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Former Elwood apartment site

22 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605
1 cultural moment at this place.

Coordinate map plate for Former Elwood apartment site; not a film frame.
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THE STORIES THAT SHARE THIS ADDRESS

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1980

Movies · 1980 · The Blues Brothers

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The Blues Brothers — Former Elwood apartment site

The former rooming-house site at 22 West Van Buren supplied Elwood’s compact apartment address. The building no longer survives, so the stop is historical production geography rather than a preserved set.

Source confidence: corroborated

Actual geography
Chicago

Depicted geography
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