Todays Travels

[ChiTownJohn]

Well I wanted to post some new pics and take some off the Bluesmobile owners pic's but I cant seem to edit it anymore. So Ill just post a new topic! went cruising just about everywhere today, had a blast! Thanks to Power DVD (for image capture) and Photosuite 8!! And Thanks Dixie Sqaure for telling me about the JC Penny idea!!!







and another one I reworked w/ movie stuff,

[SP2153]

Absolutely outstanding!

Good work there my friend!

Another superb set of photos to go on the film location / fans adventures photo section on the web site... eh Chris?!

[bbcentral]

Great work!!!!
Permission to use these on the new site, with full credits?
I know they'll probably go with your car in the Bluesmobile Guide, but can I put them on the Location Photos area too?

[ChiTownJohn]

Ha! Permission? Are you kidding? Once I put them here my friend you own them, thats my way of looking at it. Be my guest and do what you like. I just get a kick outta doing it, plus the personal adventure of driving through, ..well lets just say rough area's, as Dixiesqaure can confirm I'm sure is a blast. Most people there wave and cheer just the same.

The best part is being able to say the lines,
"It's an old Mt. Prospect police car! They were practically giving them away!" usualy get a smile or laugh w/ that.Thanks again.

[2FAB]

Fantastic! I saw your driver's side shot from Joliet before, but until you added the movie still with Elwood and I compared the backgrounds, I failed to realize that it was the exact spot! ChiTownJohn, I don't own a Monaco yet, but PLEASE tell us where at the Joliet "compound" this is so I and others can also recreate this shot (now or in the future)! Thanks!

Dan

[ChiTownJohn]

2FAB,

Well the prison gate he came out of in the movie, or actualy the only prison gate like that at the Joliet prison i beleive, is on route 171 on the north end of Joliet. If your in downtown/ business district (I guess you'd call it) go north on 171 and you cant miss it. If you go on sunday the garage across the street wont have any cars there which may look better. You could see that in recent years they upgraded the gaurd post on top, but when you see the gate up close it's realy friggin' cool to be there.

On the North end of the prison is where they raise the flag in the begining, right there is also the light Elwood drives past for the first look at the Bluesmobile, and take a cruise around the south end going east and around the corner, kinda neat back there. But I'd save that after you got all your pic's because I'm not sure if they'll give ya a hard time should a cop see ya. Being it's closed I'd imagine not, so thanks and Cheers!!!

[Mike]

Wow great pictures. i would have only expected good pictures like that from dixiesquare, guess there is two of you picture taking guys!

[dixiesquare]

Originally Posted by ChiTownJohn

2FAB,

Well the prison gate he came out of in the movie, or actualy the only prison gate like that at the Joliet prison i beleive, is on route 171 on the north end of Joliet. If your in downtown/ business district (I guess you'd call it) go north on 171 and you cant miss it. If you go on sunday the garage across the street wont have any cars there which may look better. You could see that in recent years they upgraded the gaurd post on top, but when you see the gate up close it's realy friggin' cool to be there.

On the North end of the prison is where they raise the flag in the begining, right there is also the light Elwood drives past for the first look at the Bluesmobile, and take a cruise around the south end going east and around the corner, kinda neat back there. But I'd save that after you got all your pic's because I'm not sure if they'll give ya a hard time should a cop see ya. Being it's closed I'd imagine not, so thanks and Cheers!!!

ok not to nit pick , but the flag raising is on the south side by the main entrance , there is nothing but wall on the north side , prisoners recieving on the west and jake's gate on the east
also .....
yes the prison gaurds will ask you what you are doing on the property, if you walk on the main entrance side or around the back by the prisoner's recieving entrance , if you go during the week watch out , they are there , some in a van some in cars , it is still state property and tresspasser's arnt very welcome , they are nice about it and tell you if you want to photgraph it you have to go 1 block south of the main entrance , that is city property and they dont care , take all the pictures you want . as for the garage on 171 that is still an operational radio repair and work site , and they will come out and investagate why you are on their property .

every ones best bet if you want to take some pictures is park on the first side street north of the prison you will see a house with a gravel spot by the road (north side of street ) park there its city property again , you can walk out to 171 and turn right and walk down the road there and take some pictures or do the same on foot from across the street . they usually dont bother you if you do this , but remember you cannot walk on the main entrance grounds to shoot pics , again state property. do it from the curb and they wont bother you .

i tell every one this for that is what happened to me when i shot pictures for the topic in the blues brothers movie forum called , where's jake? and i think there is one on the prison itself too .

just because its closed doesnt mean nobodys there , were talking about a fully operational (but closed down) prison here , not a run down falling apart shopping mall !

[dixiesquare]

where's jake ?
where,s jake?
dixiesquare


and the other is .

the charm school in joliet
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[ChiTownJohn]

Yep, 2Fab he's right, was typing before i was thinking!
Flag on the south end, gate on the east end.

As far as my experience there is nobody there on a Saturday or on the Sunday that I went, and this was recently, nobody on the backside when we drove in a rather obvious Bluesmobile either.

2 blocks away a Joliet cop even seen me, so you know he knows what I'm doing, and I can say no trouble. Excitement's better w/ a hint of trouble, hmm?
Nothing fancy but when I edit my quicktime video to Windows media I'll show a breif but fun clip of me politely moving some gravel as he did in the movie, a bit choppy though.

And thanks Mike, I love the picture taking!!

[Mike]

Your welcome. those pix are great!

[2FAB]

Thanks for the info, ChiTownJohn and dixiesquare! I'll use it someday! Of all the possible movie locations to visit, I think I'll get the biggest kick out of being outside that gate.

Dan

[dixiesquare]

just watch out for these guys they escorted me off the property today . i do not know about week ends , but they are there mon/fri.


i do have a bunch more pictures from there today that will be in the "movie section" , showing the north wall , flag pole , and the back of the building recieving area .

[All_Or_Nothing]

that is bad ass pictures!!!

[ChiTownJohn]

I did see the pic before you lost it, I guess they asked you to leave and when they turned around you snapped a shot eh?, nice.
Well thanks too for the info, cause when I have off on Fridays during the summer I may have just gone down there for more pic's or something and got chased outta there.