RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD FILMING IN HOPE
RAMBO SITE TOUR
ver 30 years ago, Hollywood came north and transformed Hope 8. The new location of the sheriff’s offce. It now serves as the Canyon Ointo a small American town. The popular Rambo franchise Golden Age Society’s clubhouse at 560 Douglas St. continues to draw First Blood fans to town for a chance to visit some 9. Intersection near Highway 1 Exit 170. This is where Rambo was of the key flming locations, which are mapped out on page 13. greeted by Hope’s original “Welcome to Hope’’ archway as he came into 1. Sheriff Teasle picks up Rambo on Water Avenue, near Gardner GM. town. Remnants of the archway can still be seen at the Hope Station 2. Trying to escape from police, Rambo – on a stolen motorcycle – House and Coquihalla Campground. fies over the train tracks at Third Avenue. 10. Location of the gas station that Rambo blew up as a diversion. The 3. With the police in hot pursuit, Rambo rides along Hudson Bay station was built specifcally to be destroyed. Street, passing Hope’s H-tree at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 11. Site of the bridge to Portland where the sheriff drops off the drifter. Hudson Bay Street. The original bridge was taken down in 2011 and a kiosk now stands at the 4. The sheriff’s offce was located in front of District Hall, at the picnic area paying homage to the movie which made the site famous. corner of Wallace Street and Third Avenue. It has since been moved (see #8). 12. Othello Tunnels – known as Chapman Gorge in the movie. Here, the police offcer falls out of the helicopter. See where Rambo clung for 5. The current location of Treehouse Health Foods was temporarily his life as he hung precariously on the rock walls of the gorge (between renamed Mountain State Savings. Across Third Avenue from the bank, a Coke billboard was placed on the building’s roof to provide a hiding tunnels one and two). Col. Trautman also located his base camp near place for the crew’s cameras. here while tracking down John Rambo. 6. Rambo rode his stolen motorcycle down the sidewalk in front of 13. When evading capture on a stolen motorcycle, Rambo passes businesses on the north side of Wallace Street, between Fraser and through the Chevron parking lot. The distinctive roofine of what is now Third avenues. Hope Pizza Place can be seen in the background of the scene. 7. The Outpost gun shop was built in the intersection of Commission 14. Station House - In the movie, Station House was still at the corner Street and Third Avenue. It was destroyed during flming. of Hudson Bay Street and Fifth Avenue (see #3).
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AGASSIZ, HARRISON HOT SPRINGS ROTARY NATURE TRAIL AND VANCOUVER VIA #7 WEST
THACKER
WATER
HOPE SECONDARY
THIRD SCHOOL
COQUIHALLA HOPE GOLF ELEMENTARY & COUNTRY COQUIHALLA SCHOOL CLUB
CNR QUEEN QUEEN
C.E. SEVENTH
#1 BARRY SCHOOL HISTORIC CHRIST 8 CHURCH PARK PARK PARK Memorial OGILVIE COMMISSION THIRD Park 7 CENTENNIAL Post District COMMISSION Office Hall MALLARD RICHMOND 6 4 WALLACE THACKER MTN. RD.
PA 5
RK SEVENTH
Welqámex or Greenwood Island 13 3 VISITOR CENTRE UNION BAR RD. Sucker ICE ARENA, AQUATIC & Cr. 1 Canadian National Railway FITNESS CENTRE, SPORTS BOWL & LIBRARY & SKATE PARK THACKER REGIONAL PARK 2 11 CURLING To Kawkawa Lake & CLUB Coquihalla Canyon RAAB Provincal Park
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EXIT FOURTH
#170 SEVENTH
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UNIVERSITY ➙ WEST TO SILVER CREEK 10 OF THE FRASER & TO HWY 1 VANCOUVER VALLEY HOSPITAL EXIT #171
RYDER SIXTH
TO MANNING PARK, PRINCETON & THE OKANAGAN HWY 3
TO MERRITT & KAMLOOPS HWY 5 RCMP
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➙ Rambo site tour page 12 (highlighted in red) Marked family-friendly bicycle route (highlighted in green)
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