Detroit Filming Locations
Where was Detroit filmed? Detroit was filmed in 13 locations across United States in the following places:
Detroit Filming Locations
Detroit is the largest city in the midwestern state of Michigan. Near Downtown, the neoclassical Detroit Institute of Arts is famed for the Detroit Industry Murals painted by Diego Rivera, and inspired by the city’s ties to the auto industry, giving it the nickname "Motor City." Detroit is also the birthplace of Motown Records, whose chart-topping history is on display at their original headquarters, Hitsville U.S.A.
Mason is the county capital of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,252 at the 2010 census. Mason was named after Stevens T. Mason, the state's first governor.
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 105,643 at the 2020 United States census. Along with Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County.
Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the east.
Once its own city, Dorchester is now Boston’s largest and most diverse neighborhood, evident in the wide variety of global cuisines found on Dorchester Avenue. The district hosts UMass Boston and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, with artifacts from the president’s life and exhibits on the civil rights era. The Neponset River meanders past several parks, and nearby Franklin Park has woodland trails and a zoo.
Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts, United States, and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core.
Hamtramck is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides.
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.
Detroit (2017)
Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.