Maps of Movies

Pretty Woman (1990)

Where Pretty Woman says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Hollywood story told across Los Angeles, where the grand hotel is a demolished building plus a studio set and San Francisco's opera house is in Pittsburgh

Scenes and places

Vivian's rundown apartment (1990)

Vivian lives in a rundown building where the landlord demands the monthly rent. She and Kit scrape together money and are still short.

Set in Vivian's apartment, Hollywood — The rundown building where Vivian and her roommate Kit are short on rent. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The exterior is a real hotel building at 1738 N Las Palmas Ave.

Filmed at Las Palmas Hotel, 1738 N. Las Palmas Ave — The apartment exterior is this real Hollywood building; the interior was shot here as well. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Walk from Hollywood Blvd along Las Palmas Ave in Hollywood. It is a private building, so view it from the street.

Edward asks Vivian for directions (1990)

Edward, lost in the borrowed Lotus, stops to ask for directions to Beverly Hills. Vivian offers directions for money, then drives the car herself.

Set in Hollywood Boulevard — Edward, lost in a borrowed car, stops on Hollywood Boulevard and asks Vivian for directions to Beverly Hills. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Edward's hotel (1990)

Edward brings Vivian to his hotel, where staff eye her suspiciously, then negotiates a week-long deal with her in the penthouse.

Set in Beverly Wilshire Hotel — The Beverly Hills hotel where Edward lives and where Vivian is taken for the week. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Beverly Wilshire opened in 1928 as the Beverly-Wilshire Apartment Hotel, in Beaux-Arts style.

Filmed at Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd — The exterior seen when Edward is dropped off is the real hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills; the hotel is open to the public.

Filmed at Ambassador Hotel (demolished), 3400 Wilshire Blvd — The lobby and the ballroom (used for the etiquette lesson) were shot here; the hotel was torn down in 2005-2006, so only the site remains. The penthouse suite does not exist: it was a set at Disney's Burbank studio. The photo is a 1921 view, not the film-era look. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: The hotel no longer stands; the site is on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles.

Shopping on Rodeo Drive (1990)

Vivian goes shopping in Beverly Hills with her own money. Clerks refuse to help her because of how she looks.

Set in Rodeo Drive — Vivian goes shopping with her own money and is refused help because of how she looks. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Rodeo Drive is about 3.2 km long and became a luxury shopping street in the 1960s-70s.

Filmed at Rodeo Drive at Dayton Way — Vivian crosses Rodeo Drive at Dayton Way. The coordinate is from a photo of buildings on North Rodeo Drive, so it marks the street, not the exact corner. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills is a public shopping street; the Dayton Way crossing is on its north part.

The business dinner (1990)

Vivian joins Edward's business dinner. She struggles with the escargot and the snails fly off her tongs.

Set in Business dinner — Vivian joins Edward's business dinner and struggles with the escargot. The film does not name the restaurant.

Filmed at Rex II Ristorante (now Cicada), 617 S. Olive Ave — The escargot scene was shot in this restaurant space in downtown Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Downtown Los Angeles, on Olive Street; the building is the James Oviatt Building.

Opening night at the opera (1990)

The couple arrives for opening night of the opera. Edward is relaxed with the crowd, and Vivian watches her first opera.

Set in San Francisco opera house — The couple arrives for opening night; Vivian watches her first opera. The film places it in San Francisco. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Los Angeles museum opened in 1913 in Exposition Park.

Filmed at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh — Claimed exterior of the opera house. Only one source names the Natural History museum building, and a second source names the Carnegie Museum & Library. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In the Oakland district of Pittsburgh, at 4400 Forbes Avenue.

Filmed at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County — The opera house lobby was shot in this museum's rotunda. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Exposition Park, Los Angeles (900 W Exposition Blvd).

A day in the park (1990)

Edward takes the day off and walks with Vivian. They find a hot dog vendor and sit on the grass.

Set in Park with a fountain — Edward takes the day off and walks with Vivian; they find a hot dog vendor and sit on the grass. The film does not name the park.

Filmed at Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain, Grand Park — The fountain scene was shot here in downtown Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Grand Park, downtown Los Angeles, a short walk from the Civic Center.

Filmed at Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Dr, Burbank — Polo match Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Hollywood Burbank Airport — Private plane Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Bank of America Plaza, 333 S. Hope St — Stuckey's office Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Vivian — A Hollywood Boulevard street worker who is hired for a week by a wealthy visitor.
• Edward — A businessman in town on a corporate takeover who ends up with her at his side.

Questions answered on the map

• Opening night in San Francisco: where was the opera scene really filmed?