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Please cite any factual claims with citation links or references from authoritative sources. Editors continuously recheck submissions and claims. Archived Questions Goto Qn # In what city was the TV show "Hill Street Blues" set?

Question #10599. Asked by Annabell. Last updated Aug 21 2016.

Related Trivia Topics: Geography billfay Answer has 4 votes billfay 26 year member 415 replies Answer has 4 votes. The Hill Street Station was located in the 'ghetto of a large unnamed Eastern city' according to The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows. Feb 20 2001, 10:50 PM jml709 Answer has 6 votes jml709 Answer has 6 votes. The pilot script said the show took place in an unnamed Midwestern city. Throughout the show's seven-year run, the exact name of the city was never mentioned. The opening credit sequence was shot in Chicago, while the episodes were shot in Los Angeles. Location scouts said it was hard to find L.A. locations for the show because the locations could not have visible palm trees. At least the first episode (possibly as many as the first three) was shot on location in Chicago. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081873/trivia Oct 13 2007, 3:51 PM McGruff Answer has 18 votes Currently Best Answer McGruff Moderator 26 year member 3694 replies Answer has 18 votes. Currently voted the best answer. Hill Street Blues was meant to be set in an 'anonymous' inner city on the east side of the United States. The police precincts were Decker Avenue, Hill Street, Jefferson Heights, Midtown, Polk Avenue and South Ferry. Many people mistakenly thought it was set in New York and the writers did seem to tease people by mixing different filmed locations and making reference to different areas in different episodes. In fact it was filmed mainly in Los Angeles and Chicago. The opening sequences featured aerial shots of Chicago's railways. The police patrol cars are almost identical to the Chicago ones of the time, the words 'Chicago Police' being replaced with 'Metro Police'. The Precinct House used for link shots and in the closing sequences, was in fact, a real police station. Built in 1889, the Maxwell Street Police Station at Maxwell and Morgan finally closed it doors in 1997. However, it was renovated and is now the home of the University of Illinois Campus Police. In the last episode of Hill Street Blues, the precinct house is gutted by fire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxR2FLC1WM Response last updated by satguru on Aug 21 2016. Oct 13 2007, 7:58 PM FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!

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