells them that in exchange for the information they seek, one of them will have to remain in the Etheric Realm forever in episode 5x04 “Magicians Anonymous”.
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1133 Melville Street
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Scene where Julia and Alice ask for help with the power needed to cast their spell from an incubus that Dean Fogg knows in episode 3x06 “Do You Like Teeth?”.
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Scene was shot The unoccupied upper floor offices and rooftop of this downtown building have been popular with productions in the last few years due to being surrounded by skyscrapers on all sides.
Vancouver
2715 Point Grey Road
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Scene where Dean Fogg and Quentin distract Irene McAllistair to give Julia a chance to search for the second key in episode 3x04 “Be The Penny”.
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Corner Cafe
In movie
Scene where Alice gives a vampire some of her blood to get some information on the creature hunting her in episode 3x01 “The Tales of the Seven Keys”.
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Caulfield Park
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Scene where Eliot checks out his new and slightly sentient boat the heads off with Fen and Fray in episode 3x02 “Heroes and Morons”.
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Norma Rose Point School
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Scene where The Physical Kids participate in a game of Welters which Quentin wins with an impressive spell in episode 1x05 “Mendings, Major and Minor”.
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Scene was shot Formerly University Hill Secondary School. Has been extensively remodeled.
Hotel Vancouver
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Scene where The gang attempts to execute a new version of Marina's heist to steal the World Seed from the Couple in episode 5x12 “The Balls”.
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Scene was shot The third building under the name Hotel Vancouver, it was completed in 1939 (after 11 years of construction) and was built in the Italianate revival style. A Vancouver heritage building now operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
Vancouver
Hornby Plaza
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Scene where Kady is walking back to the hideout when someone comes up to her with a box of puppies in episode 4x03 “The Bad News Bear”. Quentin talks to Julia about his father's death in episode 4x04 “Marry Fuck Kill”.
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Crease Clinic (Riverview Hospital)
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Scene where Mike is held and interrogated in a magic-proof cell in episode 1x08 “The Strangled Heart”. Quentin is held in a werewolf-proof cell under the school while Professor Lipson examines his condition. Later Julia wakes up inside the isolation cell in episode 2x09 “Lesser Evils”.
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Scene was shot This building opened in 1934 as a veterans treatment center for veterans of the First World War. This included the main building as well as the separate Veterans Dining Block. The main building was expanded in 1945 and reopened in 1949 as the Crease Clinic of Psychological Medicine, a short-term psychological treatment center. Now used almost exclusively for film production.
Coquitlam
Andy Livingstone Park
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Scene where Quentin and Julia use a device they've taken from Brakebills to travel back to 1942 to use one of the Fillory entrances in episode 1x12 “Thirty-Nine Graves”.
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Under Cambie Street Bridge Ramp
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Scene where Kady finds Mark at his car and they are almost killed by a falling satellite dish when she presses him about magic in episode 4x01 “A Flock of Lost Birds”.
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West Lawn (Riverview Hospital)
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Scene where The students go through a doorway from Brakebills South back to the main campus in episode 1x07 “The Mayakovsky Circumstance”. Penny, Alice, and Quentin work on their group project in episode 1x08 “The Strangled Heart”.
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WilMar Estate
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Scene was shot A mock-Tudor home constructed in 1925 for William Kitchen, a railroad millionaire. The house stayed in the family until 2013 when the last surviving family member bequeathed it to the Vancouver Foundation. The property was originally purchased for $10,000 and is now worth over $8.5 million.
Vancouver
Both Feet on Main Street
In movie
Scene where Julia, Penny, and Quentin go searching for a leprechaun who can help them find the final god Enyalius in episode 4x10 “All That Hard, Glossy Armor”.
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Orpheum Theatre Vancouver
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Scene where Quentin imagines Ellis Wirth-Downs in Fillory with Jane Chatwin in episode 1x04 “The World in the Walls”.
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Scene was shot Opened as a vaudeville house in 1927 and converted into a movie theatre in the early 1930s. Bought by the City of Vancouver in 1974 and converted into a live performance venue. Became a Vancouver heritage building in 1979.
Vancouver
Buchanan Building (UBC)
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A Rocha Farm
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Scene where Margo, Fen, and Tick visit a daytime party looking for Ember but only find Bacchus posing as him instead in episode 4x02 “Lost, Found, Fucked”.
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5255 Heather Street
In movie
Scene where Penny arrives in the Underworld and sneaks out of the Library before sneaking back in with Sylvia to learn from the oracle in episode 3x08 “Six Short Stories About Magic”.
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Scene was shot Originally constructed as offices for the BC Workers Compensation Board, 5255 Heather Street was given over to the RCMP during the 1970s to join in the growing headquarters of the RCMP’s ‘E’ Division. The building became vacant after the RCMP moved to their new headquarters in Surrey which was completed at the end of 2012. In 2014 the building transferred to the Public Health Services Authority which has rented it out to film productions.
Vancouver
The Ironworks
In movie
Scene where Julia, Kady, and Penny-23 interrogate the now powerless Reynard about the Castle at the End of the World in episode 3x12 “The Fillorian Candidate”.
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Scene was shot A photography and event space just east of Gastown in the last remnants of an old ironworks dating back to the 1880s.
Vancouver
Vancouver Art Gallery
In movie
Scene where Kady talks to Penny about her other identity not relying on others while they search for someone with a magic black card in episode 4x03 “The Bad News Bear”.
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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.
Vancouver
Vancouver Art Gallery
Whytecliff Park
In movie
Scene where Fen, Alice, Margo, and Josh explore the wonders of this new world and prepare to open the ark in episode 5x13 “Fillory and Further”.
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Scene was shot Whytecliff Park, right next to Horseshoe Bay, is a beautiful rocky beach and surrounding park. The most prominent feature of the park is a tidal island called Whyte Islet and great views of Howe Sound.
Vancouver
Whytecliff Park
1010 George Street
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Scene where Penny wakes up in a cell next to Marina and learns that Daniel Stoppard had them kidnapped so he can send them back to their original timeline in episode 4x06 “A Timeline and Place”.
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Burrard Dry Dock Pier
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Scene where A quick establishing shot of the Vancouver sign in episode 2x12 “Ramifications”.
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Scene was shot The pier is one of the few remaining structures on the old Burrard Dry Dock complex, a shipbuilding facility that first began building ships in 1894. After the the facility was closed down in 1993 many of the buildings were demolished to make way for new development, but the old pier remains along with several large cranes.
Vancouver
Music Building (UBC)
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Scene was shot Home of the University of British Columbia's music department.
Vancouver
750 Pacific Boulevard
In movie
Scene where Kady researches the strange key symbols she found related to Mark but is slowed by a series of strange occurrences in episode 4x01 “A Flock of Lost Birds”.
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Scene was shot An office block that was constructed as part of the Plaza of Nations development for Expo ‘86. Originally there was a matching set of offices to the west, but those were demolished in 2008.
Vancouver
Plaza of Nations
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Scene where Penny greets some fans while walking to an elevator in episode 4x01 “A Flock of Lost Birds”.
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Scene was shot The Plaza of Nations is an entertainment and events complex constructed for Expo '86. The original sheltered plaza was large enough to house 4,500 people for performances and hosted a number of high-profile artists before being demolished in 2007 due to safety concerns. Currently only two of the original structures remain, the main glass building currently housing Edgewater Casino and the office building at 750 Pacific Boulevard.
Vancouver
Devonian Harbour Park
In movie
Scene where Emily and Quentin go walking through the park while drinking and she shows him how to use magic to blow smoke rings in episode 2x05 “Cheat Day”. Julia and Quentin investigate the lust spell cast in the park and discover Alice conducting her own search for the batteries in episode 3x02 “Heroes and Morons”.
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Britannia Mine Museum
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Scene where Sylvia and Penny travel into the Poison Room to search for the books they need only to learn that the room's name is more literal than they thought in episode 2x12 “Ramifications”.
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Scene was shot Built inside the former Concentrator building of a copper mine, the Britannia Mine Museum is a National Historic Site which educates visitors on British Columbia’s mining industry. The processing facility operated for seventy years starting in 1904, with Mill #3 constructed in 1923. No mining actually took place in these tunnels as they were used to transport ore to the Howe Sound.
Bloedel Conservatory (Queen Elizabeth Park)
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Scene where Eliot tries to convince Alice to recommend to Genji to be his mentor in episode 1x05 “Mendings, Major and Minor”.
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Scene was shot First conceived of for Canada’s centennial celebration, the conservatory was built in 1969 atop a reservoir at Vancouver’s highest point. The triodetic dome is 140 feet in diameter and 70 fee high and contains over 200 bird species and 500 plant species.
Vancouver
Widgeon Slough North Dock
In movie
Scene where Penny finds his magic is on the fritz and decides to head back to talk with the man by the stream again and Quentin talks to Alice about facing the Beast in episode 2x01 “Knight of Crowns”.
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Queensborough Community Centre
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Scene where Two librarians walk into the local branch which is then destroyed by Whitley and the cashier in episode 4x06 “A Timeline and Place”.
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Pink Elephant Thai
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Scene where A message is delivered through a homeless woman to Julia as she buys supplies for the summoning in episode 3x03 “The Losses Of Magic”.
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Lord Roberts Elementary
In movie
Scene where Penny watches Kady and Alice as they are talking with Harriet about his soul in episode 3x04 “Be The Penny”.
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Shanghai Alley
In movie
Scene where Kady and Pete search for the library storehouse but find an empty lot in its place in episode 5x01 “Do Something Crazy”. Fogg and Kady marvel at the Etheric Realm while high off their minds and notice a brown bunny trying to lead them somewhere in episode 5x04 “Magicians Anonymous”.
Real
Market Street Power Plant
In movie
Scene where Pete leads Julia to an abandoned building to learn magic in episode 1x01 “Unauthorized Magic”.
Real
Scene was shot A power plant constructed in 1905 and closed in 1973. The plant was sold in 2007 to a developer to be incorporated into the riverfront redevelopment.
New Orleans
Green Timbers Urban Forest
In movie
Scene where Penny and Quentin wander through the Flying Forest on their quest to find the White Lady and find themselves getting super high in episode 2x04 “The Flying Forest”.
Real
Dollar Meat Store
In movie
Scene where Julia and Kady head to the shop where they meet a pair of Mu Dong who can help them with the pregnancy, but only if they can come up with a million dollars in gold bars in episode 2x07 “Plan B”.
Real
2415 Columbia Street
In movie
Scene where Quentin begins work at a regular company after deciding to stop using magic and meets another former Brakebills student Emily Greenstreet in episode 2x05 “Cheat Day”.
Real
Empty Lot off Cristal Falls Road
In movie
Scene where Eliot and Alice arrive at the peak, Alice drops Quentin's Essence down to the Underworld, and Eliot finally works up the courage to tell Alice about what he shared with Quentin in episode 5x03 “The Mountain of Ghosts”.
Real
Overlynn Mansion
In movie
Scene where Jane Chatwin enters a closet doorway to Fillory in episode 1x08 “The Strangled Heart”. Alice, Eliot, Quentin, and Penny head to the Plover family mansion to search for the magic button in episode 1x09 “The Writing Room”.
Real
Scene was shot Constructed in 1907 by architect Samuel Maclure, this Arts & Crafts style home was constructed for Charles J. Peter, manager of the company that lead the development on this area of Burnaby. In 1927 the home was turned into the Seton Academy, a girls school run by the Sisters of Charity of Halifax. The mansion was converted again in 1970 to a seniors residence.
Burnaby
6742 224 Street
In movie
Scene where Quentin and Julia visit a knife maker with Martin Chatwin to commission the creation of the knife needed to kill the Beast in episode 1x13 “Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?”. The gang returns to the house to come up with a plan after Juliet leaves with the Beast in episode 2x01 “Knight of Crowns”.
Real
Scene was shot This home and surrounding farm in Langley is popular with productions for its old style architecture and remote looking environment.
Langley