The Babe

Thank You To Richard Poemape For Finding The Hotel Lobby, The Wedding Church, The Funeral Church And Jumpin' Joe's House Locations

Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Figuring Out The Farm House Location

  • (0:03)  St. Mary's School For Boys / St. Vincent DePaul Parish; 1010 W. Webster Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Gate And Surrounding Fence Was Fake And Made For The Movie)

  • (0:09)  Babe Ruth Hitting A Home Run In A School Game / Altenheim Grove; 7824 W. Madison Street, Forest Park

  • (0:13)  Fenway Park In Boston / Danville Stadium; E. 9th Street And Highland Blvd, Danville, Illinois

  • (0:16)  Babe With His New Friend Jumpin' Joe In A Hotel Lobby / Rialto Square Theater Lobby; 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet

  • (0:18)  The Babe Riding His New Motorcycle In The Streets Of Boston / 3418 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago

  • (0:27)  The Babe Hitting The Ball Clear Out Of Fenway Park In Center Field / 3643 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago (Note: This Is Actually Across The Street From Wrigley Field)

  • (0:30)  Babe Ruth Driving The Boys Under The El Tracks / 3417 N. Jansen Avenue, Chicago (Note: He Is Going Toward Southport Avenue)

  • (0:31)  Babe Trying To Win Over His Future Wife / 3500 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago

  • (0:31)  George Herman Ruth Asking His Future Wife Out On A Date / 1342 W. Cornelia Avenue, Chicago

  • (0:35)  Babe and Helen At The Lake On A Row Boat For Their First Date / Pilcher Park Nature Area; 2501 Highland Park Drive, Joliet (Note: This Is Along Hickory Creek Near The Base Of Snake Hill)

  • (0:40)  Babe Showing Helen The New Farm / 777 Plum Tree Road, Barrington Hills

  • (0:47)  The Rialto Square Theater / 102 N. Chicago Street, Joliet

  • (0:52)  Babe Going To A Secret Gambling Club / 2073 W. Concord Place, Chicago (Note: This Is A Guess On The Exact Address But The Parking Spot Is Directly Under The El Track On The South Side Of The Road And The Interior Was Not Filmed There)

  • (1:01)  The Polo Grounds Stadium / Wrigley Field; 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago (Note: In The First Screen Shot The Two Houses Seen Are On Sheffield Avenue And In The Second You Can See The Center Field Bleachers Behind The Scoreboard)

  • (1:07)  Babe Ruth Hits A Home Run Out Of The Polo Grounds Toward Some Kids Listening To The Game On The Radio / 2322 W. North Avenue, Chicago

  • (1:08)  The Babe And Claire Leaving An Establishment In New Orleans / Still Searching For This Location

  • (1:09)  Spring Training In Louisiana / Lake Forest Academy; 1500 W. Kennedy Road, Lake Forest

  • (1:12)  The Train Station / Illinois Railway Museum; 7000 Olson Road, Union

  • (1:19)  The Babe Being Booed At Yankee Stadium And Yelling Back At The Fans / Wrigley Field; 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago

  • (1:24)  Babe Ruth And Claire Getting Married / St. Alphonsus Catholic Church; 1429 W. Wellington Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Part Of The Church Seen Is On The Southport Avenue Side)

  • (1:25)  Babe And Claire Talking About Him Being Underpaid For An Appearance At A Retail Store / W. Wrightwood Avenue At N. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago

  • (1:29)  The Babe At A Formal Social Gathering / Chicago Cultural Center; 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago

  • (1:30)  The Yankees At Wrigley Field For The 1932 World Series Where The Babe Called His Shot / 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago

  • (1:32)  Jumpin' Joe's House / 4106 N. Paulina Street, Chicago

  • (1:34)  The Church For Helen's Funeral / Concordia Lutheran Church; 2645 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago

  • (1:40)  Forbes Field In Pittsburgh / Danville Stadium; E. 9th Street And Highland Blvd, Danville, Illinois (Note: This Is Just A Guess As It Does Not Match Wrigley Field This Time But With The CGI It Is Hard To Tell)

3 comments:

  1. OMG THE APARTMENT ON PAULINA WAS MY FIRST HOME. mY MOTHER IN LAW OWNED THE BUILDING.

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  2. I actually watched the scene when he drove his car under the EL tracks on southport

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  3. As a kid I lived on Paulina and Belle Plaine. I watched them transform Jumpin Joe's house into a winter scene in the middle of the summer. This film brings great memories of that summer..

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