Child's Play (1988) filming locations

418 South Wabash Avenue (Chicago)

Chicago, United States

The scene : 1 min — From the very first minute, Charles Lee Ray, shot by a Chicago police inspector in the Playland Toys store, transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll.

Sullivan Center

Chicago, United States

Built between 1899 and 1907 under the name Schlesinger & Mayer Building, designed by Louis Sullivan and later by D. H. Burnham & Company, the building housed the Carson Pirie Scott department store until 2007. Renovated and renamed Sullivan Center, it now hosts offices and, since 2012, a Target store; it has been designated a Chicago Landmark since 1970 and a National Historic Landmark since 1975.

The scene : 11 min — At the beginning of the film, we see the exterior of the department store where Karen works, a few streets north of the toy store from the opening sequence.

Brewster Apartments

Chicago, United States

Apartment building with a quartzite facade, at the corner of West Diversey Parkway, in the Lake View neighborhood.

The scene : 19 min — Karen Barclay and her son Andy live in apartment 8C of this building, which the doll Chucky ransacks; its façade also appears on the film's poster.

249 East 37th Street (Chicago)

Chicago, United States

Building of the former Mayo elementary school, which now houses the Ida B. Wells school.

The scene : 34 min — It is from this school that Chucky convinces Andy to escape; the close-up on the door shows the main entrance, while the other shots were taken from the side of South Giles Avenue.

South Calumet Avenue & East 41st Street (Bronzeville)

Chicago, United States

The scene : 37 min — Near the southwest corner of this intersection was the rundown hideout of Charles Lee Ray, two streets north of the 43rd station: this is the house that Chucky blows up.

Town Hall Apartments

Chicago, United States

Former police station of the Town Hall district, the building is no longer an active station and now houses a senior residence open to the LGBTQ community.

The scene : 47 min — This building on North Halsted Street, near Addison, serves as the Chicago police station in the film.

Chicago, United States

The scene : 51 min — At this street corner, Karen questions a homeless man to find out where he discovered the doll; the neighborhood is unrecognizable today.

Chicago, United States

The scene : 56 min — A few buildings from the corner of Halsted, Officer Mike Norris's car comes to a halt in an accident; the address is only approximate, and the area was transformed a few years after filming.

3026 South California Avenue (Chicago)

Chicago, United States

Cook County Building occupied by the Cook County Youth Services Department, adjacent to the county jail complex, in the Little Village neighborhood.

The scene : 1 hr 3 min — The detention center where they take Andy, since no one wants to believe that his doll is alive.

Chicago, United States

Chicago's Green Line subway station, located in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

The scene : Having skipped school, Andy steps off the train onto the platform of this Green Line station, Chucky under his arm.

Culver City, United States

Historic film studios of Culver City, founded in 1918 (formerly Ince, Selznick, then RKO-Pathé studios).

The scene : Part of the film was shot in these studios in Culver City, with the majority filmed on location in Chicago.

Kankakee, United States

The scene : IMDb lists Kankakee among the filming locations of the movie, without stating which scene was shot there.