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Just as it was reported in the opening lines of the movie, the driveway to Norma Desmond’s estate was filmed in the 10,000 block of Sunset Boulevard. The mansion where filming took place, which has since been demolished, was located seven miles away on S Irving Boulevard, and belonged to J Paul Getty, the millionaire and philanthropist. The Getty mansion was also featured in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and has since become an office building.
10060 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Alto-Nido Apartments, 1851 N Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA
‘Sunset Boulevard’ starts with a death in the first minutes of the movie | © Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
‘Chinatown’ (1974)
Filmed largely on location, Chinatown was filmed about two decades after film noir ended, but its homage to the movement classifies it as ‘neo-noir.’ Set in the 1930s, the classic cars, costumes and dialog transport the viewer to another age. This film, a cynical reflection on power and the monetary price of justice, draws inspiration from the past. Old favorites like the private eye, the troubled heiress and the nefarious villain are back and thrust into an ever twisting plot where nothing is what it seems, but this critically acclaimed film is one of the most original and daring ones ever made.
JJ Gittes (Jack Nicholson) meets with widowed Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) at The Prince over lunch. Once known as The Windsor, this Korean restaurant retains the same interior, including the red leather booths, as the restaurant in the movie.
The Mar Vista Rest Home, where Gittes goes to investigate corruption in the Los Angeles water district, is not the secluded haven it is portrayed as, nor is it a rest home. The building is right off of Sunset Boulevard, only minutes away from Norma Desmond’s driveway.
Hired to catch Hollis Mulwray cheating on his wife, Gittes spies on the chief engineer of the city’s water department from a canoe on Echo Lake. As it turns out, something much more devious than an extramarital affair is at hand. Visitors can still rent paddleboats or take guided canoe and gondola rides at this city oasis.
The Prince, 3198 W 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Archer School for Girls, 11725 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Echo Lake, 751 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson in ‘Chinatown’ | © Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
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