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Two malls and a vanished bridge

Shopping centres and a river crossing become the moving parts of an extraordinary pursuit.

Read in this order, then plan travel between the public locations. Historical references and private properties are not visitor stops. This is a story sequence, not a timed walking itinerary.

Place and area markers · not exact camera positions

Operating mall. Layouts have changed since filming; check opening hours.

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Selected: Northridge Fashion Center
  1. 01
    Opening frame · Enter the world

    Begin Terminator 2: Judgment Day at Northridge Fashion Center, then follow the first turn in its real-world geography.

    Filming location · mall exterior

    Northridge Fashion Center

    Location photograph of Northridge Fashion Center
    Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped location photograph

    Northridge Fashion Center supplies the exterior of the mall where John is tracked down. It has been extensively changed since the 1994 earthquake.

    Operating mall. Layouts have changed since filming; check opening hours.

  2. 02
    Filming location · mall interiors

    Santa Monica Place

    Santa Monica Place — location photograph
    Macerich · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped location photograph

    The confrontation inside the mall was filmed at Santa Monica Place. The interior has since been redeveloped, and should not be expected to match the 1991 chase.

    Use public shopping areas during opening hours. The interior has been substantially redeveloped since filming.

  3. 03
    Second act · Follow the city

    Move deeper into Terminator 2: Judgment Day through the locations where its visual and emotional language takes shape.

    Historic filming location · T-1000 arrival

    Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site

    Location photograph of Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site
    Spaghettifier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped location photograph

    The T-1000 arrives beneath the original Sixth Street bridge. That structure was demolished; the new bridge marks the same crossing rather than the surviving film set.

    The original bridge was demolished in 2016; the current bridge is its replacement. Use marked pedestrian routes only.

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    FILMING LOCATION

    Bull Creek spillway

    Public-realm location context near Bull Creek spillway
    Oakshade · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped location photograph

    The concrete flood-control channel carries the motorcycle and truck pursuit; the marker is an area reference, not an invitation to enter the channel.

    View from the public realm and respect residents, businesses and venue access rules. Check current opening information before travelling.

  5. 05
    Afterimage · Carry it with you

    End at Lake View Terrace Medical Center, where the World continues as memory, pilgrimage or living culture.

    FILMING LOCATION

    Lake View Terrace Medical Center

    Public-realm location context near Lake View Terrace Medical Center
    TKirby at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Cropped location photograph

    The former medical complex provides the exterior geography of Pescadero State Hospital; current access is restricted.

    View from the public realm and respect residents, businesses and venue access rules. Check current opening information before travelling.

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