The series "Alias" was filmed in Los Angeles, USA.
Filming Locations:
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at The grand Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles opened in 1923 as the largest hotel west of the Mississippi. The hotel was designed by Schultze & Weaver in a mix of Mediterranean styles. The hotel's lavish interior includes frescoes by artist Giovanni Smeraldi, who also painted works for the Vatican and the White House. In addition to being featured in hundreds of films and TV shows over the years, the hotel was also the site where the Academy Awards were planned in 1927 and hosted the ceremony eight times over the years.
Bronson Canyon (Griffith Park)
In the Movie
The scene where Marcus and Sydney go on a hike to the coordinates they found in the watch, to where Rambaldi hid something in episode 1x08 "Time Will Tell". Sydney finds Marcus badly wounded after escaping from the cave and uses her CIA-issued radio to call for help in episode 1x09 "Mea Culpa".
In Reality
The scene was filmed at This part of Griffith Park, also known as Brush Canyon, is popular for filming due to its remote and rugged appearance. The distinctive cave is actually a tunnel formed when the canyon was used as a quarry in the early 1900s.
Los Angeles Center Studios
In the Movie
The scene where Sydney walks back to her car when she is attacked in episode 1x01 "Truth Be Told".
In Reality
The scene was filmed at Los Angeles Center Studios began its life in 1958 as the Union Oil Center, designed by architect William Pereira and Charles Luckman in the Miesian style. In 1999, a few years after Unocal's headquarters moved, the complex was converted into a film studio with the construction of 6 sound stages. The main office tower and surrounding streets were repurposed into a permanent filming location, with sets including offices, a police station, a hospital, a morgue, elevators in several different styles, a garage, and much more.
The Majestic Halls
In the Movie
The scene where In episode 1x09 "Mea Culpa", Sydney and Anthony Russek break into a bank in Geneva to recover account numbers stored in a safe.
In Reality
The scene was filmed at This former Bank of America building was built in 1921 and used as the bank's headquarters until 1972. Designed by the firm Schultze & Weaver, this classic venue is now used for weddings, events, and filming.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Exposition Park)
In the Movie
The scene where Anna Espinosa and Sydney meet at the stadium to study the manuscript in episode 1x03 "Parity". Sydney and Anna are forced to quickly memorize the code when the case begins to destroy the manuscript in episode 1x04 "Broken Heart".
In Reality
The scene was filmed at The Coliseum was built in 1923 as a memorial to World War I veterans for just under $1 million and seated over 75,000 people. In 1930, the stadium was expanded to add another 25,000 seats for the 1932 Olympics. The stadium is home to the USC Trojans football team and a temporary home for the Los Angeles Rams until the new stadium is completed.
Former Ambassador Hotel
In the Movie
The scene where Jack is kidnapped from a hotel in Cuba during his mission to eliminate Ineni Hassan in episode 1x10 "Spirit". Jack sends a message to Sydney using flashing Morse code, and they help each other escape along with Ineni Hassan in episode 1x11 "The Confession".
In Reality
The scene was filmed at The Ambassador Hotel was built in 1921 by architect Myron Hunt in the Mediterranean Revival style. Over the years, the hotel and its Cocoanut Grove nightclub were very popular celebrity spots. In 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the hotel's main kitchen, which began the hotel's rapid decline. The hotel closed to guests in 1989, though it remained open for filming and special events. The hotel was finally demolished in 2005, preserving only a few small parts that were used to build the new Los Angeles High School of the Arts.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
In the Movie
The scene where A pair of SD-6 agents meet Marcus when he returns to town and ask about Sydney in episode 1x01 "Truth Be Told". Sydney passes the discs to Vaughn to give the CIA a chance to copy their data in episode 1x02 "So It Begins".
In Reality
The scene was filmed at LAX is the fourth busiest airport in the world (2nd in the US), covering over 3,500 acres on the seashore between Westchester and El Segundo. The airport first opened in 1930 as Mines Field and received its current name in 1949. The airport is served by four parallel runways, the longest of which is nearly 13,000 feet. LAX has nine passenger terminals with 128 gates, as well as a cargo terminal and a helipad. The distinctive Googie-style theme building at the center of the terminal complex was designed in 1961 by architect Paul Williams. The arched structure houses a panoramic retro-futuristic restaurant with views of the airport.
Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
In the Movie
The scene where Sydney and Marcus infiltrate a facility, and after exiting the facility, Sydney watches as Marcus uses a second detonator to destroy the facility in episode 1x05 "Doppelgänger".
In Reality
The scene was filmed at The Japanese Garden was built next to the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in 1984. The 6.5-acre garden in the Chisen-Kaiyushiki style consists of paths laid out around a pond, river, and waterfalls that conceptually connect the garden to the adjacent facility.
380 South San Rafael Avenue
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at Built in 1928, this 16,600 square foot home was designed in the Tudor/Gothic Revival style by renowned architect Paul Revere Williams. For more information about the house, read on zillow.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at A 33-story hotel in downtown Los Angeles, opened in 1976. The hotel was designed by architect John C. Portman Jr. in a postmodern design consisting of five glass cylinders. When the hotel opened, it was the largest in the city and contained a revolving restaurant on the top floor.
Vasquez Rocks
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at A park of about 1,000 acres located north of Los Angeles, with distinctive uplifted rock formations. The unique appearance and location within the thirty-mile zone have made the rocks an extremely popular filming location since they first appeared in the film "The Wolf Man" in 1935.
Griffith Observatory (Griffith Park)
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at Griffith Observatory was built in 1935 on land donated by Griffith J. Griffith specifically for the creation of an observatory and museum for the public. The building was designed by architect John C. Austin in the Greek and Beaux-Arts styles and contains only the third planetarium opened in the country. The observatory's iconic status and magnificent views of the city have made it a very popular filming location.
Los Angeles Union Station
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at Built in the 1930s to consolidate several different railway services, this grand terminal was erected on the ruins of the city's original Chinatown at a cost of $11 million. The station was designed primarily by John and Donald Parkinson in a mix of various styles. Across the tracks, connected by an underground tunnel, is the Patsaouras Transit Plaza, designed by Ehrenkrantz & Eckstut, where several bus lines run and metro offices are located.
Santa Monica Pier
In the Movie
The scene where Sydney, upset after being scolded by her father, meets Vaughn to discuss her feelings in episode 1x04 "Broken Heart".
In Reality
The scene was filmed at The iconic landmark originally began as two separate piers with different owners and purposes. The first was the Municipal Pier, built in 1909 to lay sewage pipes away from the beach. The shorter Pleasure Pier was built in 1916 by Charles and Arthur Looff to house an amusement park. The distinctive entrance arch and bridge were built in 1938. The pier was acquired by the city in 1974 and saved from demolition by a public campaign. Currently, the pier houses the Pacific Park family amusement park with a solar-powered Ferris wheel, arcades, a museum, an aquarium, a carousel, and several restaurants.
Los Angeles City Hall
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at Los Angeles City Hall is a 32-story office building built in 1928 and became the first dedicated city hall building in Los Angeles. The building was designed in a combination of various styles and did not claim any specific style. Due to the city charter limiting building height, the tower was the tallest building in Los Angeles until 1964.
Carousel (Griffith Park)
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at The Merry-Go-Round carousel was built in 1926 in San Diego and moved to Griffith Park in 1937 by the Davis family. The carousel contains 68 richly decorated horses and is the only remaining four-sided carousel from the Spillman Engineering Company in the world. At the center of the carousel is a Stinson 165 military organ with a repertoire of over 1,500 songs. It was on this carousel that Walt Disney first got the idea for Disneyland while watching his daughters ride.
Orpheum Theatre
In the Movie
In Reality
The scene was filmed at The Orpheum Theatre, built in 1926 as part of the Orpheum vaudeville circuit, is an ornate Beaux Arts structure designed by G. Albert Lansburgh. The theater seats about 2,000 and contains a Wurlitzer organ.
Mesquit Street and South Santa Fe Avenue
In the Movie
The scene where Sydney drives around a roadblock while Marcus continues the operation on Dierena Patel in episode 1x05 "Doppelgänger".
In Reality
Angel's Hill
In the Movie
The scene where Sydney calls the CIA to report the location of a body drop in episode 1x02 "So It Begins".
In Reality
Hotel in Los Angeles
In the Movie
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