Coffee on location with Grease, the movie

August 24, 7:46 AMLA Coffee ExaminerKim Winklhofer

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In 1978, people flocked to theatres so they watch Sandy (Olivia Newton John) become "hopelessly devoted" to Danny Zuko (John Travolta), the proverbial Bad Boy in the classic movie musical, Grease. According to IMDB.com,

For a time, [Grease] was the third highest grossing movie of all time behind only Jaws (1975) and Star Wars (1977).”

Many scenes in Grease were shot in the City of Angels. If you're in the mood to sip and sightsee, below are the addresses of those locations and coffee joints nearby. In fact, this is the latest in the Coffee Meets the Movies series which direct you to places for coffee that happen to be near film locations, like where they shot The Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, and Ocean's Eleven, to name a few.

As you might recall, Sandy and Danny attended the same school, Rydell High, where if you couldn't be an athlete, you could at least be an athletic supporter.

Rydell High was actually a combination of three schools, and "Thunder Road" wasn't a road, but a concrete riverbed.

Exterior shots	Venice High School 13000 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles	•  Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf 4020 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey‎ •  Venice Grind 12224 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles
The dance, principal's office, auto shop and bleachers	Huntington Park High School 6020 Miles Avenue Huntington Park	•  Starbucks 3060 E Slauson Ave. •  Starbucks 6021 Pacific Blvd. •  Starbucks 1437 Gage Ave.
“Thunder Road,” where the drag race for pink slips occurred (Creative Commons Photo/amayzun)	The Los Angeles river basin between the 1st and 4th Street Bridges, downtown. The water here is actually disgusting and some of the cast members got ill from filming there.	•  groundwork coffee 811 Traction Ave.
The finale carnival scene Creative Commons photo/Alan Light	John Marshall High 3939 Tracy Street Silverlake	•  Coffee Table 2930 Rowena Ave. •  Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf 2081 Hillhurst Ave. •  Psychobabble 1866 N Vermont Ave. •  It’s a Grind 1528 N Vermont Ave. •  Intelligensia Coffee 3922 W Sunset Blvd.
The slumber party	Private residence 4524 Kingswell Avenue Hollywood

So, slick back that hair (or put it in a spunky ponytail) and get going. Grease is the word!

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 Sources: The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book by William A. Gordon, IMDB.com, Movie Locations.com, The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations

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