Long shot from the south side of Hollywood Blvd near Poinsettia Pl, about 300m west of La Brea Ave. This scene was shot from a car; my shot was taken from too close to the sidewalk but the traffic here convinced me not to step into the street!

Long shot of Hollywood Blvd from at or near the Chinese Theatre, again about 300m west of the Hollywood Theatre marquee seen in the image. The 2006 shot doesn't quite match up but is close.

Hollywood Boulevard, I think this was shot near Sycamore on the south side of the Boulevard.

I bet the people in the forground are all actors or extras. A couple of them definitely show up in other scenes. The 2006 photo was taken across the street at the wrong angle, but does show the location including that lamp standard.

In front of the record store at 6723 Hollywood. Just which of these people are actors or extras?

The angle suggests this was shot from in front of the Pussycat Theatre. Swensen's and George's are on the left side. George's appears to be behind its neighbour's awning because of the extreme angle of the shot.

Angel in front of the shop next to the Supply Sergeant. The West Castle is close enough that Angel could exchange these looks with the Preacher Lady in real life if there had been something like an argument.

The Preacher Lady in front of the West Castle apparently addressing Angel.

In front of the record store again. Take a close look at that tree on the left; it's the same one, only 23 years older.

Shot from the northwest corner of Hollywood & Las Palmas. Facing the West Castle on the southeast corner. As of 2006 Miceli's is still there, along with the now-closed Las Palmas Theatre.

In front of Swensen's on the northwest corner of Hollywood & Las Palmas. That's the Egyptian across the street.

The International Love Boutique was at the southeast corner of Hollywood & Sycamore. I love the way the light from the neon tubing bounced around in the camera and fogged Donna Wilkes' hair and face.

Hertz really was across the street from the International Love Boutique. This side of the Boulevard now hosts a large building where the Hollywood Entertainment Museum was located until 2006.

The juggler is standing in a doorway or recess on the south side of the building at the northwest corner of Hollywood & McCadden. Looking at the modern photo it's clear that the building has had a face-lift since then.

The German DVD is very dark, but it is full-frame and that extra image area proves the juggler's location by the lights that we see at the top of the frame, across the street behind the crowd. They light the alley beneath that arch in the building near McCadden Pl.

To film Donna Wilkes dropping some coins into the juggler's change bowl the camera was positioned in what at the time must have been a doorway or other recess behind the juggler. The storefront has since been remodeled; the recess of 1983 became the display window of 2007, making it impossible to duplicate the camera angle without trying to stand behind the glass. Rather than doing that, I shot a north-facing photo looking down at the location rather than the original south-facing view. Look carefully and you can still match up the terrazzo grain patterns, proving the location of the bowl.

The car is moving south on McCadden Pl. At the end of the scene one can see the car start turning left to head east on Hollywood Blvd. It has to turn here because McCadden does not run straight through Hollywood Blvd.

Heading east on Hollywood, at the Christie Hotel building.

Driving south on Vine, just south of the intersection with Hollywood Blvd.

Heading east on Hollywood. The Egyptian Theatre.

Driving north on Las Palmas. We can see Swensen's on the left and George's on the right, so that's the Hollywood Blvd intersection coming up. Was this the only scene shot with Gene Ross and Donna Wilkes in the car together?

This one is particularly disconcerting if one knows the locations: Mae delivers her caustic comment while the car is parked on Las Palmas...

...but the cop's reaction was shot with the car parked on Vine, just south of Hollywood Blvd. That orange-lit archway is in the Taft Building.

The southeast corner of Las Palmas. From George's on the left to the Vogue Theatre. on the right. An Italian restaurant is located where George's used to be, and the Vogue has closed. Sorry about that truck being in the way.

Outside Swensen's on the northwest corner of Las Palmas. That's the Egyptian Theatre across the street.

Outside that record store again.

These scenes with Andrews were shot in front of the record store. That's the West Castle on the right; the pattern and colour of the out of focus lights agree with other shots that clearly show the building.

At the Wax Museum.

Shot at the Wax Museum. At the left under that archway is the little alley across the street from where the juggler was standing.

Crystal is window shopping. This is probably 6619 Hollywood.

Looking west from the same location.

My shot of the Thomas Edison Star is just as illegible as the one in the movie. This star was replaced when the curb was redesigned to be wheelchair friendly. Does anyone know when that happened?

Shot from the Edison Star, the gang is walking towards the Egyptian Theatre. Look closely and you'll see Return of the Jedi on its marquee. ROTJ was still playing five months later when Angel was released, although not at the Egyptian. Across the street is the 6700 block of Hollywood Blvd.

Long shot from the north side of Hollywood Blvd near Poinsettia Pl, about 400m west of the Sycamore Ave sign just barely visible on the right side of the DVD frame. The 2006 photo makes it look like that's the La Brea sign, but don't get confused, it's just that the signs have been changed and line up coincidently.

A shot of George's on the east side of Las Palmas, shot from the west side.

The Chinese Twin Theatre. Shot from somewhere between Sycamore and Orange.

Angel will board her school bus in front of the Roosevelt Hotel. In the background are the Chinese Theatre and the Chinese Twin. Note the lack of a blue Superman arm behind the leftmost tree, as well as the white marquee on the Twin. Who's the guy that looks like Lon Chaney, Jr? His being in the foreground makes this look like a cameo.

Andrews approaches his car parked in front of the Roosevelt Hotel. That's Orange Ave in the background.

Andrews is in pursuit. Note the presence of that blue Superman arm and the now-dark marquee on the Chinese Twin. The different shadows can only imply hours between shots but the background change implies a day or more, perhaps weeks.

Andrews passes the Wax Museum while following Angel's bus. The museum's facade has since been redesigned but those signature arches are still there.

As of 2008 this location has been tentatively identified as being on Coldwater Canyon Avenue, between Hatteras and Martha Streets. Thanks to Donna Wilkes for suggesting the general area where this was likely filmed.

Google Street Views shows that this section of Coldwater Canyon Avenue has much younger trees than those in the movie. Perhaps they were replaced, but without finding matching photos of the trees in the movie this identification is likely to remain tentative.

Near the Supply Sergeant. In the background are Swensen's and George's on the north side at Las Palmas.

The southeast corner of Hollywood & Cahuenga, facing west.

The southeast corner of Hollywood & Cahuenga, camera facing into the corner. The 2006 shot is from across the intersection, not from a moving car like the movie shot. Yes, things have changed since 1983.

Where is this? Does anyone recognize that sign?

How about this sign or window decoration?