Yesterday while driving down Lincoln Avenue, we very accidentally (honest!) stumbled upon the set for Johnny Depp's upcoming movie Public Enemies (about John Dillinger). With time to kill, my friend and I parked the car and roamed around the amazingly designed storefronts circa 1925 (so say the newspapers on the street). We definitely geeked out on this one. Here are just a few of our images - the most Apartment Therapy-eque ones including an appliance store, furniture store, grocery displays, and a newsstand featuring Redbook and Better Homes & Gardens:
Look! Public Enemies Set Design on Lincoln Avenue
Has anyone else run into the set (or Johnny)??
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I live right around the corner so I've had fun walking down there and watching them film. No Johnny sightings as of yet unfortunately.
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I interviewed Johnny Depp and Christian Bale when they were filming near Madison. They're using the state capitol as the FBI offices. From what I saw them filming it looks like it should be a great movie.
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I'm loving those "Ul-Eat-More" canned tomatoes!
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Wow, it's being filmed in Madison too! I love that my current city and my former city are involved in this and will have to watch it if only for that.
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Oh fun! Great photos!
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Wow, I didn't realize that silicone butt joint glazing was around in the inter-war era.
It looks cool, but I always find that this era is always portrayed as drabber and poorer than it really was. Storefronts from that era were joyous and bright.
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Interesting! I'd love better photos with no glare on the windows to print and hang up. Anyway, can anyone let me know if the text on the newspapers is accurate, maybe the real front pages from a particular day in that time period? I'm one of those people who pause the DVD to look at magazine covers and newspapers to see if the set designer was REALLY on the ball or just phoning it in!
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I'm surprised you don't have pictures of the Biograph! They made it look just like it did on the night he was shot
see link:
http://www.peterspioneers.com/Biograph.jpg
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