The Zero Effect (1998)

dir. Jake Kasdan

Arlo (Ben Stiller) driving to see his employer, famous detective Zero (Bill Pullman) - Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California. Century Plaza Towers are visible on the left.

Zero's apartment building - Westin Century Tower, 2055 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California. The tower was built in 1984, as an addition to the Century Plaza Hotel. In 2000, after Westin was acquired by Starwood, the Tower was converted into a separate hotel, The St. Regis Los Angeles. That hotel was then sold by the owners of the Century Plaza in 2005 to developers, and the building was demolished to make way for The Century, a high-rise condominium completed in 2009. Many thanks to Russ Burlingame for identifying this location.

Zero arriving in Portland – Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon

Zero observing Stark (Ryan O'Neal) – Portland Athletic Club, 5803 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Portland, Oregon

Stark’s office building – W. Burnside Street at SW 6th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Zero following Stark - SW Broadway at Salmon, Portland, Oregon

Stark at the intersection of "Powell and Green" – SW 4th Avenue at SW Washington Street, Portland, Oregon

Stark driving to deliver the ransom – SE Morrison Bridge, Portland, Oregon

Stark crossing the bridge and then waiting at the bus stop – St. John’s Bridge, Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon

Stark’s itinerary continues – Pioneer Place Mall, 700 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Stark leaves the ransom in the men's room – Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center, 1819 NW Everett Street, Portland, Oregon

Zero follows Gloria (Kim Dickens) – St. Francis Hotel, 1110 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon. The old hotel was demolished in 2001 to make way for the new St. Francis Apartments at the corner of SW 11th and Main.

"Senior & Disabled Facility of Portland" - 528 Wall Street, Los Angeles, California. Only the entrance was filmed there. The later scene where Gloria tends to Kragen Vincent was actually filmed in Portland.

Stark meets with Arlo - 113 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon

Zero and Arlo discussing the Stark case on the rooftop – 202 NW 1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Zero watches Gloria tending to Kragen Vincent – 1107 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Zero examines the scene of Clarissa’s murder – Powell Motel, 12625 SE Powell Boulevard, Portland, Oregon

Arlo startles Stark in his car – 833 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Arlo listening to Stark’s confession – Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (now closed), 309 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon

The motel where Zero and Arlo staying - Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, 622 SE 10th Avenue, Hillsboro, Oregon

Zero and Gloria on a date in a diner – Ford's Cafe (now Pac Thai restaurant), 1923 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, Oregon

"McFetridge Planetarium" – Vista House, Crown Point, approximately 15 miles east of Portland, Oregon. The Vista House was built in 1916 at the same time as the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway, and was designed to be a place of refreshment and enjoyment of the Columbia Gorge. There's no planetarium there but it houses a museum, gift shop and interpretive display of historic and geologic points of interest in the Gorge.

Gloria's house – 1134 NW 25th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Arlo's wedding – St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, California

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

dir. Gus Van Sant

The Idaho road - Route 216 near Maupin, Oregon

Hustling in Seattle – Gatewood Hotel (now closed), 107 Pine Street, Seattle, Washington. It has been converted into an apartment house.

St. Regis Hotel (now closed), 116 Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington. It has been converted into an apartment house.

Mike (River Phoenix) wakes up in the street and meets Hans (Udo Kier) – W. 8th Avenue at W. Galer Street, Seattle, Washington

Waking up in Portland – Elk Fountain, SW Main Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues, Portland, Oregon. The actual sculpture has no rider - Van Sant painted one of his production assistants green, and placed him on top. The engraving at the base was changed to "The Coming of the White Man," as a reference to a Washington Park monument known, in the 1970s and early 1980s, as a marketplace for those seeking late-night male company.

The restaurant where Mike and his friend Scott (Keanu Reeves) hang out – 213 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon. It was a Chinese restaurant at the time but it's Bailey's Tap Room now.

The hotel where the guys squat – Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

The robbery under the bridge – St. John's Bridge, Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon

Scott and Mike’s motorbike ride – SW Broadway at SW Stark Street, Portland, Oregon

Mike is looking for his mother at the hotel where she used to work – Thunderbird on the River Hotel, 1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, Oregon. Closed in 2005, the hotel was destroyed by a fire on September 2, 2012. Many thanks to John Denny for pointing out this location.

Leaving for Italy – Boise Airport, Boise, Idaho

Waking up in Rome – Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy

Hustling in Rome – Via Celio Vibenna at Piazza del Colosseo, Rome, Italy

Back in Portland – Henry’s Tavern, 10 NW 12th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Bob (William Richert) sees Scott and his wife entering a restaurant – Jake’s Famous Crawfish, 401 SW 12th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

The restaurant’s interior is Hubers, 411 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon. It’s the city's oldest restaurant.