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Grease

Los Angeles River

Los Angeles · United States  ·  Sandy's car race

Grease filmed at Los Angeles River, Los Angeles. Sandy's race sequence plays out on the concrete channel of this river east of downtown.

Where to go

34.195222, -118.601768

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Grease (1978)
On screen
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In real life
Los Angeles River, Los Angeles
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Grease film at Los Angeles River?
At 34.195222, -118.601768 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Los Angeles River?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Los Angeles River?
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