The space is empty now near the corner of Macon Street and Highway 20/81. The brick building the Bandit hides behind is long gone. Photo location: town square, McDonough, Georgia Visually, not much has changed here and the town square also looks much the same as it did during the car chase. The building across the street is now PJ’s Cafe. For instance, the bank on the corner is now a pawn shop. The brick building may be gone but several of the other buildings are still there. Remember the Bandit’s first car chase with the law? The one where he turns a sharp left at the intersection, jumps the curb, and hides behind a small brick building. That’s somewhat fitting for a home featured in a piece of cinematic Americana. The once white house is now painted in red, white, and blue. This is the same house in the scene where the Bandit does his burnout as he starts the trip to Texarkana. The Snowman’s home might be gone but the house across the street is still there. It looks pretty much the same as the day when the Bandit and Snowman started their 28-hour run to Texarkana. Not much appears to have changed on North Street in all these years. Today, the burnout marks are gone but the street where the Bandit laid rubber is still there. The Bandit takes the lead and does a burnout in the street as he leaves in his black Trans Am. Once the Snowman is on board, the clock starts and the Bandit and Snowman hit the road headed to Texarkana. Photo location: North Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia In its place are government buildings belonging to the city of Jonesboro, Georgia. Today, the house where they started their journey is long gone. Originally the Snowman said no but after being offered part of the $80,000 payout, he wastes no time getting ready and joining the Bandit. And he knows the Snowman is the man for the job.
The Bandit knows he needs a partner to help him get the beer back in time. Photo location: Lakewood Fairgrounds, Atlanta, Georgia The top of the one-time exhibition hall is visible just over the tree tops.
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Today, this building is part of Screen Gems movie studios. In the background lies a Spanish colonial-style building on the adjacent fairgrounds. Drive to Texarkana, Texas, pick up 400 cases of Coors beer, and be back in 28 hours. Join us as we take you on a 40-year now and then look back at many of the Smokey and the Bandit filming locations.ĭuring the opening of the movie, Big and Little Enos Burdette approach the Bandit with a proposition.
But do you know all the interesting places where the movie was filmed? Here’s a hint: most of the movie was filmed in the metro Atlanta area. The Bandit and Snowman have to travel to Texarkana, Texas and back to Atlanta, Georgia in 28 hours with 400 cases of Coors beer. By now, if you’re a fan of the show, you probably know all about the story.