Some Kind Of Wonderful

A Special Thanks Goes Out To The Site Some Kind Of Wonderful.org For Assisting Me In Finding A Lot Of These Locations.

  • (0:01)  Keith Nelson Walking Along The Train Tracks Playing Chicken With The Slow Moving Train / Just South Of W. Harry Bridges Blvd Near The Mar Vista Avenue Intersection, Wilmington

  • (0:02)  Keith Looking At Amanda From Outside Of Her House / 1319 W. E Street, Wilmington

  • (0:03)  Keith's House / 1441 West I Street, Wilmington

  • (0:08)  The High School / San Pedro High School; 1001 W. 15th Street, San Pedro

  • (0:18)  The Service Station Where Keith Works / Express Auto Shop; 8927 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (Note: The Gas Station Is No Longer There)

  • (0:28)  Exterior Of The Shopping Area / 717 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates

  • (0:53)  Keith Walking To Watts' House / 1443 Emden Street, Wilmington

  • (0:58)  Keith And Watts Are Walking And Talking / Alley Between W. F Street and Arabic Street Just A Block North Of Her House, Wilmington

  • (1:00)  The Jewelery Store With The Earrings / Still Searching For This Location

  • (1:12)  The Restaurant For The Date / Koi Restaurant; 730 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles

  • (1:17)  Exterior Of The Art Museum / LA County Museum Of Art; 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles

  • (1:19)  The Huge Outdoor Seating Arena / Hollywood Bowl; 2301 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles

  • (1:24)  Hardy's House / 516 South Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles

  • (1:32)  Keith Going Up To A Teary Eyed Watts And Giving Her A Kiss In The Middle Of The Street / In Front Of 627 S. Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles (Note: The White House Seen In The Background During The Big Kiss Is 647 S. Hudson Avenue)

6 comments:

  1. This is a great nice, nice work. I love looking at the comparisons. Even though this movie was shot in 1987 - 25 years ago - I'm amazed that some of the locations look almost identical.

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  2. I love love love this movie!!!!!

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  3. A strange thing is: The white house seen In the background during the big kiss (647 S. Hudson Avenue) is also visible when Watts says good night to Keith and Amanda (one minute before the big kiss). So in the good night scene the shots of Watts were made at 647 S. Hudson Avenue, and the shots of Keith and Amanda at 516 S. Hudson Avenue (approx. 200 feet away). Great movie. And Mary Stuart Masterson looks so fine.

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  4. At this link, an interesting article on the locations from this movie. An in-depth slide show, they talk with the location people from the movie, matching up the scenes, I think this is the jewelry store site :
    http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/the-la-of-john-hughes-some-kind-of-wonderful-30-years-later-7952244/69

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  5. madame siam 1723 n Hudson ave los Angeles ca 90028 This is a location I think might be the underground basement club scene where the March violets are playing and watts meets up with Keith. Might not be the right place but it's sure worth looking into. Just thought I'd share.

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  6. Jewelry store is across from 8934 Pico St, right next to where the gas station scene was filmed, I think.

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