Towns & cities

Winnetka

village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

United States · 42.1061, -87.7378

Winnetka is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Winnetka, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 5 more.

1 place inside Winnetka has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Winnetka as well.

“The exteriors and practical locations were shot in Chicago, Cicero, Skokie, Northbrook, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, and Riverwoods.”

Uncle Buck (1989) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Winnetka

Uncle Buck 1989

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Winnetka 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.

Home Alone 1990
“The house exterior scenes were filmed on location at a three-story single-family house located at 671 Lincoln Avenue in the North Shore village of Winnetka, Illinois, where many of Hughes's previous films had also been shot, but at different houses.” Wikipedia
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992
“The house is now known as the famous Home Alone house for its exterior being used as a shooting location for two films in the series, starting in 1990.” Wikipedia
Ocean's Twelve 2004
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
“Scenes were filmed at several locations in downtown Chicago and Winnetka (Ferris's home, his mother's real estate office, etc.).” Wikipedia
She's Having a Baby 1988
“The film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois, and Evanston, Illinois, from September 1986 to December 1986.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside Winnetka

1 place inside Winnetka, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Winnetka too.

Landmarks & buildings

"Home Alone" house

United States

house in which was filmed "Home Alone"

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Winnetka?

6 productions are recorded as filmed in Winnetka, including Uncle Buck (1989), Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). 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 Winnetka?

Uncle Buck (1989), covered by 26 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Winnetka?

Winnetka is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.1061, -87.7378.

What other filming locations are near Winnetka?

"Home Alone" house (under 1 km), Northfield (2 km west), Glencoe (3 km north-west), Wilmette (3 km south) 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 Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.