One ofHalloween’s greatest assets is its chilling autumnal atmosphere.
Here is whereHalloweenwas filmed, decades ago.
South Pasadena, Calif.

Will Sandin in ‘Halloween’.Credit: Everett Collection
Though the structure itself is unmarked,there’s a gallery out backwhere visitors can purchaseHalloween-themed art pieces.
Now, the building houses a couple of restaurants.
The house was chosen due to the convenience of its proximity to the other South Pasadena locations.

Jamie Lee Curtis outside of Michael Myers' house in ‘Halloween’.Compass International Pictures
The greenery now bears a sign that says “Welcome to Haddonfield.”
Hollywood, Calif.
The inside of the Strode residence was also filmed at a house on the same street.

The exterior of 1000 Mission St. in South Pasadena, Calif.Wesley Stenzel
Sierra Madre, Calif.
This scene was filmed at the Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery just east of Pasadena.
City of Industry, Calif.

A crowd of people and police car outside of Nichol’s Hardware store in ‘Halloween’.Compass International Pictures

An outside shot of the building on the corner of Mission Road and Meridian Street in Los Angeles.Wesley Stenzel

Jamie Lee Curtis holding a pumpkin while sitting on a stoop in ‘Halloween’.Compass International Pictures

The exterior of a South Pasadena house used for Laurie Strode’s residence in ‘Halloween’.Wesley Stenzel

Michael Myers peers behind a bush near an empty street in ‘Halloween’.Compass International Pictures

A photo of a suburban South Pasadena street used in ‘Halloween’.Wesley Stenzel

A group of schoolchildren walking outside of class in ‘Halloween’.Compass International Pictures

An image of the outside halls of Garfield Elementary in Alhambra, Calif.Wesley Stenzel

Arthur Malet and Donald Pleasence in ‘Halloween’.Compass International Pictures

A tombstone reading ‘Sinclair’ at Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery in Sierra Madre, Calif.Wesley Stenzel