The Nightmare on Elm Street Houses

While all of my friends and family are, for the most part, very supportive of my stalking endeavors, I still quite often get asked the question, “Do people really care about this stuff?” and “Can you explain your website to me, because I just don'”‘”‘t get it.”  LOL  One of the people who “just doesn'”‘”‘t get it” the most is my good friend, and fellow actor, Blaze.  So, the other day, while the two of us were out and about in Hollywood, I decided to show him what my website is all about.  🙂  Blaze has long been a huge fan of the horror movie genre, and when I say a huge fan, I mean a HUGE fan.  So, since we were in the area, I asked him if he wanted to see the two main houses from his very favorite horror movie,  A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Blaze was absolutely shocked – and appeared somewhat skeptical – that a) the Nightmare on Elm Street  houses were located in the L.A. area, and that b) I actually knew where to find them.   Oh ye of little faith!

As I drove up to the home which stood in for Nancy'”‘”‘s in the movie – with a very smug smile on my face, I might add! –  Blaze started SCREAMING his head off saying “OH MY GOD!   OH MY GOD!  OH MY GOD!  IT'”‘”‘S THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET  HOUSE!!”  LOL  He  hopped out of my car before I had even come to a complete stop and ran right up to the home'”‘”‘s front door to take a picture.  He truly could not have been more excited!!!  It'”‘”‘s stalking moments like this that I absolutely love – showing someone a location from a favorite movie and having it resonate with them just as much as it does with me.  It'”‘”‘s the whole reason I started my blog.  🙂  And I'”‘”‘m pretty sure that Blaze now “gets it”.

I am very happy to report that Nancy (aka Heather Langenkamp‘”‘”‘s) house looks pretty much exactly the same today  as it did when A Nightmare on Elm Street  was filmed there back in 1984.  Blaze kept saying “Even the colors of the house are still the same!”  🙂  Nancy'”‘”‘s house also showed up in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy'”‘”‘s Revenge, as the residence of Jesse Walsh.

Located directly across the street from Nancy'”‘”‘s house is the house that was used as Glen (aka Johnny Depp‘”‘”‘s) in the movie.  And I am happy to report that Glen'”‘”‘s house also looks pretty much EXACTLY the same as it did in A Nightmare on Elm Street.  I find it amazing – and refreshing – that both Nightmare On Elm Street  houses look the same today as they did in a movie which filmed over twenty-five years ago!

On a sidenote, it turns out that A Nightmare on Elm Street  was Johnny Depp'”‘”‘s very first acting role.   According to IMDB, Johnny was accompaning his good friend, actor Jackie Earle Haley, on an audition for the movie.  While there, he was spotted by director Wes Craven, who took one look at him, liked what he saw, and asked him to audition for the part of Glen.  Johnny won the role and the rest, as they say, is cinematic history!  🙂  Check out Johnny'”‘”‘s crop top in the above pic.  LOL LOL LOL

Until next time, Happy Stalking!  🙂

Stalk It: Nancy'”‘”‘s house from A Nightmare on Elm Street  is located at  1428 North Genesee Avenue in Hollywood.  Glen'”‘”‘s house is located right across the street at 1419 North Genesee.

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