Dennis The Menace

Thank You To Francesca Anne For Telling Me About The Garden Society Location

  • (0:01)  The Railroad Bridge / Near Irving Park Road And Rohrssen Road Intersection, Elgin

  • (0:02)  Mr. Wilson's House / 1618 Ashland Avenue, Evanston

  • (0:06)  The Mitchell House / 1624 Ashland Avenue, Evanston (Note: Of Course The House Is Right Next Door. Also The Bushes In The Driveway were Made For The Movie)

  • (0:13)  Margaret's House / 1246 Gregory Avenue, Wilmette (Note: Margaret's House Is Barely Visible In The Movie And The Brick House In The Middle Has Been Torn Down And Replaced)

  • (0:15)  The Tree House / Miami Woods; 8199 N. Caldwell Avenue, Niles

  • (0:16)  The Garden Club / 134 S. Park Avenue, Hinsdale

  • (0:39)  The Park / Burns Field Park; Northwest Corner Of W. Hickory Street And N. Vine Street, Hinsdale

  • (0:51)  The Travelodge / 3003 Manheim Road, Rosemont (Note: The Building Has Since Been Torn Down)

  • (1:09)  A Sad Dennis Riding His Bike Through Town / S. Washington Street And E. 1st Street, Hinsdale

  • (1:18)  Mr. Wilson Looking For Dennis At The School / Lincolnwood Elementary School; 2600 Colfax Avenue, Evanston (Note: The School Has Changed A Lot Since The Movie Was Made)

22 comments:

  1. musicmandu50@aol.comOctober 19, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Hello,
    Thanks for all these informations !
    That's very very cool !!

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  2. Hi, thank you for the kind words. I hope to get a couple more pictures taken this weekend for the Hinsdale locations.

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  3. The park scene is Burns Field in Hinsdale, Il

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    1. Hi, thank you so much for the info as this location was driving me nuts for a long time.

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  4. is the treesouse still there

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  5. I'm surprised that these buildings look so ordinary, when in the film, they seemed almost mythically perfect, especially the Wilson house, with the perfect garden. My favorite scene is the kids running around the streets at night--something we actually did decades ago.

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  6. Too bad the neighborhood gets a crap ton of crime

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  7. Yay Hinsdale quiet and nice neighborhood but too expensive to live.

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  8. the garden society is a house in hinsdale 134 S. Park Ave

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    1. Thank you very much. This has now been added to the page. Thanks again

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  9. Is the tree-house still their? I would really love to visit these locations :)

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    1. I have no idea. I live over 3 hours from there. Maybe someone on here can answer that.

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  10. The treehouse was built for the movie and was taken down immediately following filming. The tree, however, is still there, and it fairly easy to spot.

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  11. The movie was perfect in every sense. The locales where it has been shot are just out of my dreams. Wish to see them once in my life. Thanks a ton for sharing detailed info. Wish you all the very best.

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  12. Does the railroad bridge have a name?

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    1. We literally just tried to locate this bridge 4 different ways in Elgin. It’s impossible to get to. Believe it is north of Irving Park (Chicago Ave.) just east of Rohrrson rd. We are giving up.

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    2. I'm having trouble spotting it myself

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  13. I think I was able to find it on Google Earth map.

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  14. (42.0328042, -88.2259098) Pretty sure it’s this one

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  15. NO WAY, I HAVE LIVED SO CLOSE TO WHERE THIS WAS, I EVEN WENT TO THE SCHOOL

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