Backdraft

Thank You To The Anonymous Source Who Contributed The Missing Locations Of The Garment Fire Location And The Chicken Location Plus Added Some Of The Interior Locations From The Movie.  The Interior Locations Are Listed At The Bottom Of The Page.
Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Finding Alderman Marty Swayzak's House

  • (0:01)  Main Firestation / 3002 W. 42nd Street, Chicago

  • (0:02)  Going Under The El On The Way To The Fire / They Are Traveling West On W. Leland Avenue And Turn South Onto N. Broadway, Chicago

  • (0:03)  Apartment Building Fire In Flashback / 410 E. 43rd Street, Chicago

  • (0:06)  Bar After Graduation / Emmits Irish Pub; 495 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago

  • (0:08)  Man Gets Blown Into Porche / 4244 S. Drexel Blvd, Chicago

  • (0:14)  Helen McCaffrey's House / 2834 N. Merrimac Avenue, Chicago

  • (0:16)  Bull's Boathouse / S. Lumber Street And S. Canal Street, Chicago

  • (0:18)  Brian McCaffrey's Apartment / Roughly 1505 N. Wicker Park Avenue, Chicago (Note: His Apartment Was Next To The El On N. Honore Street)

  • (0:20)  Garment Warehouse Fire / Chicago Evangelical Hospital; 5401 S. Morgan Street, Chicago (Note: The Building Has Since Been Torn Down And Has Been Replaced With New Houses. The House Seen In The First Screen Shot Is Still Standing At 938 W. 54th Street)

  • (0:49)  The Firemen Gathering Up The Live Chickens After A Traffic Accident / N. Canal Street And W. Fulton Street, Chicago (Note: The Camera Is Looking Southeast)

  • (0:51)  The Building Where The McCaffrey Brothers Race To The Top Of The Stairs With The Hose / 4317 S. Paulina Street, Chicago (Note: This Building Has Since Been Torn Down. The Building In The First Screen Shot Is On The Southwest Corner Of S. Paulina Street And W. 43rd Street. The Building That Has A Long Green Roof Seen Between The Brothers Is Located On S. Paulina Street About Five Houses Down From The Corner Building)

  • (0:52)  The Save My Baby Fire / E. 50th Street And S. Prairie Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Building Has Since Been Torn Down)

  • (0:57)  Chinatown Firestation / 212 W. Cermak Road, Chicago

  • (1:05)  Theatre / Uptown Theatre; 4816 N. Broadway, Chicago

  • (1:15)  Highrise Fire / 190 S. Lasalle Street, Chicago

  • (1:36)  Alderman Marty Swayzak's House / 306 1st Street, Hinsdale

  • (1:49)   The Firetruck Falls Over And Skids Along The Road / S. Jefferson Street and S. Lumber Street, Chicago

  • (1:50)  Final Fire Along The River / 455 W. Cermak Road, Chicago (Note: The Building Has Since Been Torn Down)

  • (2:04)  Funeral Procession Parade / N. Michigan Avenue Going Over The Chicago River, Chicago (Note: They Are Traveling South)

  • (2:06)  Cemetery / Graceland Cemetery; 4001 N. Clark Street, Chicago

  • (2:11)   Going To The Fire As The Credits Come Up / West Chicago And N. Lawndale Avenue, Chicago (Note: They Are Heading East On Chicago Avenue)


    (Some Interior Locations)

  • The Prison Scenes With Donald Sutherland / St. Annes Hospital; 4900 W. Thomas Street, Chicago (Note: The 6th Floor Was Used)

  • The Hospital Where The Brothers Fight / The Edgewater Hospital; 5700 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Hospital Has Since Closed)

  • The Retirement Party / Wozniak's Hall; 2530 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Building Has Since Been Torn Down)

  • Swayzak's Office Building / 325 N. Wells Street, Chicago

Dickie Roberts

Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Finding The Two Hollywood Houses Where Dickie Is Trying To Get Someone To Take Him In

  • (0:07)  Dickie's Trying To Change A Flat Tire Out In The Desert / Mount Emma Road, Palmdale (Note: The Exact Spot Is Just East Of 47th Street E. And His Car Is On The South Side Of The Road)

  • (0:10)  Dickie Walking In Hollywood; TCL Chinese Theatre; 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood

  • (0:10) Dickie At A Magazine Stand To Talk With Leif Garrett / Northeast Corner Of Hollywood Blvd And Orange Drive, Hollywood (Note: There Is No Longer A News Stand There)

  • (0:11) Morton's Restaurant / 8764 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood (Note: I Believe The Restaurant Is Now Closed)

  • (0:13) Dickie Gets Mad At A Big Guy In The Car Ahead Of Him / Yucca Street And Ivar Avenue, Hollywood

  • (0:14) Dickie Accidentally At Lamaze Class Instead Of An AA Meeting / Lions Club; 621 N. Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood

  • (0:26) Dicky Goes Looking For Someone To Take Him In / 6711 Leland Way, Hollywood; Also 1343 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood

  • (0:27) The Finney Residence / 741 S. Hudson Ave, Pasadena
    You Can Read More About This Location At Lindsay's Iamnotastalker Blog By Clicking This Link

  • (0:31) Dickey Getting Into His Car With The Mural Behind Him / Schrader Blvd And Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood (Note: The The Mural Is Now Gone)

  • (0:53) The Dickie In A Stroller On The Sidewalk / 415 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia

  • (0:53) The Car Lot / Martin Chevrolet; 23505 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance

  • (0:56) School / Clark High School; 4747 New York Avenue, La Crescenta

  • (0:58) Fire Station / 141 E. Lemon Avenue, Monrovia

  • (1:31)  Church For The Wedding / All Saints Church; 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena (Note: The Entrance Shown Is The Side Entrance Of The Front Door)