In the first film Kevin goes to the drugstore by this green to buy a toothbrush. He sees old Marley, the neighbour all the children fear, and runs off without paying, with a police officer behind him, across the park. A real filming location: the green with its bandstand is still here, the drugstore is gone.
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Where to stand for the photo
From the middle of the green, frame the bandstand with the shops of Green Bay Road behind it.
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Getting there
- Address: Green Bay Road at Gage Street, Winnetka, IL 60093
- Transport
- Metra Union Pacific North line to Hubbard Woods station, right on the park; about 1.5 km from the house on Lincoln Avenue.
- Access
- Public park, free at any time.
Every place checked against public sources
- Filming locations of Home Alone on IMDb
- Hubbard Woods on Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
- movie-locations.com
- atlasofwonders.com
Sources found on November 8, 2026.
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
- Filming locations of Home Alone on IMDb
- Hubbard Woods on Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
- movie-locations.com
- atlasofwonders.com
Sources found on November 8, 2026.
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story