Maps of Movies

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Where The Lost Weekend says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A New York bar that was really built in Hollywood, and one hospital ward that was real

Scenes and places

Don packs for the weekend away (1945)

Don is packing for a weekend away with his brother Wick, and sends Wick off to a concert with Helen so he can sneak the bottle hanging outside the window into his suitcase.

Set in Don and Wick's apartment, New York — The apartment where Don hides a bottle outside the window as his brother packs.

A New York apartment; the sources give no street address.

The liquor store on the way to Nat's (1945)

With ten dollars left for the cleaning lady in his pocket, Don stops at a liquor store for two bottles of rye before heading to Nat's Bar.

Set in Liquor store, New York — The shop where Don buys two bottles of rye on his way to the bar.

A shop on his way to the bar; no address is given.

Nat's Bar (1945)

At Nat's Bar, Don loses track of time drinking, and the next day tells the bartender he will write a novel about his drinking, called The Bottle.

Set in Nat's Bar — The bar where Don drinks and tells his story.

A neighbourhood tavern; the film's version was modelled on P. J. Clarke's on Third Avenue.

Filmed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood — Most of the film, including the studio replica of the bar, was shot on this lot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Paramount Pictures lot on Melrose Avenue; the studio tour is the way in.

Flashback: the opera house cloakroom (1945)

In a flashback, Don recalls meeting Helen at the opera house after the cloakroom mixed up their coats; they start a romance and he stays sober.

Set in Opera house cloakroom, New York — The cloakroom where the coats got mixed up.

An opera house; the sources do not say which one.

Flashback: on the way to meet Helen's parents (1945)

On the way to meet Helen's parents, Don overhears them doubting he is good enough for her, loses his nerve and slips away to drink.

Set in Helen's parents' home, New York — The home Don never quite enters.

Helen's family home; no address is given.

The nightclub (1945)

Searching for his lost bottle, Don goes to a nightclub, cannot pay the bill, takes money from a woman's purse, and is thrown out for good.

Set in Nightclub, New York — The nightclub he is thrown out of.

A nightclub; the sources give no name or address.

The pawnshops closed for Yom Kippur (1945)

Broke and sick, Don tries to pawn his typewriter for drink money, only to find every pawnshop shut for Yom Kippur.

Set in Pawnshop street, New York — The street of pawnshops, all closed for Yom Kippur.

A row of pawnshops; the film gives no street.

Gloria's stairs (1945)

Desperate for money, Don visits Gloria, who has a crush on him; she gives him some, but he falls down her stairs and is knocked unconscious.

Set in Gloria's home, New York — Gloria's home, where Don falls down the stairs.

Gloria's home; no address is given.

Waking up in Bellevue's alcoholic ward (1945)

Don wakes in the alcoholic ward at Bellevue, where nurse Bim mocks him; he turns down help and escapes while the staff deal with a violent patient.

Set in Bellevue Hospital alcoholic ward — The hospital ward where Don wakes up. Google Maps · Apple Maps

New York's famous public hospital, where the production filmed in the real alcoholic ward.

Filmed at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan — The alcoholic ward scenes were filmed inside the real hospital. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Bellevue Hospital Center on First Avenue; it is a working hospital, so only the outside is open to visitors.

Filmed at P. J. Clarke's, 915 Third Avenue, Manhattan — Nat's Bar Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Don Birnam — An alcoholic New York writer on a weekend binge.
• Helen — Don's girlfriend, who keeps trying to help him.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Nat's Bar in The Lost Weekend really filmed?
• Was the hospital ward in The Lost Weekend real?