Iconic L.A. film locations
The movies on our list showed off the best of what Los Angeles could be. Here's where you can go and recreate the movies on your own.
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Lovell Health House
4616 Dundee DrLos Angeles, CA 90027 Pierce Patchett (David Strathairn) runs his call girl ring from his Los Feliz home in "L.A. Confidential."
Indonesian Christian Fellowship
18419 Sherman WayReseda, CA 91335 This building was used as the Hot Tracks disco in the opening of "Boogie Nights." It's now a church.
Del Amo Fashion Center
3525 Carson StTorrance, CA 90503 This large indoor shopping mall was the location of Jackie's money swap in "Jackie Brown."
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 W Martin Luther King Jr BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90008 Crenshaw Boulevard near the mall is the scene of much nighttime cruising in "Boyz n the Hood."
Biltmore Hotel
506 S Grand AveLos Angeles, CA 90071 The exclusive Beverly Palm Hotel, where Axel manages to get a room in "Beverly Hills Cop," is actually located downtown.
Rialto Theatre
1023 Fair Oaks AveSouth Pasadena, CA 91030 Griffin (Tim Robbins) murders the screenwriter in the alley behind this now-shuttered movie theatre in "The Player."
Westside Pavilion
10800 W Pico BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90064 Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and her friends do their shopping at the Westside Pavilion in "Clueless."
Orpheum Theatre
850 S BroadwayLos Angeles, CA 90014 Otto (Emilo Estevez) drives that mysterious '64 Chevy Malibu past this theatre on Broadway in "Repo Man."
Apartment building
1039 S Union AveLos Angeles, CA 90015 "Collateral's" first killing takes place here: A body falls out the window, shattering the windshield of Max's (Jamie Foxx) cab.
The former Hollywood Star Lanes
5227 Santa Monica BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90029 Lebowski and company's favorite bowling alley in "The Big Lebowski" was torn down to make way for an elementary school in 2002.
Pink's
709 N La Brea AveLos Angeles, CA 90038 A hitman, a hooker and Michael Des Barres make a visit to this beloved hot dog stand in "Mulholland Drive."
Ren-Mar Studios
846 N Cahuenga BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90038 The former Desilu-Cahuenga Studios, this production facility was Maroon Cartoon Studios in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
Imperial Courts Housing Project
11541 Croesus AveLos Angeles, CA 90059 The filmmakers of "Training Day" obtained permission to film in this notorious location in Watts.
The 101 Cafe
6145 Franklin AveLos Angeles, CA 90028 Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and pals use The Hollywood Hills Coffeeshop (now the 101 Café) as their home base in "Swingers."
The former Ambassador Hotel
3400 Wilshire BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90010 Easy (Denzel Washington) has a rendezvous with the woman he was hired to find at this now-razed landmark in "Devil in Blue Dress."
Craig and Smokey's house
S Halldale AveLos Angeles, CA 90047 The two stoners spend their days hanging out on 126th St. between Halldale and Normandie in "Friday."
Los Angeles International Airport
1 World WayLos Angeles, CA 90045 The bomb-rigged bus circles the runways at LAX in "Speed."
Sherman Oaks Galleria
15301 Ventura BlvdLos Angeles, CA 91403 Before it was revamped, this indoor mall was the primary hangout of teens in "Valley Girl."
Interstate 710
Interstate 710Los Angeles, CA It took six weeks to shoot the wrong-way car chase on the 710 in "To Live and Die in L.A."
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90036 Steve Martin performs a covert roller-skate ballet through these galleries in "L.A. Story."
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90038 Julian (Robert Downey Jr.) is buried in this cemetery after he O.D.'s in the desert in "Less Than Zero."
Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica PierSanta Monica, CA 90401 Alan Stanwyk (Tim Matheson) introduces himself to Fletch (Chevy Chase) under the pier in "Fletch."
Echo Park
751 Echo Park AveLos Angeles, CA 90026 The teens and drug dealers conduct their business around the lake in "Mi Vida Loca."
Westwood Village
1045 Broxton AveLos Angeles, CA 90024 Rick and Jean Cabot (Brendan Fraser and Sanda Bullock) get carjacked on Broxton just south of the Regent Theatre in "Crash."
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