Where was The Blues Brothers filmed

Poster The Blues Brothers 1980

1980, #Comedy #Action #Crime #Adventure
Filming country: #USA

The Blues Brothers was filmed in Chicago & Los Angeles in the United States of America.

Locations

City Hall Chicago

118 N Clark St Chicago, Illinois 60602 United States

Scene where Jake and Elwood crash their car against the building and see how it falls apart.

Scene was shot None

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['41.8837089538574', '-87.6310958862305']

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Jackson Park Bridge

Jackson Park Chicago, Illinois 60637, Verenigde Staten

Scene where Jake and Elwood make the nazi’s who are protesting in the park jump off the bridge.

Scene was shot The bridge is part of Jackson Park, a 500-acre (2 km²) park located at 6401 South Stony Island Avenue in the Woodlawn community on the South Side in Chicago. It is named for the seventh President of the USA, Andrew Jackson. The parkland was first developed as the host site of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair) in 1893, memorialized today by the Statue of The Republic.

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['41.7870864868164', '-87.5806121826172']

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Old Jolie Prison

1125 Collins St, Joliet, Illinois 60432, United States

Scene where Jake Blues is released from prison. He is picked up by his blood brother Elwood in his Bluesmobile.

Scene was shot Joliet Correctional Center (originally known as Illinois State Penitentiary, colloquially as Joliet Prison, Joliet Penitentiary and the Collins Street Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, America from 1858 to 2002. In 2018, it opened for tours.

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['41.5469818115234', '-88.07275390625']

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North LaSalle Street & Lake Street

N LaSalle St & Lake St, Chicago, Illinois 60601 United States

Scene where Jake and Elwood try to escape from the police. A huge number of police cars crash…

Scene was shot None

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['41.8857688903809', '-87.6323776245117']

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Ray’s Music Exchange

302 E 47th St, Chicago, Illinois 60653, United States

Scene where Ray shows the quality of his instruments. The band start playing and people are dancing in the street.

Scene was shot None

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['41.8095817565918', '-87.6193695068359']

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Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago

3235 E 91st St, Chicago, Illinois 60617, United States

Scene where Jake sees the light while attending the service of Reverend Cleophus James.

Scene was shot The church was only used for exterior shots. The scenes inside the church were filmed in Los Angeles.

On the map Timing: None

GPS: ['41.7300758361816', '-87.5454864501953']

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