Chinatown was filmed in Los Angeles in the United States of America.
Locations
Catalina Island Yacht Club
Scene where Jack Gittes is doing research.
Scene was shot The Catalina Island Yacht Club is one of the oldest and most unique yacht clubs in Southern California. In 1893, the Banning brothers, original owners of the Island, formed the first yacht club on the Island, the Catalina Yacht Club, primarily for the use of Islanders like themselves. Santa Catalina Island is a rocky island off the coast of Southern California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island name is often shortened to Catalina Island or just Catalina. The island is 22 mi (35 km) long and 8 mi (13 km) across at its greatest width. The island is located about 29 mi (47 km) south-southwest of Long Beach, California.
