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Twiggy
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File:Twiggy 1973 crop.jpg — Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · Resized without enlargement and converted to WebP. The existing People portrait frame may crop the photograph. Source colours retained. · All media credits

Model · 1949–

Twiggythe places behind the story.

Twiggy is a British model, actress and singer. Born in Neasden in 1949. On Where It Was, follow Twiggy through The Blues Brothers (1980) and the real places on the map below.

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  • 2Cities
  • 1World
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The map

8 placeswhere it happened.

Pins mark documented locations. Dashed circles mark an approximate area, not an exact building or camera position.

The story

In briefbefore you follow the trail.

Life and work

Twiggy is a British model, actress and singer. Citizenship: United Kingdom.

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Twiggy appears in The Blues Brothers. Its mapped locations appear on the trail below; a location does not mean Twiggy was there for every scene.

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Twiggy appears in The Blues Brothers. Its mapped locations appear on the trail below; a location does not mean Twiggy was there for every scene.

The trail

Work, moment, placein the order it happened.

  1. 19491949-09-19
    Moment

    Born

    Twiggy was born in Neasden. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Place

    NeasdenApproximate area

    Area reference. This marks the town or district of birth, not a particular house or address.

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  2. 1980

    WorkThe Blues Brothers Movies

    Moment

    A screen location

    Hollywood Palladium is documented as a location associated with The Blues Brothers (1980). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

    Place

    Hollywood PalladiumSite

    6215 Sunset Boulevard

    Concert venue; entry depends on the event. The album-cover connection refers to the parking lot.

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  3. 1980

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    Moment

    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.

    Place

    Former Elwood apartment siteSite

    22 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605

    Public-realm viewing or normal visitor access only; confirm current hours and conditions.

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  4. 1980

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    Moment

    The Blues Brothers — Former Soul Food Cafe filming block

    The Soul Food Cafe sequence was filmed at 807 West Maxwell Street. The address has changed since production; visit the neighbourhood as a living place rather than expecting the film’s restaurant interior.

    Place

    Former Soul Food Cafe filming blockSite

    807 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60608

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  5. 1980

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    Moment

    The Blues Brothers — Triple Rock church filming address

    The congregation and James Brown performance were staged at the South Chicago address used for the Triple Rock church sequence. It remains community geography, not an open film set.

    Place

    Triple Rock church filming addressSite

    9114 S Burley Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

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  6. 1980

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    Moment

    The Blues Brothers — McCormick Double House · former Chez Paul

    Chez Paul at 660 North Rush supplied the restaurant sequence. The restaurant is gone, so the route records the verified address without promising a surviving interior.

    Place

    McCormick Double House · former Chez PaulSite

    660 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611

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  7. 1980

    WorkThe Blues Brothers Movies

    Moment

    The Blues Brothers — Chicago City Hall

    Chicago City Hall at 121 North LaSalle belongs to the finale’s race to pay the tax bill, where the mission meets the machinery of the city.

    Place

    Chicago City HallSite

    121 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60602

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  8. Date not established
    Moment

    Twiggy studied at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, according to the biographical record.

    Place

    Mountview Academy of Theatre ArtsLocation

    A school, college or campus. Visit only where it is open to the public; many teaching spaces are private.

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Keep exploring

Worlds and citiesconnected to Twiggy.

  • World · MoviesThe Blues Brothers

    Mission: stack squad cars to the film’s 103 across the real chase places, then stamp the $5,000 paid.

People in the story

A shared credit means they worked on the same title, not that they were at the same places.

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Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations are shown at the precision the sources support; approximate areas are never presented as exact addresses. Portrait: File:Twiggy 1973 crop.jpg — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0.

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