Setting: Urban

Noise: Traffic Noise - Heavy

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Keywords: Gated; Urban

Site Condition: In popular culture: The novel L.A. Confidential and the subsequent film, part of which was filmed there, was inspired by the incident.[5] The 1984 horror movie Nightmare on Elm Street filmed the boiler room scenes here and the 1983 grindhouse WIP film Chained Heat was also filmed at the prison.[12] Some prison scenes in American History X were shot on the roof.[13] The television series Cagney & Lacey used it as a filming location. The scene in Iron Man 2 where main antagonist Ivan Vanko breaks out of prison was also filmed at this location.[14] It is featured in the "Jailbreak" episode of the Jack Palance series Bronk. It was used to film part of the music video "Feeling This" by Blink-182.[15] The site was also used for filming sections of Lady Gaga's hit single "Telephone"[16] and 5 Seconds of Summer's single "Good Girls".[17]

General Notes: updated 5.21.25 bd

Usage Restriction: **NO INTERIOR FILMING, ONLY EXTERIOR**

Jurisdictions: FILMLA / LOS ANGELES FILM OFFICE - FLICS, Los Angeles City

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: Y

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: Y

Building Materials: Concrete

Verified: 5/20/2025