Movie Location Photos & Videos

[CellarDweller115]

Happy to report that most of the brokie sites are unharmed by the floodings, with one big exception: the Elbow Creek (aka "Sweet life") is totally gone. And I mean totally.  Those of you who have been there remember that it's located in a very nice picknick area right next to the creek. Picknick tables, fire pits, little paved paths winding in a wooded area between the parking lot and the creek. Remember?

Well, the whole picknick area is totally gone. 

Sending up a prayer of thanks.

[CellarDweller115]

[CellarDweller115]

[CellarDweller115]

One other big, and unexpected, change is Jack's murder site.  It used to be this peaceful and sad little spot between the railway and a wooden fence, very quiet and tranquil.
Now, we weren't even sure we were in the right place. The whole area has been transformed into a huge container transfer station, paved, with hundreds of huge trucks and containers being moved to and from trains.

A few fence posts are still there, and I did think I recognized them, but the one thing that convinced us that this was indeed the right place, was a little cowboy angel that Chuck pinned to one of the posts on a previous visit. Again, like a miracle, it was still there so we knew this was the spot.

I'm glad to know it's still there!   

At a gift shop the day prior, I had found a cowboy angel pin.  I decided to leave it at the site.

[Sason]

Chuck, Thanks for posting the info from Bettermost.  The news that the "Sweet Life" sight is now gone is heartbreaking.   The scene filmed there is one where you can see the hope and agony in Jack's eye as he asks Ennis one more time...   V.

Yes, we were very sad to see it gone, Vincent.
But at least the devastation was natural, not man made.

OTOH, we were very happy to see both Campsite 1 and 2 still there and unharmed, we had been worrying a lot about them.

[Sason]

Been following along with Paul's pics and all at Facebook.

My grandmother was born and raised in the Calgary area, my dad and uncle worked on huge cattle ranches in the area...

Rob, the Calgary area is incredibly beautiful, apart from the brokie connection.

Well worth a visit in its own right.

[Sason]

I'm so glad that I went to Alberta when I did and saw most of the location sites ....except for the "laundry" and a few others. But I did get to see what has been washed away.
We have been checking out RV hire and flights for perhaps next year....but now I have read this....I'm not sure.  There's that old saying
"Never go back"....and being that I saw things at their best......maybe I shouldn't. 

Suely, most of the sites are still there.

[Sason]

Sending up a prayer of thanks.

Yes, that's the spot I'm talking about that's gone.   

Thanks for posting the pic, Chuck.

[fritzkep]

Yes, that's the spot I'm talking about that's gone.   

Thanks for posting the pic, Chuck.

Darn. I remember going there and liking that place. It's on the vids.

[dejavu]

Thanks for the updates, Sonja.  It's sad reading about the sites that are gone.

But thanks for bringing this thread back again, Chuck, because it's nice to see some of the old pictures.  That cowboy angel pin made me smile.

[BlueJeanJeannie]

Right. I've been reading through this whole thread for the first time now, I think!

A-ma-zing pictures! Thanks to both of you, Fritz and Chuck, for posting them... maybe it's good to know there are still new Brokies (like me) who enjoy them after so many years!
To see this for real... your trips must've been overwhelming! 

[Sason]

To see this for real... your trips must've been overwhelming! 

Yep, pretty much, Sonja.

I hope you get the chance to do the trip too some day. It adds new dimensions to the movie whenever you watch after actually being there.

[CellarDweller115]

Glad you were able to see them! 

[fritzkep]

Glad you were able to see them! 

Yay! Dank je, Sonja!

Och tack, Sonja!

[Sason]

Yay! Dank je, Sonja!

Och tack, Sonja!

LOL!