Website:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Heights_Jail (Wikipedia Page)
Description:A vacant municipal jail made of cement. Lincoln Heights Jail is a reportedly haunted former jail building in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. It closed in 1965.
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 Zone: Y
State Property: No
Closed/Vacant: Yes
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 34.0685585, y coordinate: -118.2194721
Building Materials: Concrete
Noise: Traffic Noise - Heavy
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