Miracle on 34th Street was filmed in Lake Forest and Chicago, Illinois in the United States of America.
Washington Road
In movie
Scene where Dorey Walker and Bryan Bradford get the keys to their new house, Susan’s dream house.
Real
Scene was shot Lake Forest was laid out as a town in 1857, and was a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago.
Lake Forest
Burnham Center
In movie
Scene where CF Cole's department store.
Real
Scene was shot The Burnham Center, originally known as the Conway Building and later as the Chicago Title & Trust Building, is a historic skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. Built with funds from the Marshall Field estate, it was the last building designed by Daniel Burnham before his death on June 1, 1912 and was completed in 1913.
Macy's reportedly wanted nothing to do with the reamke of Miracle on 34th Street. That is why the producers created 'CF Cole's' department store and the want you to think it is in NYC, the facade is actually the Burnham Center in Chicago.
Chicago
Holy Name Cathedral Parish
In movie
Scene where Dorey gets a card from Bryan. He asks her to come to the church after the mass. She is surprised when she arrives.
Real
Scene was shot Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name, which were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and was dedicated on November 21, 1875.
Holy Name Cathedral was built in the Gothic revival architectural style while at the same time integrating motifs symbolic of the message of the modern Church. The church building is 233 feet (71 m) long, 126 feet (38 m) wide and can seat 1,110 people. The ceiling is 70 feet (21 m) high and has a spire that reaches 210 feet (64 m) into the sky.
Only the exterior of the church was used for filming. The interior scenes were filmed at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Chicago
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
In movie
Scene where Dorey and Bryan are mysteriously brought together in the church.
Real
Scene was shot Rockefeller Chapel is a Gothic Revival chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago.
Designed by architect Bertram Goodhue between 1918 and 1924, and built between 1925 and 1928 without the use of structural steel, it contains about 70 integrated figural sculptures by sculptors Lee Lawrie and Ulric Ellerhusen, and interior work by mosaicist Hildreth Meiere. Today the chapel is used for ecumenical worship services, weddings, university convocations, guest speakers, musical programs, and occasional film screenings. It occupies most of a block and can seat 1700 people.
The church was only used for the interior scenes. Holy Name Cathedral Parish was used for the scene when Dorey arrives.
Chicago