Prom Night (1980) was filmed in the Toronto area.
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| Langstaff Jail Farm |
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| Langstaff Jail Farm |
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| Langstaff Jail Farm |
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| Langstaff Jail Farm |
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| Langstaff Jail Farm |
The abandoned building from the beginning of the film is a building from the former Langstaff Jail Farm, located north of Toronto. The specific building was known as Cottage No. 1. The facility was closed in 1958. In 1982, not too long after Prom Night was filmed there, developers engaged in a bidding war over the property. The land sold for $75 million, and the building was torn down in the early 1990s. The land of the former Jail is bound by Yonge St on the west, Bayview Ave on the east, 16th Avenue on the north, and Hwy 7 on the south. Since the building is no longer standing, the coordinates below do not necessarily give an exact location of where the building once stood. However, it does take you to the land where it once stood.
Location: Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
Coordinates: 43.843380, -79.421736
Visible on Street View: Yes
Links:
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| St. James Cemetery |
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| St. James Cemetery |
The cemetery location is actually a location that was previously covered in this blog. Behind Mrs. Hammond, you will see the Chapel of St. James-the-less, which was also featured in Killer Party (1986).
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| Killer Party - Chapel of St. James-the-less |
As previously mentioned in the Killer Party post, the chapel was built in 1860 and was designated as a National Historic Site in 1990. In Prom Night, you are looking at the opposite side of the Chapel than what was shown in Killer Party. Killer Party was filmed at the west entrance, while Prom Night was filmed at the east entrance.
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Coordinates: 43.669624, -79.368823
Visible on Street View: Partial
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| Don Mills Collegiate Institute |
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| Don Mills Collegiate Institute |
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| Don Mills Collegiate Institute |
Don Mills Collegiate Institute served as Alexander Hamilton High School. The movie was filmed there in late August / early September of 1979. Even though the school is located along the bluffs in the film, the actual bluffs are several miles south east of the school at the Scarborough Bluffs on Lake Ontario.
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Coordinates:43.735904, -79.340116
Visible on Street View: Yes
Visible on Street View: Yes
Links:
Wikipedia (Scarborough Bluffs)
Ha! Don Mills, my beloved high school.
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