Where to go
41.852789, -87.639306
Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Good to know
Title
Backdraft (1991)
On screen
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In real life
Southside Firehouse, Chicago
Can you visit?
Exterior only
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable
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Where exactly did Backdraft film at Southside Firehouse?
At 41.852789, -87.639306 in Chicago. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Southside Firehouse?
Exterior only.
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