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Man Travels To Real Movie And TV Locations To See How They’ve Changed Over Time (50 New Pics)
Paul Slattery is a photographer from California with a sharp eye for movie history. For more than a decade, he’s been tracking down filming locations from classic films and TV shows, traveling across the U.S. to capture how these spots look today. He lines up his shots to match the originals, and the result is a striking side-by-side view of past and present.
What started as a personal project has grown into a widely followed archive called Then & Now Movie Locations. Paul shares his work online, where fans of film and photography follow along as he revisits scenes from cult favorites and blockbusters.
More info: Instagram | thennowmovielocations.com | Facebook
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#1
Breaking Bad
Sam Trudeau 6 months ago
The owner moved because she didn't like what people did with the house. Similarly, another building got the manager angry because fans of the show were replicating a scene where Walt threw a pizza out the window or so
"I started visiting movie locations because they were something that had always intrigued me. I mean, how neat would it be to stand in the exact same spot of one of your favorite scenes from one of your favorite movies you'd seen on the screen countless times? And since I couldn't be there when it was shot, I figured this was the next best thing," Paul shared with Bored Panda.
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#2
Carrie (2002)
Carl Roberts 6 months ago
Wait until you find out about location shooting, and sets built on studio lots
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#3
The Flintstones
When Paul began documenting the locations he visited on his website, it was mainly as a way to archive them, like a digital scrapbook he could look back on. He never set out to become famous or gain widespread recognition; that was never the goal. "Almost everyone collects something, whether it be baseball cards, comic books, vinyl records, etc. I collect movie locations, and for me, it's all about the memories. Since it's not a physical possession, documenting all of the locations I've visited and looking back at them whenever I feel the need allows me to instantly remember that particular moment in time when I was there and the experience I had. I like to say that I collect memories, not things."
#4
The X-Files
#5
Robocop (1987)
Kurtz Frausun 6 months ago
When I first moved to Dallas and saw city hall, I yelled out ROBOCOP!
Kurtz Frausun 6 months ago
CGI. Building hasn't changed since it was first built.
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For more of Paul's photos, be sure to check out his Instagram and Facebook pages. Curious where each picture was taken? You can find the address for every single location on Paul’s website.
#6
10 Things I Hate About You
Gabby Ghoul 6 months ago
And designed to keep homeless people from sleeping there.
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fan of phish 6 months ago
I used to live in the apartments immediately to the right of this guy. It was fun to show anybody who came to visit me. The VW Bug in his hand is a real Bug. Good times
#7
Halloween (1978)
#8
E.t. The Extra-Terrestrial
Souljacker 6 months ago
It was filmed in Southern California, There are cracks everywhere. Something about earthquakes and whatnot.
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The trees/shrubs are probably there so the people who live in the house can have a little privacy.
#9
Pet Sematary
#10
Con Air
#11
Glass
#12
The Ring
#13
Forrest Gump
#15
Beverly Hills 90210 (Pilot Episode)
#17
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
#18
My Stepmother Is An Alien
#20
No Country For Old Men
Marnie 6 months ago
Side note: I just watched this a week or so ago for the first time and thought it was really mundane, pretty useless. I gave it a 3 or a 4 on IMDB, which means it was barely above a movie I would simply shut off in the middle. I had always heard it was supposed to be a great movie. I will never understand how or why it's considered a great movie. Bad people doing bad things with no real explanation, it was just a nothing of a movie.
#21
The Green Mile
#22
Hulk (2003)
Roger9er 6 months ago (edited)
I read your comment and only then i actually saw what you said! Amazing job indeed!
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John Haley 6 months ago
The same place and almost the exact same camera angle was used in the opening scenes of Indiana Jones and the Last C*****e.
#23
Scream (2022)
Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 6 months ago
Why those people don't have a full sized ghost face standing on thier porch is a real mystery. Talk about a missed opportunity!
Sam Trudeau 6 months ago
Well, three years wouldn't be that big of a change on a house. The only noticeable change is the new photo is windy, and they kept the flag, although the states is a bit less worth being proud of nowadays (the government, at least)
#24
Easy Rider
#25
Back To The Future Part III
#27
The Terminator
Jrog 6 months ago
Also seen in Rebel Without a Cause, La La Land, Gangster Squad and The Rocketeer. Also notable for being the location of the final showdown in Mafia 2
JR 6 months ago
Also the headquarters of Heaven¢ in the Burning Shores expansion of Horizon: Forbidden West
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#28
The Lost Boys
#29
Problem Child
Bored Sailor 6 months ago
Someone must have falling from the roof above the stairs, they added railing.
#31
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
#32
The Girl Next Door
#33
American History X
Jrog 6 months ago
Originally named Johnie's Coffee Shop Restaurant, it closed shop in 2000 and was later used as a campaign hub for Senator Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles during the 2016 and 2020 California primary election being renamed "Bernie's Coffee Shop". It's considered a Historic-Cultural Monument due to its being a prominent example of "Googie" architecture
Ursula S. 6 months ago
I’ve always loved the look and TIL it’s called Googie architecture. Thanks!
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That coffee shop was in the 1997 film "Volcano" starring Tommy Lee Jones and the late Anne Heche. The La Brea Tar Pits is just down the street from where the Tar Pits became an active volcano where lava makes its way down the street where the firefighters make their last stand. It's a cheesy action movie and somehow memorable, but not as good as "Dante's Peak", another volcano disaster film that also came out in 1997 starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton.
#34
Back To The Future Part II
Bonnie Blue Bird 6 months ago
I think we all tried this as kids. No matter how much they yelled not to.
Paulina 6 months ago
I didn't! I can't even figure out how this staircase works! 😆 To me it looks like there are two layered on top of each other and crossing midway. Like one goes to even numbered floors and the other to odds 😂
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#35
Wayne's World
#36
The Game
Rahb in Oz 6 months ago
Stockton St looking down from the Bush St overpass in SF. Definitely seedier now.
Tabitha 6 months ago (edited)
But that massage parlor is still in business. Owners’ kids must be running it now. Some inheritance.
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#38
It (1990)
martymcmatrix 6 months ago
Your hair is winter fire • January embers • My heart burns there, too......and for maps, adresses and coordinates I can recommend this → https://www.thennowmovielocations.com/2014/07/?m=1
#40
The Outsiders
Paulina 6 months ago
Yeah, that's what time does to places sometimes. It's called passage of time.
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#41
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Floeckchen 6 months ago
I believe at least a few people wonder how some other assets in that movie have aged
#46
National Lampoon's Vacation
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Apatheist Account2 6 months ago
Thriller is a music video, albeit extended, rather than a full movie. Worrying that I haven't heard of quite a few of these films.
Apatheist Account2 6 months ago
Thriller is a music video, albeit extended, rather than a full movie. Worrying that I haven't heard of quite a few of these films.
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