Landmarks & buildings
Lincoln Heights Jail
former jail in Los Angeles, California, US
United States · 34.0775, -118.2250
Lincoln Heights Jail is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
“The scene in Iron Man 2 where main antagonist Ivan Vanko breaks out of prison was also filmed at this location.”
Movies filmed at Lincoln Heights Jail
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Lincoln Heights Jail 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.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
“The boiler room scenes and police station interior were shot in the Lincoln Heights Jail (closed since 1965) building, while the exterior used for the police station was Cahuenga Branch Library.” Wikipedia
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Con Air
1997
“The jail scenes in the beginning of the film were shot at the Lincoln Heights Jail in Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
- The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
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Unlawful Entry
1992
“The sequence in which Michael is in jail was filmed at Lincoln Heights Jail.” Wikipedia
Named here by Lincoln Heights Jail’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Lincoln Heights Jail, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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American History X 1998
“Some prison scenes in American History X were shot on the roof.” Wikipedia
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Con Air 1997
“Some jail scenes in the beginning of the 1997 movie Con Air were filmed at Lincoln Heights.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Elysian Park
United States·1 km north-west
neighborhood in Los Angeles
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Landmarks & buildings
Dodger Stadium
United States·1 km west
Baseball park in Los Angeles, US
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Towns & cities
Lincoln Heights
United States·1 km east
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Cypress Park
United States·2 km north
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Heritage Square Museum
United States·2 km north-east
historic house museum
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Towns & cities
Chinatown
United States·2 km south-west
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Lincoln Heights Jail?
5 productions are recorded as filmed at Lincoln Heights Jail, including Iron Man 2 (2010), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Con Air (1997). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Lincoln Heights Jail?
Iron Man 2 (2010), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Lincoln Heights Jail?
Lincoln Heights Jail is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.0775, -118.2250.
What other filming locations are near Lincoln Heights Jail?
Elysian Park (1 km north-west), Dodger Stadium (1 km west), Lincoln Heights (1 km east), Cypress Park (2 km north) 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 Laurie Avocado, CC BY 2.0.