[telescope115]

My son-in-law was raised in Glencoe, Illinois. The late John Hughs shot a lot of movies in that general area in Chicago. One day he ( my SIL) gave us “The Tour” as I like to call it, taking us to locations where John Hughs shot movie scenes.
We saw the “Home Alone” house, the church used in the exterior shots of Sam’s sister’s wedding in “16 Candles”, the North Shore location by Lake Michigan where Cameron, from “Ferris Beuhler” laid down on the stone wall, comatose, after his dad’s car was wrecked. I sat in that very same spot.
He told us stories about sneaking out of the house late at night and watching scenes being shot.
Pretty cool.

I really didn’t like the Ferris Beuhler character, as he got away with EVERYTHING, but it was cool seeing all those locations.

[rbg81]

Glencoe, Illinois

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The strip of suburbs stretch from Evanston to Highland Park are the most elite in Chicago. Glencoe is up there, but Kenilworth was probably the most exclusive. Or at least it used to be.

Evanston has some poor areas, but right around Northwestern University (NU), it’s breathtaking. Went back there not too long ago. NU had so many new buildings that I hardly recognized it.

[SaveFerris]

Nice 👍