Towns & cities

Royal Oak

city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States

United States · 42.4889, -83.1428

Royal Oak is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 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, all within Metro Detroit, included Highland Park, Center Line, Warren, Royal Oak, and Grosse Pointe Park.”
Gran Torino (2008) · Wikipedia

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Royal Oak
Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Royal Oak 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.

  • Gran Torino 2008
  • Hung 2009–2011
    “Much of the show was filmed in the suburban Detroit cities of Royal Oak, Hamtramck, White Lake, Troy, Walled Lake, Clarkston, and West Bloomfield, Michigan.; and from 2010 to 2011 was shot in Stage 7 at the Paramount Studios.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Royal Oak?

2 productions are recorded as filmed in Royal Oak, including Gran Torino (2008) and Hung (2009–2011). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Royal Oak?

Gran Torino (2008), covered by 57 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Royal Oak?

Royal Oak is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.4889, -83.1428.

What other filming locations are near Royal Oak?

Metro Detroit (5 km south), Southfield (7 km west), Birmingham (9 km north-west), General Motors Technical Center (9 km east) 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 Lrgjr72, CC BY-SA 4.0.