L.A. Story (1991)

dir. Mick Jackson

The TV studio where eccentric weatherman Harris K. Telemacher (Steve Martin) works – KCET Studios, 4401 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Trudi’s (Marilu Henner) apartment – 884 Palm Avenue, Los Angeles, California

The restaurant where Harris first meets Sara (Victoria Tennant) - 426 S. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, California. It’s an apartment complex, not a restaurant.

Harris’ house – 1206 N. Orange Grove Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Sara’s apartment building – 1400 N. Hayworth Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Ariel’s (Susan Forristal) house – 1216 N. Orange Grove Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Harris rollerskates through the art museum – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

The cemetery where Harris and Sara meet a jolly gravedigger (Rick Moranis) – Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

The NOW! store where SanDeE* (Sarah Jessica Parker) works – 8491 W. Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Harris and SanDeE* going out – Hard Rock Café (now closed), 8500 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California.

Sara discussing reconciliation with her ex-husband Roland (Richard E Grant) – Tail o' the Pup, 329 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Despite being a cultural landmark, the Pup has since been evicted, and the site is now a parking lot.

Harris walking SanDeE* home – Venice Beach Cotel, 25 Windward Avenue, Venice, California.

‘California Colonic Institution’ – 523 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, California.

‘Fourth Reich Bank of Hamburg’ – 650 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California

Roland and Sara bump into Harris and Ariel at the art museum – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

L’Idiot restaurant – Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The hotel has since been demolished.

The gas station with ‘full service’ – 859 Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California. It now stands abandoned, enclosed by a fence.

The boring fundraiser that Harris attends with Sara – 3456 Via Campesina, Rancho Palos Verdes, California. This geometric-shaped structure, known as The Bird of Paradise house, was designed by Lloyd Wright in 1963.

El Pollo del Mar resort - 20 37th Place, Long Beach, California. It’s a gated private residence, not a hotel.

See also...

The Player

Get Shorty

The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

dir. David Mamet

The St. Estephe Airport - Marathon Airport, Florida Keys

The Caribbean resort - The Cheeca Lodge, 81801 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, Florida

Joe Ross (Campbell Scott) brings what he thinks is a rare book to be rebound, only to find out it's a fairly common edition - 1377 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York. The bookstore is no longer there but the building is still recognizable.

Ross leaves a book for 'Mrs. DaSilva' - 1067 5th Avenue, New York New York

Ross spots Jimmy Dell (Steve Martin) in an auto showroom - Cooper Classics, 137 Perry Street, New York, New York

Ross goes to a meeting with FBI agents - Bethesda Fountain, The Mall, Central Park, New York, New York

Ross meets a supposed FBI agent in the men's room - Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, New York, New York

Ross waits for Jimmy Dell - The Carousel, Park Drive, Central Park, New York, New York

Ross is released from the police station - 306 West 54th Street, New York, New York

Ross comes to visit his friend George Lang (Ricky Jay) only to discover that the latter has been murdered - 393 West End Avenue, New York, New York. The Apthorp apartment building is visible through the window.

Ross runs from the police - Broadway and 79th Street, New York, New York

Ross enters the subway - 79th Street Station, Broadway and 79th Street, New York, New York

Susan's (Rebecca Pidgeon) apartment house above 'Sunshine Bakery' - Still searching for this location

Ross looks at Susan's apartment from across the street - Still searching for this location

Ross and Susan drive to the airport - John F. Kennedy International Airport, Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, New York

The Boston airport - Logan Airport, 1 Harborside Drive, Boston, Massachusetts

The final confrontation with the crooks on the ferry boat - Rowes Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts