Oshawa Real Estate – Hollywood’s Backdrop

Living in Oshawa can sometimes feel like living on a Hollywood set. Although the city doesn’t see the same intensity of action that some locations in Toronto see, there are bits of Oshawa real estate that keeps movie makers coming back.

The main highlight for Hollywood is the Parkwood Estate in central Oshawa.

This estate was the former residence of Samuel McLaughlin, the man responsible for bringing General Motors to the Durham Region. Today the estate stands as a reminder of the city’s proud history and even has a museum attached to it.

With it’s splendid architecture, elaborate fountains and beautifully groomed gardens, it is no wonder why Hollywood has chosen this piece of Oshawa real estate as the backdrop to so many films.

These films include:

Hollywoodland with Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck and Diane Lane
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows with Judy Davis – this film won a number of Emmy’s, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards
Amelia with Richard Gere and Hilary Swank
Billy Madison with Adam Sandler
Anne of Green Gables: A Continuing Story
Charlie Bartlett with Robert Downey Jr. and Anton Yelchin
Fever Pitch with Michael Vartan and Drew Barrymore
X-Men with Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry
Chicago with Richard Gere, Rene Zeleweger and Catherine Zita-Jones
The Ref with Denis Leary
Canadian Bacon with John Candy
The Tuxedo with Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt
Undercover Brother with Eddie Griffith and Denise Richards

Televisions series have also used Oshawa real estate for their stages. Series that include Monk, Relic Hunter, Warehouse 13 and Queer as Folk.

When Hollywood comes to Canada, Parkwood Estates in Oshawa is where they come to film. By purchasing some Oshawa real estate you could be rubbing elbows with the likes of Richard Gere, Drew Barrymore or Hugh Jackman.

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