Maps of Movies
The Town (2010)
Where The Town says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A bank-robbing crew's Charlestown, but the bank is a fake name on buildings in Melrose and Harvard Square
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Scenes and places
The bank job that opens the film
Four masked crew members storm a bank before opening and clean out the vault. The bank manager, Claire, is taken hostage and later released unharmed.
Set in Cambridge Merchants Bank (fictional name) — A bank outside Boston that four masked crew members rob before it opens.
Harvard Square is Cambridge's central retail and transit hub next to Harvard University.
Filmed at Former MassBank branch, Melrose (Main Street, Melrose, United States) — The exterior of this former bank branch was used for the main robbery. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Main Street in Melrose, north of Boston; the building is a former bank branch.
Filmed at Cambridge Savings Bank, Harvard Square (Harvard Square, Cambridge, United States) — Exterior shots of the bank are of this building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In Harvard Square, next to the Harvard Square Red Line station.
A laundromat in Charlestown
Doug, hiding his part in the robbery, strikes up a conversation with Claire as she struggles at a laundromat. They bond, and a relationship begins.
Set in Charlestown laundromat — Doug, who hides his part in the robbery, strikes up a conversation with Claire as she struggles at a laundromat. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A historic Boston neighborhood on a peninsula across the Charles River, site of the Bunker Hill Monument.
Filmed at Monument Laundromat (Laundry Center), 142 Bunker Hill St, Charlestown (Charlestown · Bunker Hill St., Boston, United States) — One news report and three blogs name this laundromat as the filming site; the building was demolished in 2018 and rebuilt. Coordinates are the neighborhood's, not the building's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A few blocks from the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.
Doug and Claire's first date
Doug and Claire go on their first date.
Set in Doug and Claire's first-date restaurant — Doug and Claire go on their first date at a restaurant. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Neptune Oyster, 63 Salem St, North End (North End · Salem St, Boston, United States) — One blog names this restaurant as the first-date location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Neptune Oyster is on Salem Street in Boston's North End.
The date gets interrupted at a bar
Jem unexpectedly shows up while Doug and Claire are on a date.
Set in A bar where Jem appears during the date — Jem unexpectedly shows up at a bar while Doug and Claire are on a date. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Grendel's Den, 89 Winthrop St, Cambridge (Harvard Square · Winthrop St, Cambridge, United States) — Two blogs list this bar for the date scenes; a third lists Winthrop St & JFK St for a date scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Grendel's Den is on Winthrop Street near Harvard Square.
Old Sully's, the neighborhood bar
Doug's neighborhood bar in Charlestown.
Set in Old Sully's, Charlestown bar — A neighborhood bar in Charlestown. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Town Flowers shop
A flower shop appears in several scenes.
Set in Town Flowers, the flower shop — A flower shop that appears in several scenes.
Filmed at Thornton Flower Shop, 111 Dorchester St, South Boston (South Boston · Dorchester St, Boston, United States) — Three blogs list this shop as the film's flower shop; it is in South Boston, not Charlestown. No coordinate source was found. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Dorchester Street, South Boston.
The prison visiting room
Doug visits his father, who is in trouble with other inmates. Doug says he is thinking of going dark for a minute.
Set in Prison visiting room — Doug visits his father, Stephen, who is serving a long sentence.
MCI Cedar Junction is Massachusetts' maximum-security prison in Walpole.
Filmed at MCI Cedar Junction, 2405 Main St, Walpole (MCI Cedar Junction, Walpole, United States) — The visiting room was filmed at this prison. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A working maximum-security prison in Walpole; not open to visitors.
Claire's apartment
Claire's home in Charlestown.
Set in Claire's apartment, Charlestown — Claire's home in Charlestown. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at 15 Monument Sq, Charlestown (Charlestown · Monument Sq, Boston, United States) — One blog gives this address for Claire's apartment. A second blog lists Tremont & Lexington instead, so the address is uncertain. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Monument Square, Charlestown, beside the Bunker Hill Monument area.
The armored truck ambush
The crew, disguised as nuns, ambushes an armored truck that arrives late. The call goes out, a guard is shot, and the crew flees by car.
Set in North End, Boston — The crew, disguised as nuns, ambushes an armored truck that arrives late. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Boston's oldest residential neighborhood, known for its narrow streets.
Filmed at North Margin St & Thacher St, North End (chase) (North End · Thacher St, Boston, United States) — One blog lists this corner for the chase; a third lists Bartlett Pl & Salem St for the armored truck. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Near Thacher Street in the North End.
The Charlestown Bridge chase
After the call to close the bridge, sirens close in and the crew heads for the bridge as police radio reports units on the way to its north end.
Set in Charlestown Bridge — After the call to close the bridge, the crew heads for it as police radio reports units en route to its north end. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A bridge linking Charlestown and Boston's North End across the mouth of the Charles River.
Filmed at Charlestown Bridge (Charlestown Bridge, Boston, United States) — The whole bridge was closed for a day to film scenes, per one news report; which scenes is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The bridge links Charlestown and the North End across the mouth of the Charles River.
The Dunkin' at Park Street
Doug and Claire meet at a Dunkin' near Park Street station.
Set in Park Street station, Boston — Doug and Claire meet at a Dunkin' near Park Street station. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Park Street is the oldest part of Boston's subway system, opened in 1897.
Filmed at Dunkin' at Park Street station (Park Street station, Boston, United States) — A tour site says a real Dunkin' at Park Street T station was used; one blog gives 127 Tremont St, across from Boston Common. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Take the Red or Green Line to Park Street.
The Fenway Park heist
The crew plans to rob the park's cash room after a four-game home stand.
Set in Fenway Park — The crew plans to rob the park's cash room after a four-game home stand. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Home of the Boston Red Sox since 1912, the oldest MLB ballpark in use.
Filmed at Fenway Park (Fenway, Boston, United States) — The action sequences were filmed on location at the real ballpark, per a tour site. Blogs list two entrances: 4 Yawkey Way (now Jersey St) and Lansdowne St; an FBI agent confronts Jem between Van Ness Ct and Boylston St. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Fenway Park is in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore area; tours run on non-game days.
Filmed at Charlestown (Charlestown, Boston, United States) — Neighborhood backdrop Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at North End (Pizzeria Regina, Thatcher St.) (North End, Boston, United States) — North End filming Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville (Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, United States) — Casino Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown (Charlestown · Phipps St, Boston, United States) — A fight scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Doug — A Charlestown bank robber who falls for a hostage he released.
- Claire — The bank manager the crew takes hostage and later releases.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was The Town's bank robbery really filmed?
- Which Boston bridge was shut down for a day for The Town?