Submitted by Kilizen t3_120kpde in washingtondc
The screen show below is from an 80s comedy called 227. Can anyone tell me what neighborhood it was shot from or is this a crude attempt at photoshop?
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Old_Distribution_235 t1_jdhqmbn wrote
This. I've seen '80s-era car chases set in "DC" that involved numerous palm trees. On the other hand, there's DC Cab, which aside from a few alley scenes that were apparently filmed in NYC, was shot almost entirely on location in DC. It's actually a pretty amazing historical document at this point.
AwesomeAndy t1_jdhstfl wrote
This is especially funny since NYC doesn't have many alleys and the ones that do exist are apparently difficult to book for filming since everyone wants to use them.
AnswerGuy301 t1_jdhszfd wrote
Those look like DC rowhouses (but could also be from B'more or Philly) but no block of rowhouses is going to have a view of the Monument anything like that one.
No-Lunch4249 t1_jdhxwwz wrote
Don’t think Baltimore, most Bmore row homes have a flat front, not many have turret looking things
DfcukinLite t1_jdor5ld wrote
Yeah they do in west Baltimore. But this show is about Chicago
hoosyourdaddyo t1_jdhzfvy wrote
Right next to the Georgetown Metro stop in No Way Out
solidrecommendations t1_jdhnh9z wrote
Seems “photoshopped”/superimposed to me … this shot of the monument looks like it was taken at the far end of the tidal basin to me … houses could be a number of places
BoozAlien t1_jdhu8a8 wrote
I remember that show. The stoop they were always hanging out on doesn't really have a DC feel to it, from what I can recall.
lpbdc t1_jdhuqkt wrote
I was just thinking the same thing. And the address was 227 Lexington Place...
Apparently based on a play set in Chicago.
veepeedeepee t1_jdjaab5 wrote
From the open of the show, it seems to have more of a Sesame-Street-soundstage feel to it.
EC_dwtn t1_jdhtau1 wrote
I don't know where it was shot from, but the address used on the show is 227 Lexington Pl NE. In real life, Lexington Pl only has addresses in the 600s.
NorseTikiBar t1_jdi6rpd wrote
Yeah, that looks right up there with Geostorm, where a scene is explicitly said to be in Dupont Circle, then shows a shot of the characters positioned on Pennsylvania Avenue facing the Capitol. If studios want a DC location, they also want some sort of shot of something on the Mall too, geography be damned.
ekkidee t1_jdly0vk wrote
There are no DC townhouses where you can get that much of a clean view of the Washington Monument. At best the top 25% and only with lots of other federal buildings in the way.
Verdict: Composite photo
Alex3M3TI8 t1_jdqpavd wrote
Holy crap, I watched this show as a kid and had no idea that this was supposedly set DC (the play it's based on was set in Chicago). And now I've got the "No Place Like Home" theme song stuck in my head and Jackée's nasal voice saying "Maaaaaary!"
DfcukinLite t1_jdoqzmx wrote
This showed is based on Chicago. About black woman in a Chicago apartment
lpbdc t1_jdhngab wrote
80's photoshop. 95% of DC based TV, especially in the 80's, never saw the city