Is the house at 1428 Elm Street a set or the real thing?
The actual house at 1428 Genesee Avenue in Hollywood, California, was used for exterior shots in A Nightmare on Elm Street. A two story set was built for the interior shots. The house was again used in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge for exterior shots, but a new set was built for the house’s interior. In A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors through Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, a set was built for the house’s interior and exterior. When Wes Craven’s New Nightmare was filmed, Wes Craven again shot the exterior of the actual house for the film. In Freddy vs. Jason, a new house in Vancouver, Canada, was used. Story-wise, it’s very easy to explain the inconsistency of the house in Freddy vs. Jason. The decrepit house hadn’t been lived in for some time. In Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, the house’s interior on the first floor was extremely damaged. It’s very understandable that the house had to be extensively remodeled for someone to live there. Read about w
