The Untouchables · Filming location
Auditorium Building
In the story · Ness confronts Capone at his hotel
Today part of Roosevelt University, this stone building plays the outside of Capone's Lexington Hotel. In its lobby Ness confronts Capone as the gangster comes down the grand staircase with his bodyguards. A real filming location, standing in for the hotel.
Where to stay nearby
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More to do here
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More The Untouchables places nearby
Blackstone Hotel310 m away · 4 min on foot
South LaSalle Street540 m away · 7 min on foot
The Rookery640 m away · 9 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Art Institute of Chicago
390 m away · 5 min on footA large art museum with Impressionist paintings, Seurat and Hopper's Nighthawks.
Buckingham Fountain
520 m away · 7 min on footA big tiered fountain in Grant Park whose jets shoot high over the basin in season.
Millennium Park
750 m away · 10 min on footSee your reflection in the giant steel Cloud Gate and play in Crown Fountain.
Where to stand for the photo
From the Grant Park side of Michigan Avenue, frame the heavy stone arches of the entrance.
Getting there
- Address: 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
- Transport
- On foot in the South Loop, facing Grant Park.
- Access
- University building, also home to the Auditorium Theatre: check before you go about access to the lobby.
Public sources (3)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
Every place checked against public sources
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
Where to eat nearby
Mercat a la Planxa
320 m away · 4 min on foottapas€€€Catalan tapas in the Blackstone Hotel, where Capone's baseball bat dinner in The Untouchables was shot
Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
350 m away · 5 min on footpub€€Family-run Loop pub known for deep dish pizza since 1969, near the LaSalle Street banks of The Untouchables
Buddy Guy's Legends
360 m away · 5 min on footAmerican€€Buddy Guy's blues club, lunch with live music, steps from the Blackstone Hotel of The Untouchables
Every place checked against public sources
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
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