Maps of Movies
Love Story (1970)
Where Love Story says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Harvard romance shot in Boston, Long Island and New York, with a rival's rink standing in for two teams
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Scenes and places
Where Oliver and Jenny meet: Harvard Yard (1970)
Oliver, a Harvard hockey player, argues with Radcliffe music student Jenny over a library book. Their sparring is where the romance starts.
Set in Harvard and Radcliffe campus, Cambridge — The Harvard and Radcliffe campus where hockey player Oliver and music student Jenny first clash. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The central yard of Harvard's campus.
Filmed at Harvard Yard (Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) — Filmed right here, in the centre of the Harvard campus. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Open to walk through in Harvard Square, Cambridge.
Oliver's home game against Dartmouth (1970)
Jenny watches her first hockey game after Oliver invites her. Afterwards they trade barbs and share a first kiss.
Set in Harvard hockey rink — The rink where Jenny watches her first hockey game and Oliver plays Dartmouth. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Harvard hockey arena, now the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
Filmed at Watson Rink (now Bright-Landry Hockey Center) (Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) — Filmed over three days at Harvard's former Watson Rink, starting in December 1969. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In Allston, Boston, across the river from the main campus; check event times before going.
The away game at Cornell (1970)
Oliver faces Cornell for the All-Ivy title while his father travels to watch. A fight in the game gets him thrown out.
Set in Cornell University, Ithaca — Oliver plays Cornell for the All-Ivy title while his father travels to watch. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cornell University sits in Ithaca, New York.
Filmed at Watson Rink, Harvard (per WBUR) (Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) — WBUR says both the Dartmouth home game and the supposed Cornell away game were staged in this one arena, with only scarf colours changed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In Allston, Boston.
Filmed at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (per Wikipedia) (Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, USA) — Wikipedia says the rink for the Harvard versus Cornell game was shot at Hamilton College. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Hamilton College is in Clinton, New York; the rink itself is not named in the source.
Meeting the Barretts: the family mansion (1970)
Oliver brings Jenny home to meet his wealthy parents. She is startled by the size of the house, and dinner turns tense.
Set in Barrett family mansion — Oliver's parents' mansion; the film gives no real-world location for it.
An estate on Long Island that is now a public garden.
Filmed at Old Westbury Gardens, Long Island (Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury, New York, USA) — The driveway and some ground-floor interiors were used for the Barrett house. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In Old Westbury on Long Island, New York; open to visitors as a garden and house museum.
Asking the dean for money (1970)
Having parted ways with his father, Oliver visits the Dean of the Law School to ask for a scholarship.
Set in Harvard Law School dean's office — Oliver asks the Dean of the Law School for a scholarship; the point shown is the law school building, not a stated address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The office of a dean at Harvard Law School.
Filmed at 1501 Broadway, New York (Times Square, New York, New York, USA) — AFI says the Paramount headquarters at 1501 Broadway was used as offices, including the Harvard dean's office. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In Times Square, Manhattan; a working office building.
Jenny's father's bakery in Cranston (1970)
Jenny takes Oliver to meet her widowed baker father. The father wants a say in the wedding plans.
Set in Cranston, Rhode Island — Jenny takes Oliver to meet her widowed baker father in Rhode Island. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cranston is a city in Rhode Island.
The newlyweds' house on Oxford Street (1970)
The newlyweds settle in the Agassiz neighbourhood. Oliver carries Jenny over the threshold, and money is tight.
Set in Agassiz neighbourhood, Cambridge — The couple's first home in the Agassiz neighbourhood of Cambridge. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A residential street of Victorian houses in Cambridge.
Filmed at 119 Oxford Street, Cambridge (Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) — Oliver carries Jenny over the threshold at 119 Oxford Street; no coordinates were found for the address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: On Oxford Street in Cambridge, near Harvard Law School.
Waiting on the law school results (1970)
Oliver's results arrive and he shares them with Jenny.
Set in Harvard Law School — Where Oliver's law school results arrive. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The law school library is in Langdell Hall.
New York life and Central Park (1970)
The couple's life in New York.
Set in Central Park, New York — The park in the couple's New York scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A large public park in the middle of Manhattan.
Filmed at Wollman Rink, Central Park (Central Park, New York, New York, USA) — Wikipedia lists Love Story among the films featuring the rink, citing a 2005 book. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Near the southern end of Central Park.
Filmed at Central Park (Central Park, New York, New York, USA) — AFI lists Central Park among the New York locations; which scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Open to the public all year.
The hospital on Fifth Avenue (1970)
Oliver goes to a Fifth Avenue hospital and says money is no object.
Set in Hospital on Fifth Avenue, New York — A New York hospital on Fifth Avenue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Mount Sinai is a major Manhattan hospital.
Filmed at Mount Sinai, Klingenstein Pavilion (Upper East Side, New York, New York, USA) — AFI says Mt. Sinai Medical Center's Klingenstein Pavilion on Fifth Avenue was used. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: On Fifth Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side; a working hospital.
Filmed at Fordham University, Bronx (rink exterior) (The Bronx, New York, New York, USA) — Exterior of the Harvard ice rink Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Oliver — A Harvard hockey player from a wealthy family.
- Jenny — A Radcliffe music student from a Rhode Island baker's family.