Location #1: Walking out of prison
At 1125 Collins Street, Joliet, Illinois, United States
Location #2: The bridge
East 95th Street (above Calumet River), Chicago, Illinois, United States
Location #3: On the way to the orphanage
At West 18th Street & Normal Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Note from the Webmaster: The orphanage was a facade.
Location #4: Triple Rock Baptist Church
3235 East 91st Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Location #5: Jake and Elwood drive by a Shell gas station
At 900 West Talcott Road, Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
I have a happy connection with two things about the BB movie. Almost every Sunday, I go through the intersection of Cumberland and Talcott in Park Ridge on my way to church, and every once in a while I think about the movie. The second is that my husband and I (who celebrate our 25th anniversary in two days) got married at 118 N. Clark St. As Cook County residents, we could have been married at any of the county’s courthouses, but we just had to go downtown. Thankfully our car did not self-destruct on reaching the building.
This is great! Twiggy’s motel is still there. Shame about the truck. It’s not far from my house: I can offer to take a photo if you like.
One thing I’ve always been curious about is if the interior to Elwood’s apartment was filmed at the actual location?? From the looks of the train going by the window, it appears it was. I just have no idea how they fit the actors and crew in that tiny apartment!!