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Vincent Thomas Bridge
bridge in Southern California
🇺🇸 United States · 33.7494, -118.2717
Vincent Thomas Bridge 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.
“The UFOs fly through the former toll booth at the Vincent Thomas Bridge, San Pedro, California.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Vincent Thomas Bridge 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.
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
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Den of Thieves
2018
“Aerial shots of Los Angeles included the Vincent Thomas Bridge, the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island and the skyline of Downtown Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
Named here by Vincent Thomas Bridge’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Vincent Thomas Bridge, 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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Columbo 1968–2003
“The 1978 episode of NBC's Columbo entitled "The Conspirators" had a scene where Peter Falk's title character Lt.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Long Beach
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Santa Monica
🇺🇸 United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ambassador Hotel
🇺🇸 United States
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Southern California
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Bovard Administration Building
🇺🇸 United States
building on the campus of the University of Southern California
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Vincent Thomas Bridge?
2 productions are recorded as filmed at Vincent Thomas Bridge, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Den of Thieves (2018). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Vincent Thomas Bridge?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), covered by 53 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Vincent Thomas Bridge?
Vincent Thomas Bridge is in the United States, at 33.7494, -118.2717.
What other filming locations are near Vincent Thomas Bridge?
Long Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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 Regular Daddy, CC BY-SA 3.0.