Funny how I saw that logo go by in a split second and I knew exactly what store it was from. All material Copyright © 2020 The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations We’d sometimes walk to Dedham Square to get an ice cream cone at Cole’s Drug Store or see a movie at the Community Playhouse. Now that I’ve broken a bone in my foot (blah) and am having to spend a bunch of time with my leg up, I thought it would be a good time to do a Retro Roadmap Re-view of this 1973 movie, starring Robert Mitchum, and co-starring a number of great locales from the Boston area. In the heart of Boston itself, Detective Foley (Richard Jordan) meets up with bartender-informer-hitman Dillon (Peter Boyle) in the barren red-brick and concrete expanse of City Hall Square. l know this is fuzzy, but check it out – it’s Lechmere! Or if you can’t wait, you can rent The Friends of Eddie Coyle from Netflix like I did! The Friends of Eddie Coyle See more » Filming Locations: Boston Bowl - 820 William T. Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more » Flights: Logan International Airport, 1 Harborside Drive Boston, MA 02128 (tel: 800.235.6426), Getting around: MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority), Visit: Boston Bowl, 820 William T Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester, MA 02122 (tel: 617.825.3800), Please send any corrections or additions to info@movie-locations.com.
I remember seeing just a bit of the movie The Friends of Eddie Coyle when my dad was watching it once on TV and doing a complete double take when I saw that the scene was filmed in Dedham the town where both my mum and my dad grew up, and where “Grammie in Dedham” lived, on Richard Street, a few blocks away. Not only did I work there during college but we used to walk down there too, when we were bored from playing on the piazza at Grammies’ or didn’t want to rest on the divan (two words I only use when referring to her house, so old fashioned).
Is this the bowling alley in Dorchester near where the Neponset Drive In used to be?
Always at Frankenstein’s. There I am talking like a Bostonian, giving directions based on places that aren’t there anymore! The Friend’s of Eddie Coyle.” My grandfather Paul Sivacek Sr. opened the store in 1933 with partner Jacob Umsheid (my grandfather “Paul” was the “P” in PJ & his partner Jacob was the “J”). Thank you so much for remembering PJ Pastry Shop in the movie and posting it in your blog. Tom K writes: ‚ÄúIt was a no-longer existent cafeteria on Boyleston, near Tremont and the bar, ‚ÄúDillon‚Äôs,‚Äù was a place called the Kentucky Tavern at the corner of Newbury and Mass Ave. Love that movie‚Äù, Garen D notes: ‚ÄúNot sure about the diner. | Like Paul said there were a bunch around then that no longer exist.
It has brought back many fond memories. The bar was located on Mass Ave near Newbury. And yes, that is the old Dorchester Bowl-a-Drome. The screenplay by Paul Monash was adapted from the 1970 novel of the same name by George V. Higgins.
She grew up near Chicago. I love this movie! I laughed when I realized that was the same place. Kentucky Tavern - Massachusetts Avenue and Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 5 of 5 found this interesting Interesting? Also looks like the Boston Bowl is the bowling alley. Oh, let’s bring back the Old Kentucky Tavern, please? Eddie Coyle lives in Wollaston, south toward Quincy, at 236 Fayette Street, between North Central and Elmwood Avenues. Retro Roadmap creator, vintage road trip lover, photo taker, musician's wife and hostess with the mostess! You felt like you were stepping back in time when you were in there and they really didn’t modify it for the movie.