Thank You To Josh Biggers For Telling Me About The Location Where They Play Chicken With The Train
- (0:05) The Welcome To Punxsutawney Sign / N. Main Street At Arrowhead Drive, Algonquin (Note: They Were Traveling South And, Of Course, The Sign Was Made For The Movie And Has Since Been Taken Down)
- (0:06) Arriving Into Town / Main Street, Woodstock
- (0:07) The Bed And Breakfast / 344 Fremont Street, Woodstock
- (0:10) Phil First Seeing Ned The Insurance Man After He Blows Off The Homeless Man / Corner Of Cass Street And North Benton Street, Woodstock
- (0:12) Phil Stepping Into The Puddle / 110 Cass Street, Woodstock
- (0:12) The Groundhog Day Ceremony / Woodstock Town Square, Woodstock
- (0:16) Stranded On The Highway / Amstutz Expressway, Waukegan (Note: They Are Traveling North And The Overpass Seen Is Mathon Drive)
- (0:17) Phil Inside The Gas Station / 131 Washington Street, Woodstock
- (0:18) Pennsylvania Hotel / Opera House; 121 E. Van Buren Street, Woodstock (Note: This Is The Spot Where Phil Jumps To Try And Kill Himself)
- (0:27) Tip Top Cafe / 110 Cass Street, Woodstock (Note: This Diner Is Currently Closed)
- (0:30) The Bowling Alley / 109 E. Church Street, Woodstock
- (0:32) Running Over The Mailbox / Corner Of Main Street And Cass Street, Woodstock
- (0:33) Phil Backing Onto The Railroad Tracks / Benton Street Crossing, Woodstock
- (0:35) Phil Playing Chicken With The Train / Illinois Railway Museum; 7000 Olson Road, Union (Note: The Car Was Going East And Turns South Onto Olson Road. The Lighted Crossing Was Put In For The Movie)
- (0:35) Crashing Into The Groundhog Sign And Asking The Officer For Fast Food / Northwest Corner Of S. Jefferson Street And E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock (Note: There Is Now A Building On That Empty Lot And The Street He Is Driving Up Before He Goes Into The Lot Is Calhoun)
- (0:41) Stealing From The Money Truck / Chase Bank; 118 Cass Street, Woodstock
- (0:43) Movie Theater / 209 Main Street, Woodstock
- (0:50) Making A Snowman And Later Dancing / Woodstock Square, Woodstock
- (1:01) Phil Stealing The Groundhog And Being Chased By The Police Out Of Town / Starts Going South On S. Johnson Street, Then He Is Going North On N. Benton Street, Then He Turns Left On W. Church Street And Immediately Angles To The Right On Washington Street, Then He Turns Right Onto E. South Street From Lake Avenue Going Around Hunts Service Station
- (1:02) Going Under The Viaduct / Coming Under From E. South Street And Turning Onto E. Lake Street, Woodstock
- (1:04) Phil At A Rock Quarry And Driving Off The Cliff / Nimtz Quarry; 5300 Nimtz Road, Loves Park
- (1:17) Phil Taking A Piano Lesson / 348 S. Madison Street, Woodstock
- (1:20) Phil Helping Out The Old Homeless Man In An Alley And Later Trying To Revive Him / Between 211 And 215 N. Benton Street, Woodstock (Note: You Can Enter The Same Alley From The Movie Theater On The Other Side)
I recall the scene where Bill Murray was driving on the train tracks was filmed at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL.
ReplyDeleteYeah no shit dumbass it says that here already
DeleteThank you RebelGTP for the info on the blizzard highway location as it has now been added. Also, thank you RyanKul for the info on where the welcome sign was. Your help is greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteLive in the neighboring town of McHenry, been to all of these locations.
ReplyDeleteanyone knows the street from the beginning? the director said thats the actual street to Punxsutawney but I cant find it anywhere. Its right before the Punxsutawney Sign scene.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Bill Hudgins, the location manager for Groundhog Day, the only shooting for the movie that happened in PA is the ariel shots over Pittsburg. He mentioned Ridge Rd in Bull Valley where they shot some driving scene so that may be what you are referring to. There was also shooting in Algonquin with the Punxsutawney sign as mentioned by others here.
DeleteI was just watching the movie again and I think you are talking about the scene when the opening credits are rolling. That aerial shot is of Scenery Hill in PA. Must have slipped Bill's mind. If you go to 4:28 into the movie there is a red brick house with a detached garage in the back. The address of that house is 2182 E National Pike, Scenery Hill, PA. Looks like they added a balcony above the entrance way since the movie was filmed. You can see the house and street using Google Maps.
DeleteRegarding the Punxsutawney Sign scene, that sign was set up and taken down in less than two hours! I got to see it being set up on my way to a haircut appointment, and planned to stop and take pictures on the way home, but it was completely gone without a trace by then.
ReplyDeleteplease could someone find out the street from the beginning? In the commentaries the director Ramis said its the actual street to gobblers knob but Ive been there this year (Punxsutawney) and I didnt find that street and I think thats the only still unknown location from the movie.
ReplyDeleteIt's Rt 31 in Algonquin IL... By the corner of Cary Rd and Main St(Rt 31). There inst much to see other than the old restaurant that is now a year round costume shop that is closing at the end of October. the brick gates are still there though.. I live about 5 minutes from there..
DeleteDoes anyone know the location when the news van exits with the sign Punxsutawney / Marchand on it?
DeleteLoves Park is in Rockford Illinois pretty far from Woodstock actually
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ReplyDeleteWhat is known about the little town on the hill they drive through at the beginning (04:30)?
Thanks
Al
I asked that before, seems like nobody knows, I don’t know why the site owner never mentioned the location. I looked for this street/town for years. ramis said in the commentary it’s the actual street to the real Punxsutawney but I’ve been there and checked google maps but couldn’t find anything, it’s a big miracle.
DeleteSee my comment above. It is Scenery Hill, PA. The house at 2182 E National Pike appears at 4:28 into the movie.
DeleteDoes anyone know where in Cary Illinois they filmed the interiors at? And what all was filmed there?
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere is the Phil’s room where he slept in an empty warehouse.
DeleteWe went on the walking tour in Woodstock this year on Groundhog Day and the tour was led by Bill Hudgins who was the location manager for the movie. He mentioned the filming locations that were not on the walking tour. The hospital scene where he took the old man is Martha Washington Hospital in Chicago, the doctor's office (scene with Harold Ramis) and the psychiatrist's office were both shot in the mayor of Woodstock's office. The tree where the kid fell out of was next to the piano teacher's house, but the tree is no longer there.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the updated info. Much appreciated.
DeleteThe Hessberger restaurant at 4300 N Lincoln Ave in Chicago was the scene where Bill Murray saved the mayor from choking. That restaurant is now a Mexican restaurant.
ReplyDeleteI thought of one more that was mentioned on the tour which is the studio scene where Bill Murry is doing the weather with Andie MacDowell is goofing around with the blue screen. That was shot at WGN studios in Chicago.
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