Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles: Lincoln Park Zoo

Thank You To Jamian For Finding The Basketball Court

Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Figuring Out The Old Bar Location

(0:03) Leroy "Preach" Jackson's Apartment / 939 N. Mohawk Street, Chicago
(0:05) Edwin Cooley High School / 1258 N. Sedgwick Street, Chicago (Note: This Building Has Since Been Torn Down)
(0:08) The Guys Arriving At The Zoo / Lincoln Park Zoo; 2200 North Canon Drive, Chicago (Note: The Look Of The Entrance Has Changed Since The Movie Was Made)
(0:13) The Basketball Court / Clybourn Park; 1745 N. Clybourn Street, Chicago (Note: This Park Does Not Have An Official Address But The One I Have Listed Is Close Enough For Everyone To Find The Court)
(0:15) The Corner Diner / Northwest Corner Of W. Elm Street And N. Larrabee Street, Chicago (Note: Later In The Movie Leroy Is Being Chased Away From The Diner While Running West On Elm Street. The Building Has Since Been Torn Down But The Building Leroy Is Running Toward Is Still There)
(0:19) The House Where Leroy And Richard Were Making Out With The Girls / 1108 N. Larrabee Street, Chicago (Note: The House And The Rest Of The Block Has Since Been Torn Down But Some Of The Building Shown Way Down The Street Still Remain Today)
(0:40) Robert's Lounge / 1249 N. Clybourn Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Building Has Since Been Torn Down And Has Been Replaced)
(0:46) The Guys Pull The Car Over To Change Drivers / 400 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago (Note: They Were In Front Of The Wrigley Building And They Later Cross The Bridge While Going South)
(0:48) The Guys Being Chased By The Police / Navy Pier; 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Pier Has Been Remodeled Since The Movie Was Made And Looks A Lot Differently Now)
(1:01) Leroy And Brenda Standing On A Bridge / W. Division Street Bridge; 850 W. Division Street, Chicago
(1:31) Richard Meeting Up With Brenda Asking Is She Had Seen Leroy / Sedgwick Station; 1536 N. Sedgwick Street, Chicago
(1:35) Spot Where Richard Gets Beat Up / Between W. Elm Street And W. Hill Street, Chicago (Note: This Is The Roughly The 300 Block Under The El. The Back Side Of The Church Seen In The Second Screen Shot Is The Saint Joseph Church At 1107 N. Orleans Street)
(1:37) The Funeral / Burr Oak Cemetery; 4400 W. 127th Street, Alsip

(0:01) The Building Shown That Is Under Construction While Introducing Bob Rueland / 550 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago
(0:03) The Zoo With The Gorilla / Lincoln Park Zoo; 2001 N. Clark Street, Chicago (Note: The Screen Shots Are From The Multiple Scenes They Show Of The Zoo. The Mailbox Where Grace Mails Her Letter Is Really Not There)
(0:24) Grace Briggs Flower Garden / 1835 N. Lincoln Park West, Chicago (Note: This Location Is Not Really Behind The Restaurant And Since It Is Private Property It Was Hard To Get The Correct Angle For The First Picture)
(0:27) Grace Riding Her Bike / Riding North On N. Orleans Street And Turning Left On W. Wisconsin Street, Chicago (Note: The Scene Ends Just West Of The N. Sedgwick Street Intersection)
(0:34) Bob's House / 528 W. Dickens Avenue, Chicago
(0:38) O'Reilly's / Twin Anchors Restaurant And Tavern; 1655 N. Sedgwick Street, Chicago (Note: This Building Actually Sits On A Corner As The Building On The Left Of It Is Fake. Also The Flower Garden Is Not Really Behind It)
(1:09) Bob And Grace Standing By A Fountain On Their Date / Buckingham Fountain; 501 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago
(1:10) Grace And Bob On Top Of One Of Bob's Buildings Seeing The View / 333 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago (Note: The View Is Looking East)
(1:13) Everyone Out Having A Great Time Bowling / Marigold Bowl; 828 W. Grace Street, Chicago
(1:39) Bob Out Running With His Dog / North Clark Street And W. Menomonee Street, Chicago

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