Towns & cities
Evanston
suburban city in Cook County, Illinois, United States
United States · 42.0472, -87.6850
Evanston is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Evanston, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 14 more.
2 places inside Evanston have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Evanston as well.
“A colonial-style house in Evanston was chosen for the exterior of the Russell house.”
Movies filmed in Evanston
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Evanston as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992
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Home Alone 3
1997
“Much of the 1984 film Sixteen Candles was filmed in and around Evanston, the 1988 film She's Having a Baby, as was the 1989 film Uncle Buck, the 1993 film Dennis the Menace, and the 1997 film Home Alone 3.” Wikipedia
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Road to Perdition
2002
“Mendes chose to film Road to Perdition on location in Chicago, IL, including downtown at the University Club of Chicago, the Chicago neighborhood of Pullman, the Charles G. Dawes House in Evanston, Illinois, as well as the far west Chicago suburb of Geneva, Illinois.” Wikipedia
- Chain Reaction 1996
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Sixteen Candles
1984
“The Baker house is located at 3022 Payne Street in Evanston.” Wikipedia
- Curly Sue 1991
- The Weather Man 2005
- Dennis the Menace 1993
- Major League 1989
- Nothing in Common 1986
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She's Having a Baby
1988
“The film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois, and Evanston, Illinois, from September 1986 to December 1986.” Wikipedia
- The Express 2008
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Four Friends
1981
“The film was shot on location in Chicago, Evanston, and Lake Forest, Illinois, as well as New York City, the state of Indiana.” Wikipedia
- Doctor Detroit 1983
Filming locations inside Evanston
2 places inside Evanston, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Evanston too.
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Charles G. Dawes House
United States·1 km south-east
historic house in Illinois, United States
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Streets & squares
Sheridan Road
United States·1 km north-east
road in Illinois and Wisconsin
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Landmarks & buildings
Northwestern University
United States·1 km north-east
private university in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
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Landmarks & buildings
Trinity Church of Wilmette
United States·4 km north-west
religious building in Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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Towns & cities
Skokie
United States·4 km west
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
Wilmette
United States·5 km north-west
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Evanston?
15 productions are recorded as filmed in Evanston, including Uncle Buck (1989), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and Home Alone 3 (1997). 14 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Evanston?
Uncle Buck (1989), covered by 26 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Evanston?
Evanston is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.0472, -87.6850.
What other filming locations are near Evanston?
Charles G. Dawes House (1 km south-east), Sheridan Road (1 km north-east), Northwestern University (1 km north-east), Trinity Church of Wilmette (4 km north-west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Madcoverboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.