The Untouchables · Filming location
Chicago Cultural Center
In the story · Capone and the press; the trial; Nitti's fall from the roof
Several scenes. Capone talks to the press on the grand staircase and raises a glass at the opera in Preston Bradley Hall, under its glass dome. During Capone's trial, Ness pulls Nitti out of the courtroom in the Grand Army of the Republic Rotunda, chases him up the stairs and onto the roof, and pushes him off.
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More The Untouchables places nearby
Chicago Theatre270 m away · 4 min on foot
DuSable Bridge550 m away · 7 min on foot
The Rookery790 m away · 10 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Millennium Park
240 m away · 3 min on footSee your reflection in the giant steel Cloud Gate and play in Crown Fountain.
Art Institute of Chicago
500 m away · 7 min on footA large art museum with Impressionist paintings, Seurat and Hopper's Nighthawks.
Buckingham Fountain
1 km away · 14 min on footA big tiered fountain in Grant Park whose jets shoot high over the basin in season.
Where to stand for the photo
In Preston Bradley Hall on the third floor, stand under the centre of the dome and shoot up. For the roof, look up at the southwest corner from Michigan Avenue.
Getting there
- Address: 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602
- Transport
- On foot in the Loop, facing Millennium Park.
- Access
- Free entry, open daily except holidays (check hours on the City of Chicago site). The staircases and halls are public rooms; the rooftop is seen from the street.
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
Miller's Pub
460 m away · 6 min on footpub€€Loop pub and grill open since 1935, under the 'L' tracks a few blocks from The Untouchables' LaSalle Street
Italian Village
570 m away · 8 min on footItalian€Family-run Italian restaurant serving Chicago since 1927, in the Loop near Union Station of The Untouchables
The Berghoff
590 m away · 8 min on footpub€€Open since 1898, with Chicago's first liquor licence after Prohibition, near the Rookery 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