Towns & cities

Michigan Avenue

major north-south thoroughfare in Chicago, Illinois, United States

United States · 41.8877, -87.6245

Michigan Avenue is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 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.

“Locations filmed in Chicago included LaSalle Street, Michigan Avenue, Bacino's of Lincoln Park at 2204 North Lincoln Avenue and areas surrounding the Willis Tower.”

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Michigan Avenue 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.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011
Divergent 2014
“Additional scenes were shot at 57th Street and Ellis Avenue near the University of Chicago, at Federal Street where fake L tracks were constructed and at Michigan Avenue.” Wikipedia
Chain Reaction 1996
“Large portions of the film were shot on location in and around Chicago, Illinois, including the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Field Museum of Natural History, Michigan Avenue, and the James R. Thompson Center (Atrium Mall).” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Michigan Avenue?

3 productions are recorded as filmed in Michigan Avenue, including Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Divergent (2014) and Chain Reaction (1996). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Michigan Avenue?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), covered by 62 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Michigan Avenue?

Michigan Avenue is in the United States. Its coordinates are 41.8877, -87.6245.

What other filming locations are near Michigan Avenue?

Carbide & Carbon Building (under 1 km), Michigan Avenue Bridge (under 1 km), Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist (under 1 km), Millennium Station (under 1 km) 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 Dudesleeper at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5.