The Driver Filming Locations

The Driver filming locations

Where was The Driver filmed? The Driver was filmed in 22 locations across United States and Australia in the following places:

The Driver Filming Locations

Union Station - 800 N. Alameda Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Train station locker scenes. )

258 Winston St., Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites - 404 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

St. Vincent Court - 317 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Police chase with blue car continues: The Driver looses a police car after a hard left during night time chase scene. )

Square block between South Los Angeles St, East 2nd street, San Pedro Street and E 3rd street, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Police chase with blue car continues: charging through boxes in industrial area. Making a hard right onto 3rd street as camera pans. )

300 Block of Azusa St., Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Police chase with blue car continues: blue car duels with two police cars in dark street. Three Star Sign Company signage is seen on left. )

Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Figueora market scenes. )

Highland Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, located in the city's Northeast region. It was one of the first subdivisions of Los Angeles and is inhabited by a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

2nd Street Tunnel between Hill and Figueroa, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Car chase with pickup continues through tunnel. )

Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

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S Neptune Ave & E Pier A Pl, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

Downtown, comprising diverse smaller areas such as Chinatown, Little Tokyo and the Arts District, offers renowned art museums, cutting-edge restaurants & hip bars. Modern high-rises mix with architectural landmarks, such as El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the city’s 1781 birthplace. Anchoring the Music Center performing arts complex is Walt Disney Concert Hall, with striking steel architecture designed by Frank Gehry.

Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

Bunker Hill is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It is part of Downtown Los Angeles. Historically, Bunker Hill was a large hill that separated the Victorian-era Downtown from the western end of the city. The hill was tunneled through at Second Street in 1924, and at Third and Fourth Streets.

East 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Police chase with blue car continues, turning on corner, specifically the corner of 1st and Alameda, facing south. )

Alameda Street and East 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Police chase with blue car continues: charging through boxes in industrial area. This was the abandoned Haas, Baruch & Co. grocery store warehouse that stood at the corner of Alameda & E. 2nd Street. Demolished in the late 80s. )

Los Angeles Soap Company - 500 block of Banning St, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Police chase with blue car continues in industrial factory area. )

743 Santee St, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Police chase with blue car continues, pulling into parking lot. )

Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnically Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles and the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in North America.

Bixby Hotel - 433 Wall Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Hotel scenes, signage clearly visable. )

Los Angeles, California, USA ( Location )

Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes.

The Driver (1978)
Runtime: 91 minutes
Rating: 7.1
Release year: 1978
IMDB: tt0077474
Plot summary

A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.

Genres
Action
Crime
Thriller
Cast
Ryan O'Neal
Bruce Dern
Isabelle Adjani
Ronee Blakley
Directors
Walter Hill
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The Driver filming locations