West Michigan Film Tour
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TRAVERSE CITY AREA LUDINGTON AREA 15. Oval Beach 698 Water Street, Saugatuck Home to the largest film festival in the 8. Former Ludington State Bank Midwest and Brauer Productions, a feature Oval Beach is rated by Conde Naste’s Traveler 124 South James Street film company whose credits include Magazine as one of the 25 best shorelines in the Deadrise, Escanaba In Da Moonlight, This building was used for the bank robbery world. MTV ranked Oval Beach as one of the Dogman, and Super Sucker. scene in 30 Minutes or Less as well as the top five beaches in the country. Virginia, starring Northwestern Bank in Mickey Matson and the Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly, filmed here. 1. Bowers Harbor Yacht Club Copperhead Conspiracy. 14039 Peninsula Drive 16. Fenn Valley Vineyards The main location for Hide Away starring 9. Cartier Mansion B&B 310 Butler Street, Saugatuck 409 East Ludington Avenue Josh Lucas. There is a narrow band along the shore where 2. Downtown Traverse City Built of Roman-pressed brick and trimmed with cold tender grape varieties are successfully 100 East Front Street Bedford limestone, the three-story mansion was grown. Most people who live around here know 1 the home of Warren Cartier, mayor of Ludington, 6 15 This is where the car crash scene in Hide Away the lake effect as heavy winter snowfall, but partner of the lumber firm Rath & Cartier, and was filmed. here, milder winter temperatures lead to great founder of the Ludington State Bank. This is the Michigan wine. It is no wonder that The Lake MANISTEE large mansion used in Mickey Matson. Effect filmed here. Home to 10 West Studios, one of West 10. Historic White Pine Village 17. South Haven Center for the Arts Michigan’s best studios for film and television, 1687 South Lakeshore Drive 600 Phoenix Road, South Haven whose credits include What If…, Jerusalem Historic White Pine Village opened in 1976 and Countdown and Johnny. Years of neglect made this former library a is set upon 13 beautiful acres overlooking Lake prime candidate for the wrecking ball, but the Michigan. This historic tourist spot was used 3. Ramsdell Inn South Haven Art Association was determined for a Civil War reenactment scene for Mickey 399 River Street to save this beautiful neoclassical building. Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy. Renovated in 2003, its 1891 Victorian The movie Virginia filmed here. architecture has been lovingly preserved. SOUTH HAVEN/HOLLAND AREA 18. Railroad Café The inn was used for Stalwart’s office and the 2 8 555 Railroad Street, Bangor 16 Union Bank and Trust in the Mickey Matson Home to TicTock Studios, whose feature film Owned and operated by the Ratzlaff family, the and the Copperhead Conspiracy. credits include Virginia and Tug. café sits in the fully restored Bangor train depot. 4. Ramsdell Theatre 11. Ottawa County Olive Shores Stop in for some home cookin’ and see where 101 Maple Street County Park The Lake Effect filmed. When a group was formed to guide a major West Olive restoration of the theater, James Earl Jones, who A scene from Road to Perdition, starring KALAMAZOO AREA began his career on the Ramsdell stage, returned Tom Hanks, filmed at this beautiful 20-acre 19. Bell’s General Store to help raise funds. This historical theater was site on Lake Michigan in 2002. 355 East Kalamazoo Avenue recently used as itself in Mickey Matson. 12. Windmill Island Park This world-famous brewery has been a favorite 5. Manistee City Hall Holland Michigan locale since 1985. Since then, Bell’s 280 Washington Street Windmill Island features the 249-year old has expanded to employ more than 180 workers Manistee City Hall was used in the WWII- working Dutch windmill “De Zwaan,” which across 18 states and brews more than 20 beers. period film Return to the Hiding Place. 3 9 17 means graceful bird. In the spring, see more Stop in for a pint and ask where The Lake 6. Lighthouse Park than 150,000 tulips in bloom here. This unique Effect filmed. between First St. and Fifth Ave. beaches location can be seen in the children’s feature 20. Tot to Teen Village Today the beacon from the New Haven Light The Oogieloves: Big Balloon Adventure and 229 West Kilgore Road House is dark, but the tower remains, greeting Return to the Hiding Place. For over 70 years, Tot to Teen Village has visitors from around the world. The lighthouse 13. Wiersma’s Central Park Foods provided the greater Kalamazoo area with the and the beach were used in Mickey Matson. 1158 South Shore Drive, Holland highest quality products and the best customer 7. S.S. City of Milwaukee This local market has served the Holland service. The Lake Effect used this store as a National Historic Landmark community and its Dutch immigrants for fantastic practical location for this heartfelt 99 Arthur Street 100+ years with Dutch recipes like balkenbrij family drama. The interior of this historic Great Lakes car sausage, Dutch snacks and breads. Virginia, 21. Kalamazoo College ferry was used in the thriller Deadrise. starring Jennifer Connelly, filmed at this 200 Academy Street 4 charming and historic market. 10 19 TRAVERSE CITY AREA K-College is one of the only universities in 14. Felt Estate Michigan that truly doubles for an East Coast LUDINGTON 6597 138th Avenue, Holland Ivy League school. Cherry shot here over the This beautiful historic estate and gardens were summer of 2008. MANISTEE extensively used in the independent film Return to the Hiding Place, which tells NILES/BUCHANAN AREA SOUTH HAVEN/ the story of Dutch students who HOLLAND AREA risked their lives to save Jews 22. Niles Train Station during WWII. 598 Dey Street, Niles Built in 1892 and still in use as a passenger GRAND RAPIDS depot, the station has changed little from its AREA (other side) original structure. Continental Divide, starring John Belushi, Only the Lonely, starring John 12 Candy, and Midnight Run, starring Robert 21 KALAMAZOO De Niro, all filmed at the station. It was also AREA featured in Planes, Trains and Automobiles. 23. Bear Cave Resort 4085 Bearcave Road, Buchanan It played a significant part in the Underground Railroad during the period of slavery. In 1875 the “loot” from an Ohio bank robbery was “deposited” in the cave. This became the NILES/BUCHANAN inspiration for the 1903 silent film The Great AREA 14 Train Robbery. 23 P 6 Mile Rd 6 Mile Rd W NE e Cannonsburg Rd alker A a c h R i d 131 ve NW g e A v e E N N W e Av d iel inf Pla GRAND RAPIDS AREA For more than 30 years, the Michigan Film 4 Mile Rd NW 10 Office has been supporting Michigan media 1. Vito’s Pizza 658 Fulton Street industries and positioning Michigan as a worldwide production destination. Since For the film 30 Minutes or Less, the building96 was painted, new signs were made and the 3 Mile Rd NW 2008, we’ve wrapped more than 160 projects, 3 Mile Rd NE including large blockbuster studio features, dining area was staged with worn-out booths W 96 a E Beltline l Bristol A and tables. To the surprise of customers, stars k e NE award winning independent films, and a e Alpine A Knapp St NE r Av Jesse Eisenberg actually delivered pizzas around A Monr network television series. However, Michigan’s Egypt V v town and Nick Swardson rolledR ithechmo dough.nd St N e NW ve NW 37 history of filmmaking goes back much further. W Av oe A G ve NW r Plainfield e NE a 2. Railroad Bridge alley A In 1936, MGM shot Speed, starring James n ve NW d 240 Front Avenue SW Fuller A R Stewart, at the Chrysler Corporation testing i v Pettis e ve NE This railroad bridge is seen throughout the r grounds. Marquette, in the Upper Peninsula, D Av film 30 Minutes or Less. Leonard St NW r e ve NE provided the setting for Anatomy of a Murder, 7 Leonard St NE N N E E 3. Grand Rapids Public Museum filmed in 1956. In 1979, another classic, 272 Pearl Street NW 6 196 Somewhere in Time, filmed at the beautiful This incredible museum was the first to be Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Michigan Michigan Dr NE accredited by the American Association 3 96 has been on the silver screen for decades. of Museums (in 1971). It boasts amazing 1 4 Memorable movies filmed in Michigan Fulton St SE exhibits, including a whale skeleton suspended 5 Fulton St SE The Evil Dead (1982) from the ceiling and the planetarium used as 2 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) C a featured location in The Genesis Code. Wealthy St SW asc ade Midnight Run (1987) 131 R 4. MadCap Coffee Company d SE Ada Dr SE Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Franklin St SE 98 Monroe Center Street NW e SE Action Jackson (1988) locations Av After a three-car crash, and many takes of Thor Presumed Innocent (1989) 196 E Beltline 50 Cent firing off machine guns, The Setup Hall St SE Spaulding Buttrick film napple River Dr SE Roger and Me (1989) est Hill capped off the day of filming by blasting out r Chicago Dr SW o Hoffa (1992) Division A Easrter F the windows of this popular café in downtown E Paris A Av True Romance (1993) Michigan Av MadisonA Av Grand Rapids. e SE e SE e SE Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) n Burton St SE B ve Av u 5.