We got to see several different things throughout the area that were used for shots and scenery. The "road to Buxton".
The tree where Andy buried the money for Red.
The 'halfway house" where Brooks and Red lived.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Out of Town: Shawshank Trail
Loyal readers of this blog will know that I kind of have a thing for visiting movie locations. Since I live in a town that has been used for numerous movie scenes, and since Pittsburgh has become an increasingly popular place to film movies, often I do not have to go far to visit a cool filming location. But sometimes, we are willing to travel a bit for something extra cool.
Which is exactly why, a few weeks ago, we traveled to Mansfield, Ohio. Why there, you ask? Well, Mansfield provided about 90% of the filming locations for the movie "Shawshank Redemption". And that happens to be one of my favorite movies. It is within a few hours' drive for us, so off we set for a weekend adventure.
We got to see several different things throughout the area that were used for shots and scenery. The "road to Buxton".
The tree where Andy buried the money for Red.
The 'halfway house" where Brooks and Red lived.
But the most exciting part was touring the prison. So many cool things to see, and facts to learn. Not everything we saw there was movie related, but we did see quite a few places they filmed, like the Warden's Office, the parole hearing room, and the props used for Andy's escape tunnel.
One of the coolest parts was the room they used (in the prison) as the filming location for the interior of Brooks' and Red's room at the halfway house.
Brooks was here. So was Red. And so was I.
We got to see several different things throughout the area that were used for shots and scenery. The "road to Buxton".
The tree where Andy buried the money for Red.
The 'halfway house" where Brooks and Red lived.
