Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles: The Express

Thank You To Barry Flanik For Letting Me Know About The Hospital Exterior Location

Thank You To Terri For Tracking Down Pops' House

Thank You To Michael From The Filminglocs Website For Finding The Apartment Building From The Jim Brown Scene

Thank You To Josh Biggers For Telling About
The Railroad Track Location From The Beginning Of The Movie

(0:02) A Young Ernie Davis Walking Along The Railroad Tracks Getting Harassed By The Kids / Illinois Railway Museum; 7000 Olson Road, Union (Note: In The Screen Shot The Camera Is Looking Northwest From The Olson Crossing)
(0:03) Ernie Davis Running Away From The Troublemakers With The River And Big Bridge Seen In The Background / Roughly 2507 James Street, Blue Island (Note: The Address Listed Is Just A Guide On Where He Was Since There Isn't A True Address Next To The River. The Big Bridge Is A Railroad Bridge Going Over Little Calumet River. He Is Running West On The North Side Of The River)
(0:06) Pops' House / 2335 Walnut Street, Blue Island
(0:07) Downtown Uniontown Watching Jackie Robinson On Television / 75 S. Lasalle Street, Aurora
(0:08) Ernie Leaving School / L.D. Brady Elementary School; 600 Columbia Street, Aurora
(0:10) Junior Football League Field And Later Where Jim Brown And Ernie Davis Discuss Playing For Syracuse / Memorial Park; 12804 S. Highland Avenue, Blue Island
(0:13) Syracuse University Football Field / Ryan Field Northwestern University; 1501 Central Street, Evanston (Note: A Lot Of Computer Generated Graphics Went Into Making The Field Look Like Archbold Stadium In Syracuse New York)
(0:16) Coach Schwartzwalder Trying To Talk Jim Brown Into Getting Ernie Davis Attend Syracuse University / 935 Michigan Avenue, Evanston
(0:18) Ernie Davis' High School Football Field / Jorndt Field Amundsen High School; 5110 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago
(0:23) Ernie Davis Getting Off The Bus At Syracuse University / E. North Avenue At N. State Street, Chicago (Note: The Camera Is Looking Southeast At The Cardinal's Mansion)
(0:24) Ernie Walking Through Campus / Syracuse University; Crouse Drive, Syracuse, New York
(0:26) Syracuse Practice Field / Lane Technical High School; 2501 W. Addison Street, Chicago
(0:28) Jogging Through Downtown Syracuse / Going North On Olde Western Avenue Toward Canal Street, Blue Island
(0:31) Ernie Walking Out Of A Classroom Building / Maxwell School Eggers Hall; Crouse Drive, Syracuse, New York
(0:48) NAACP Meeting Church Exterior / Greenstone United Methodist Church; 11211 S. Saint Lawrence Avenue, Chicago
(0:54) Pops Funeral Cemetery / Still Searching For This Location
(0:56) Outside Of The Stadium About To Leave For West Virginia / Ekersall Stadium And Park; 2433 E. 82nd Street, Chicago
(0:58) Road Game At West Virginia / Lane Technical High School; 2501 W. Addison Street, Chicago
(1:12) Fancy Hotel In Dallas / Hotel Windermere East; 1642 E. 56th Street, Chicago
(1:14) Cotton Bowl Practice Field / Jorndt Field Amundsen High School; 5110 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago
(1:15) Cotton Bowl Stadium / Ryan Field Northwestern University; 1501 Central Street, Evanston
(1:35) The Team Celebrating At A Club / Fitzgeralds; 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn
(1:37) Heisman Presentation / Chicago Hilton; 720 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
(1:45) All American Team Practice Field / Ekersall Stadium And Park; 2433 E. 82nd Street, Chicago
(1:46) Hospital Exterior / Sargent Residence Hall, Northwestern University; 2245 Sheridan Road, Evanston
(1:47) Cleveland Browns Practice Field / Morton West High School; 2400 Home Avenue, Berwyn
(1:55) Floyd Little's Home Field / Mooseheart Football Stadium; 255 W. James L. Davis Drive, Mooseheart
(1:59) Cleveland Browns Home Stadium / Wrigley Field; 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago

7 comments:

AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Junior Football League Field And Later Where Jim Brown And Ernie Davis Discuss Playing for Syracuse/ The Place is Memorial Park
12804 S. Highland Ave. Blue Island, IL
hoping4nashJune 11, 2012 at 8:01 PM
First of all, awesome site. Floyd Little's Home Field is at Mooseheart's Football Stadium in Mooseheart, IL. (It's a home for children that's considered to be an unincorporated village.) Downtown Uniontown Watching Jackie Robinson On Television...that one is South Laselle Street between Downer Place and Benton Street in Aurora, IL.
Barry FlanikSeptember 9, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Great site! Just watched the movie two nights ago, and recognized the exterior of the hospital at 1:46 as Sargent Hall, a dormitory on the campus of Northwestern University.
UnknownMarch 17, 2015 at 9:53 PM
Have you found the cemetery? The style of the monuments and trees make me think of Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, IL (near Berwyn/Maywood) but there are likely several cemeteries that have that style, so its just a guess. But I thought I'd through it out there.