Cathy Whitaker seems to be living the ultimate life in 1950s Connecticut - married to one of Magnatech's most successful executives, living in a gigantic house with two perfect kids and hosting elegant gatherings. Things quickly begin to unravel when conversion therapy fails and her husband Frank is unable to fight his homosexual tendencies. But what really has the town talking is Cathy's friendship with her black gardener, Raymond Eagan. The backlash is too much to bear and Raymond heads to Baltimore with his daughter, leaving the soon-to-be divorced Cathy.
Todd Haynes' tale of forbidden loves is a fantastic film. Despite the superb acting and breathtaking cinematography, Far From Heaven was snubbed by the academy with the paltry nominations it actually did receive. The film was inspired by 1955's All That Heaven Allows.
Far From Heaven was filmed in Yonkers and Atlantic Beach, NY and Elizabeth, Cranford, Hackensack, Bloomfield, Hohokus and Glen Ridge, NJ
Location: The Whitaker House
Address: 431 Birch Lane, Hohokus, NJ
Special thanks to Kevin Petrie for finding this location...
Location: Train Station Exterior
Address: 4 Buena Vista Avenue, Yonkers, NY
This location is also used at the end when Cathy goes to meet Raymond...
She parks next to the train station at 8 Buena Vista Avenue.
Location: Town & Country Market
Address: 28 Eastman Street, Cranford, NJ
Location: Janice's Ballet Studio
Address: 3 Eastman Street, Cranford, NJ
Location: The Hartford Police Station
Address: 79-81 Main Street, Yonkers, NY
Location: Sammy's Steakhouse
Address: 5 Colt Street, Paterson, NJ
Location: Ritz Theater
Address: 1148 E Jersey St, Elizabeth, NJ
This location is also used again when Cathy tells Raymond they can't be friends.
Location: The Alley/Gay Bar
Address: near 118 Washington Street, Paterson, NJ
Location: Medical Office Building
Address: 25 E Salem Street, Hackensack, NJ
Location: Hartford Cultural Center
Address: 90 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ
Location: The Miami Hotel
Far From Heaven was filmed in Yonkers and Atlantic Beach, NY and Elizabeth, Cranford, Hackensack, Bloomfield, Hohokus and Glen Ridge, NJ
Location: The Whitaker House
Address: 431 Birch Lane, Hohokus, NJ
Special thanks to Kevin Petrie for finding this location...
Location: Train Station Exterior
Address: 4 Buena Vista Avenue, Yonkers, NY
This location is also used at the end when Cathy goes to meet Raymond...
She parks next to the train station at 8 Buena Vista Avenue.
Location: Town & Country Market
Address: 28 Eastman Street, Cranford, NJ
Location: Janice's Ballet Studio
Address: 3 Eastman Street, Cranford, NJ
Location: The Hartford Police Station
Address: 79-81 Main Street, Yonkers, NY
Location: Sammy's Steakhouse
Address: 5 Colt Street, Paterson, NJ
Location: Ritz Theater
Address: 1148 E Jersey St, Elizabeth, NJ
This location is also used again when Cathy tells Raymond they can't be friends.
Location: The Alley/Gay Bar
Address: near 118 Washington Street, Paterson, NJ
Location: Medical Office Building
Address: 25 E Salem Street, Hackensack, NJ
Location: Hartford Cultural Center
Address: 90 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ
Location: The Miami Hotel
Address: 2045 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, NY Catalina Beach Club
The Catalina Beach Club's art deco charm has been around since The 1940s. It was also seen in Goodfellas (1990)...
Location: Train Station Platform
Address: Glen Ridge Train Station, Glen Ridge, NJ
Locations Visited: January 2016, December 2017, April 2018, December 2018, December 2020
Still Need To Locate:
Raymond's House
Raymond's Shop
Frank's Office
Diner
Address: Glen Ridge Train Station, Glen Ridge, NJ
Locations Visited: January 2016, December 2017, April 2018, December 2018, December 2020
Still Need To Locate:
Raymond's House
Raymond's Shop
Frank's Office
Diner
Eagen's restaurant - filmed as the "All Black Restaurant" was located in North Arlington, NJ. Now it's a CVS.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the info, Vicki! I'm sorry to hear it's not around anymore.
DeleteThe car wash was a closed down gas station to the left of Eagen's Restaurant on the corner of Belleville Turnpike and River Road in North Arlington, NJ
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, Gale!
Deletethe character's name is raymond deagan, not david deagan.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, thanks. My bad.
DeleteIn the movie, the scene of the movie theater...The Ritz Theater..I thought looked like the Ritz Theater in Elizabeth, NJ...where I grew up. Lo and behold, it was!
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