Being There (1979)

dir. Hal Ashby

The house where Chance (Peter Sellers) works as a gardener – Fenyes Mansion (interior only), 470 W. Walnut Street, Pasadena, California.

The garden was a studio set.

Chance leaving his late employer’s house – 937 M Street NW, Washington, DC. There’s a large tree in front of the house now, so it’s virtually impossible to get a good shot.

Chance crossing the street - M Street at 10th Street NW, Washington, DC

Chance continues wandering around the city - 7th Street at O Street NW, Washington, DC

Chance asks a woman carrying groceries to give him something to eat - the 800 block of 14th Street NW, Washington, DC. Most of the block was torn down in the mid-1980s to make way for new shiny office buildings.

The TV World store - 1400 14th Street NW, Washington, DC. The building has since been demolished, and a Caribou Coffee now stands in its place.

Chance looking at the Benito Juarez statue, Virginia Avenue at 25th Street NW, Washington, DC.

Chance walking past the National Gallery of Art, National Mall, Washington, DC.

Chance puzzles a policeman by telling him "that tree is very sick" – White House (south side), 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

Chance walking on the median strip toward the U.S. Capitol – N. Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC.

Chance accidentally gets hit by Mrs. Rand’s (Shirley MacLaine) car and is taken to her husband’s mansion – K Street at 17th Street NW, Washington, DC. The YWCA building whose neon sign is visible on the right, was torn down in the early 1980s.

Ben Rand’s (Melvyn Douglas) mansion – Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina.

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Dave	The American President

Ed Wood (1994)

dir. Tim Burton

The disastrous premiere of Ed Wood's (Johnny Depp) play The Casual Company – Theatre/Theater, 1713 Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The theater has been demolished, and the new Greyhound bus station stands in its place.

Wood and the cast of the play read the scathing reviews – Boardner’s, 1652 N. Cherokee Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

The Screen Classics office – Still searching for this location

The funeral parlor where Wood sees Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau) trying coffins – the shop to the left of Boardner’s, N. Cherokee Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Lugosi's house - 1933 147th Street, Gardena, California.

Wood’s first apartment - 448-450 N. Ogden Drive, Los Angeles, California

The filming of Glen or Glenda - 5642 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Thanks to Robert for his help with this one.

Larchmont Studios - Still searching for this location.

The Brown Derby – the long gone original Derby on Wilshire Boulevard was recreated on the grounds of the Ambassador Hotel at 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, now also demolished.

The Bride of the Monster premiere - 1653 Cravens Avenue, Torrance, California. This was called the Stadium Theatre from 1949 to 1968, then it became the Pussycat until its closing in 1991. It stood unused, except by occasional film crews, and was torn down in 2002.

Lugosi thanks Wood for the fun time he had working with him – Wilcox Avenue at Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Lugosi delivers a monologue in front of adoring fans - 1714 Wilcox Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Wood’s second apartment – 6383 Yucca Street, Los Angeles, California. Ed Wood actually lived at this address in his later years and was evicted for not paying the rent. Wood and his wife moved into his friend’s apartment in North Hollywood, where he died shortly afterwards.

Wood and his associates get baptized so they can obtain the funding for Plan 9 from Outer Space – Toluca Lake United Methodist Church, 4301 Cahuenga Boulevard, Toluca Lake, California.

Wood meets Orson Welles (Vincent D’Onofrio) – Musso & Frank Grill, 6667 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

The Plan 9 from Outer Space premiere – Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

The theater interior - Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California