Shaft was filmed in Atlanta and New York in the United States of America.
Foley Square - Metro Station
In movie
Scene where John Shaft Jr. exits the metro station.
Real
Scene was shot Foley Square is a street intersection and green space in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was named after a prominent Tammany Hall district leader and local saloon owner, Thomas F. "Big Tom" Foley (1852–1925).
John Lewis Mural
In movie
Scene where Shaft II is out on the street to get a guy. His son does not like the way his father works.
Real
Scene was shot The building in this street has a mural of John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940). He is an American politician and civil rights leader.
He is the U.S. Representative. The mural was designed by artist Sean Schwab.
On the other side of the road is Big Bethel AME Church, the oldest African-American congregation in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta.