The Sting (1973)

dir. George Roy Hill

Many thanks to Matt Hormann of Hometown Pasadena for pointing out the Pasadena locations.

Joliet, Illinois – W. Union Street between N. Fair Oaks and De Lacey Avenues, Pasadena, California

Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) and Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones) swindle the mob courier – Smith Alley looking toward W. Union Street, Pasadena, California. The second picture shows Smith Alley looking toward Hugus Alley.

Doyle Lonnegan’s (Robert Shaw) casino interior – Castle Green Apartments, 99 S. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, California

Hooker running from his nemesis, detective Snyder (Charles Durning) - W. Union Street between N. Fair Oaks and De Lacey Avenues, Pasadena, California

Henry Gondorff’s (Paul Newman) carousel – Santa Monica Pier Carousel, Santa Monica, California. The Chicago skyline was added with matte painting.

Lonnegan leaving New York – Union Station, 225 S. Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Lonnegan arriving in Chicago – LaSalle Street Station, 414 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. The old station, also seen in Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, is no longer there, replaced by a modern building in the 1980s.

Lonnegan’s Chicago hotel interior – Castle Green Apartments, 99 S. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, California.

Hooker’s hotel and the street – this was filmed on a studio backlot. They reused the "el" set built for another movie, Norman Jewison’s Gaily Gaily.

 

The Western Union office - 118 Winston Street, Los Angeles, California.

Agent Polk’s (Dana Elcar) headquarters – Old Koppel Plant, Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, California.

Hooker leaving Loretta’s apartment in the morning – Hugus Alley looking toward Miller Alley, Pasadena, California

A strange gunman saves Hooker’s life - Hugus Alley looking toward Smith Alley, Pasadena, California.

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

dir. Joel Coen

Though it's set in New York, the movie was shot mostly at Carolco Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina, with some location shooting done in Chicago and Wilmington.

The New York skyline – this was a miniature model specially designed for the film. The Coen brothers didn't want a recreation of the actual 1950s New York skyline but rather a fantasy version of what might have been in there.

Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) looking for a job – this was filmed on the so-called "New York Street" at Carolco Studios.

The Hudsucker building facade – Merchandise Mart, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois

The Annual Fancy-dress Hudsucker Christmas Gala – Blackstone Hotel, 636 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois

A Hula-Hoop rolling into the street – Princess Street at N. 2nd Street looking east, Wilmington, North Carolina. The Hula-Hoop sequence was shot by Sam Raimi with the second unit.

A boy sees the Hula-Hoop – 125 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina.

The boy spinning the Hula-Hoop - Princess Street at N. 2nd Street looking west, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Ann’s 440 Club - this was filmed on the same studio street used in the earlier sequence.

The depressed Norville wandering the streets – W. Jackson Boulevard looking toward the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Bank of America buildings, Chicago, Illinois

Norville gets a punch in the face from Buzz (Jim True) – 315 S. Financial Place, Chicago, Illinois

Norville fleeing from the crowd - S. Financial Place looking toward W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

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