They wanted to do the explosion scene where Uncle Bob dies inside the plant. I asked some of the old timers about the filming and they said that the cast and crew were just as nice as they could be during the whole filming process. I climbed that tower many times to the exact point where he was hanging by his foot. The unit that had the tower where Bud fell from was out of service but was still there until being removed March 22, 2017. I worked at Valero in Houston where the plant scenes were filmed. (This is also confirmed by Tim's story below) BUT, thanks to Star who kindly updated: The Charter/Valero refinery is in Houston on Manchester Street (not Pasadena). It's now owned by the largest independent refiner in the nation, Valero Refining Co. The oil refinery that was used in the filming of Urban Cowboy was then the Charter International Oil Company's refinery in Pasadena, Texas. The scenes were filmed in October of 1979 but the Street still pretty much looks the same as you drive up. īud and Sissy's Trailer home was filmed in Pico Rivera, CA. The restaurant was bulldozed sometime in the mid-1980s. ĭuring a night scene, the Montgomery Ward sign is visible, which is located at the corner of Spencer Highway and South Shaver in Pasadena, TX. There are several background shots of the Sam Houston Colleseum (demolished in 1999 and redeveloped into the Hobby Center, which opened in June 2002) and City Hall (901 Bagby) when the subsequent scenes take place on Interstate 45. Allen Parkway Village was demolished in 1996 (except for the 286 units preserved), and has been redeveloped into the Historic Oaks at Allen Parkway Village. Sadly, Jeff Davis Hospital, which is seen in the opening sequence, was demolished in June 1999 and the land sold to the Federal Reserve for $23 million. ĭuring the opening montage, John Travolta is driving down Memorial Drive, and the former Jeff Davis Hospital, Allen Parkway Village, and Downtown Houston are seen. The Gilley's sign has been refurbished and can be seen at a Tex-Mex restaurant called "Cowboy Ranch", located on Spencer Highway In Deer Park, Texas. :) I've got pics of John Travolta standing with my dad while they were getting their makeup done for the chemical plant scenes. As an aside, my dad was an extra in the movie. The Art Institute of Houston was demolished (and relocated) for the the apartments. The apartment building mentioned is actually next door to the new office building.
The Courtyard was removed and an office building with a parking garage replaced it. I work next door and got to watch the whole process. Regarding the Courtyard Demolition on St. UPDATE: The uptown club Elan (later The Ocean Club, recently The Courtyard on St James reception hall) at 1885 St James Place was demolished in 2014 to make way for a 15 story apartment building. The open levels have been closed off into separate floors, still visible remnants of its club days remain. In 1986 it re-opened as a dance club called The Ocean Club. The Uptown 3 level nightclub Bud and Pam go to called Elan was located at 1885 St. Scenes were also shot at 2200 South Main and 2016 South Main in Houston, TX. Gilley's Night Club actually existed at 4500 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, TX.
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I lived in Pasadena, TX as a child and remember the place as Shelly's, long before the movie was filmed. Gilley's use to be known as Shelly's also a bar with music and dancing. When the family moved I forgot to bring them with us! If the family that lives there now checks the attic we left some cool movie props they used up there. Ĭody Austin adds: 2213 Westside Drive - I lived in this house. You can also the the steel towers for the high tension power lines in the picture. To verify the house look at the m design just above the garage.
But the house is located just to the left of the one with the red pickup parked in the driveway which is 2211 westside. Google has not completed the street view for the rest of westside dr. If you do a google map search, plug in this address exactly and use the street view. There is a toilet in the owners restroom that declares that it is "The Official Throne of Urban Cowboy". The correct address for the house in which "Uncle Bob" and "Aunt Corrine" lived is 2213 West Side Drive in Deer Park, TX 77536. The opening scene was outside Wallis Texas on FM 1952.
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