Towns & cities
McKeesport
city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
United States · 40.3419, -79.8450
McKeesport is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Filming also took place in the Pittsburgh area communities of Rector (Ligonier Township), McKeesport, White Oak, Connoquenessing, and Wilkins The production sought permission to film in West Mifflin Middle School in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names McKeesport as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Silence of the Lambs 1991
- The Deer Hunter 1978
- Foxcatcher 2014
- Mindhunter 2017–2019
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A Visit to Santa
1963
“Produced by Pittsburgh-based Clem Williams films, the short was shot in McKeesport, with the toy section of the city's department store, The Famous, serving as Santa's Workshop, and in Pittsburgh, where Christmas toy displays of various stores are used to augment the oversized imagery of Santa's North Pole workshop.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Port Vue
United States·2 km west
borough of Pennsylvania
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Towns & cities
White Oak
United States·3 km east
borough of Pennsylvania
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Towns & cities
Duquesne
United States·3 km north
city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Kennywood
United States·5 km north
amusement park in Pennsylvania
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Towns & cities
West Mifflin
United States·5 km north-west
borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
United States·6 km north
steel mill in Braddock and North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in McKeesport?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in McKeesport, including The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Deer Hunter (1978) and Foxcatcher (2014). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in McKeesport?
The Silence of the Lambs (1991), covered by 102 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is McKeesport?
McKeesport is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.3419, -79.8450.
What other filming locations are near McKeesport?
Port Vue (2 km west), White Oak (3 km east), Duquesne (3 km north), Kennywood (5 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 Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.