The Blues Brothers Filming Locations

The Blues Brothers filming locations

Where was The Blues Brothers filmed? The Blues Brothers was filmed in 61 locations across United States in the following places:

The Blues Brothers Filming Locations

807 West Maxwell Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Soul Food Restaurant - John Lee Hooker performs "Boom Boom" in the street. Block demolished c.1995 for expansion of University of Illinois - Chicago campus )

3235 East 91st Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( [16:48]Church scene with James Brown )

22 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Jake and Elwood's apartment )

Calumet River, South Deering, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Bluesmobile car jumps over bridge )

Gary's Mill - Illinois Route 59 & Gary's Mill Rd., West Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Gas Station )

28W721 Roosevelt Rd., West Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Motel where Twiggy waits for Elwood )

The Blues Brothers : Palace Hotel Ballroom - First Performance of the Blues Brothers
South Shore Country Club - 7059 South Shore Drive, South Shore, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Palace Hotel Ballroom - First Performance of the Blues Brothers )

Joliet Prison - Collins Street, Joliet, Illinois, USA ( Prison )

660 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Chez Paul Restaurant )

The Blues Brothers : Jake and Elwood's Landmark
Chicago Picasso Sculpture, Richard J. Daley Memorial Plaza, The Loop, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Jake and Elwood's Landmark )

The Blues Brothers : Car chase with Nazis - car hangs off bridge
Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ( Car chase with Nazis - car hangs off bridge )

Richard J. Daley Center - 55 W. Randolph Street, The Loop, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( End of finale car chase - car crashes through ground floor building )

The Blues Brothers : beach scene
Cooks Picnic Grove, Bangs Lake, Wauconda, Illinois, USA ( beach scene )

Intersection of Illinois Routes 12 & 176, Wauconda, Illinois, USA ( police car pile-up )

Illinois is a midwestern state bordering Indiana in the east and the Mississippi River in the west. Nicknamed "the Prairie State," it's marked by farmland, forests, rolling hills and wetlands. Chicago, one of the largest cities in the U.S, is in the northeast on the shores of Lake Michigan. It’s famous for its skyscrapers, such as sleek, 1,451-ft. Willis Tower and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower.

1060 West Addison Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( Elwood Blues Official Address - Visit by Nazis )

Lower Wacker Drive, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( other car chase )

Hollywood Palladium - 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( interiors: Palace Hotel Ballroom - First Performance of the Blues Brothers )

300 East 47th Street, Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, USA ( [1:07:13]Ray's Music Exchange )

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Intersection of W. Talcott & Devon Ave, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA ( [28:13]Police chase & spin out )
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Runtime: 133 minutes
Rating: 7.9
Release year: 1980
IMDB: tt0080455
Plot summary

Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.

Genres
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Cast
Tom Erhart
Gerald Walling
John Belushi
Walter Levine
Directors
John Landis
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The Blues Brothers filming locations