Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Thornhill Square Shopping Centre

Thornhill, Canada

The scene : The interiors of the shopping mall where Ana and the other survivors barricade themselves against the undead were filmed here, as well as the shots on its roof.

7755 Bayview Avenue (Thornhill)

Thornhill, Canada

Thornhill Public Library, located right next to Thornhill Square shopping center.

The scene : The Thornhill library building, adjacent to the shopping center, serves as the hospital in the film.

5 Garden Wood Avenue (Caledon)

Caledon, Canada

The scene : Ana's suburban house: when she leaves in her car, she turns right onto Royal Valley Drive, goes around the block via Cliffview Court, and finds Garden Wood Avenue, a route that the film faithfully follows.

10 Garden Wood Avenue (Caledon)

Caledon, Canada

The scene : On the same street as Ana's, this house belongs to the neighbor.

Caledon, Canada

The scene : Emerging from her home, Ana turns right onto this residential street: the film follows her actual path around the block.

Caledon, Canada

The scene : At the wheel, Ana passes through this dead-end before rejoining Garden Wood Avenue, at the end of her tour of the neighborhood.

Drake Park (Markham)

Markham, Canada

The scene : Just north of the "hospital", this small park and its swings serve as the backdrop for the neighboring sequence.

Bayview Avenue underpass (Markham)

Markham, Canada

The scene : The passage under Bayview Avenue that, on screen, leads to the shopping mall: the street runs just above the characters.

Markham, Canada

The scene : The wide shot of the shopping mall is filmed from Royal Orchard Boulevard, underneath the Bayview Avenue bridge.

Brampton, Canada

The scene : Aerial view of Ana's escape south on Hurontario Street as a car emerges from a subdivision on Tremblay Street.

Toronto, Canada

The scene : On Meadowvale Road, near the exit of the Toronto Zoo, Ana's car leaves the road: it's her accident.

805 Wellington Street West (Toronto)

Toronto, Canada

The scene : This storefront on Wellington Street West serves as Andy's Gun World armory.

Toronto, Canada

Former industrial area in the east of downtown Toronto, largely redeveloped since: only a few period buildings remain.

The scene : Leaving the shopping center, the convoy of survivors crosses an old industrial district of Toronto; the sign of Wolfe Iron & Metal is visible, including the address.

Toronto, Canada

The scene : Final stage of the escape: near the Balmy Beach Club, the survivors reach the dock where the boat is moored, and this is where the bus explodes.

Ashbridge's Bay

Toronto, Canada

The scene : The survivors enter the marina, pursued by the undead, on their way to the boats.

Toronto, Canada

Former Toronto Film Studios complex on Eastern Avenue, comprising a total of sixteen sound stages, closed after the opening of Filmport studio in 2008, and later reopened under the name Revival 629.

The scene : The Toronto studio, then known as Toronto Film Studios, hosted part of the filming.

Universal City, United States

Artificial lake of the Universal Studios backlot, located in Universal City.

The scene : Scenes were filmed at Park Lake, the artificial lake in Universal's backlot.

United States

The scene : The scenes aboard the sailboat were filmed around Santa Catalina, off the coast of California.

Clearwater, United States

The scene : Clearwater hosts the explosion at the very end of the film, in the final minutes of the survivors' boat escape.