In 1985, Rob Reiner filmed portions of Stand
By Me in Brownsville.
Use the map above to follow in the footsteps of Gordie, Chris,
Vern & Teddy.
1. The
bridge into town (Main
& Calapooia river)
2. The
treehouse (School Rd. between Butte & Westview)
3. The
“pie eating contest”
(Pioneer Park)
A tent was erected
4. Gordie’s
house (Fisher St.).
White house with green trim
5. Ace's Backyard (Seven
Mile Lane & Hausman)
1152 Linn Way, Seven Mile Lane is Linn Way
6. The
Blue Point Dinner (Main st.)
Now Brownsville
Saloon
7. “Gun
Scene” at rear of Blue Point Dinner
8. “GoodBye
Scene” (Park
& Main)
Many buildings
shown in movie can
be seen from this
location.
Railroad Scenes: Tracks
and open rolling hills the boys
covered on their search for the body were filmed on and
around the Row River Railway near Cottage Grove, Oregon.
The Junkyard:
Located near Veneta, Oregon
High Railroad Tressle: The
McCloud River overcrossing
near Mt. Shasta, California.
Leech Infested Swamp: Dilly
Lane-Pleasant Hill, Or.
This location and the area where the body was found was
filmed on the Coast Fork ofthe
Willamette River in a wooded spot ¼ mile north of Hwy 58, five
miles eastof I-5.
The Swamp
was a hole dug in the ground, lined with plastic and
filled with water.
The scene involving the Railroad Track
was also filmedhere. The track was installed for the filming
and has been removed.
The game of chicken: Royal
Ave. between Greenhill and FisherRd-Eugene, Or.
Mailbox baseball: Huston
St-Veneta, Or.
Quidaciolu’s Market: 91979 Territorial
Road-Franklin,Or.
Vern’s house: Franklin Road-Franklin,
Or.
