Where was Watchmen filmed

Watchmen was filmed in Vancouver in Canada.

Locations

Mansion on TV

Scene where The Comedian is watching a show on television at the start of the film.

Scene was shot A Beaux Arts style mansion constructed in 1925 for sugar baron B.T. Rogers. A number of apartments were added to the property in 1974. The mansion is a Vancouver historic building.

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GPS: ['49.2202567615', '-123.141601744']

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Military Base

Scene where Base where Dr. Manhattan reappears after his accident.

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.

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GPS: ['49.2458604809', '-122.80500354']

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Mason Auto Repair

Scene where Home of retired superhero Hollis Mason who is visited by Dan Dreiberg.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.201679151', '-122.919903261']

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Andy Warhol Party

Scene where Flashback to a 1975 Andy Warhol factory Christmas Party from the opening credits.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2802066563', '-123.109838594']

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Flower Power Protest

Scene where Flashback of the young woman putting a flower into a gun barrel from the opening credits.

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.

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GPS: ['49.2476552078', '-122.806274907']

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New York Streets

Scene where This backlot was constructed to stand in for New York City.

Scene was shot Originally constructed for the filming of Watchmen in 2008, this backlot has been since been used by numerous productions when a controlled street is needed.

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GPS: ['49.2012149423', '-122.97890276']

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Bank

Scene where Flashback to a bank robbery seen during the opening credits.

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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White House

Scene where Dr. Manhattan meets JFK in a flashback during the opening credits. Shot in front of a green screen so all you really see is the grass of the field.

Scene was shot None

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GPS: ['49.2429488595', '-123.106457591']

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