Central Middle School - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Wayzata, MN

Central Middle School in Wayzata, Minnesota was the building used for the beauty pageant in the film "Drop Dead Gorgeous." The address to the school is 305 Vicksburg lane North. I visited the school during MEA break, when I knew no students would be around. Above is a still from the film and below is how it appears in October of 2014. This is the main school entrance.

Just inside the main entrance is the lobby used for filming. Above is a still from the film; below in 2014.

If you go through the lobby and turn right down the first hallway, that is the hallway used for the girls' dressing room in the film. Above is a still from the movie and below is the same spot in 2014.

The auditorium is also in this school, as seen in the above still. A Central Middle School employee saw me walking around and taking photos and threw me off property. She wouldn't even let me see the auditorium but I did get her to admit their auditorium was used for the film.

Wagner Bros. Orchards - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Jordan, MN

Above is a still from the film "Drop Dead Gorgeous." This was used at the exterior for the funeral home. Below is the same location in October of 2014. Wagner Bros. Orchards can be found on the east side of Highway 169, just north of Jordan, Minnesota.

Chaska School of Beauty - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Chaska, MN

Ok, so the Chaska School of Beauty doesn't exist like the above still from the film suggests, but the businesses around it do. I looked closely; they used the old building that American Family Insurance and Chaska Dental were in. The building used in the film was demolished and a new site was built in the same spot with the same businesses in tact. The photo below was taken in September of 2014. American Family Insurance can be found at 2638 Shadow Lane in Chaska, Minnesota.

Divine Redeemer Hospital - "The Cure," "Drop Dead Gorgeous" & "Grumpy Old Men" Filming Location - St. Paul, MN

Sometimes I visit locations and they are the same as they were in the film and I get very excited! Sometimes I visit locations and they are torn down, which is the case in the Divine Redeemer Hospital. This hospital was used in at least three different movies. This location was used in the film "The Cure," as shown in the two stills above. "Drop Dead Gorgeous" filmed their hospital scenes here as did the hospital scenes at the end of "Grumpy Old Men."

It saddens me that it's gone. Well, most of it is gone. The bulk of the hospital was torn down in 2012. All thats left is this administration building shown in my image above. It was taken in September of 2014. The address is 724 19th Avenue North in South St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ardmore Village - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Lakeville, MN

Ardmore Village trailer park in Lakeville, Minnesota is the location used for the home of character Amber Atkins in the 1999 film "Drop Dead Gorgeous." In the above still from the film, Amber (Kirsten Dunst) is standing on the road next to the trailer park. This road is Highway 23. Below is the same spot in September of 2014.

The above still shows the exterior of Amber's home. Below is the same spot in 2014. The approximate location is 212 Cleopatra Drive in Lakeville.

How did I find the trailer's location? The above still from the film is an interior shot of Amber's home. If you look out the window, you can see the trailer park's main office building WAAAY in the back. The below image I took is standing approximately where the women would have been in the above still.

Four Points Sharaton Hotel - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - St. Paul, MN

The Four Points Sheraton in St. Paul was the location used in "Drop Dead Gorgeous" for the infamous barfing beauty queen scene.

However, the location was torn down around 2005 and a Super Target was built in it's place. The former address of the hotel was 400 Hamline Avenue North in St. Paul, Minnesota. The above two images are stills from the film. Below is the location in September of 2014. As you can see, the apartment building in the background is the same.

The Parade Scene - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Waconia, MN

The parade scene in the film "Drop Dead Gorgeous" used two different streets in the small town of Waconia, Minnesota. Above is a still from the film. Below is a photo taken in September of 2014. In my photo, you can see the Waconia Trading Company in the background. The address is 24 West 1st Street.

Down the street from the Waconia Trading Company is St. Joseph Catholic Church, which is located on the corner of East 1st Street and South Pine Street. The above still from the film was taken on South Pine Street, with St. Joseph's as the backdrop. Below is the same spot in 2014.

In the above still, Mr. Leeman points to the giant swan float on South Pine Street. Below is the same location in 2014.

Again on South Pine Street, the girls get ready for the parade to begin in the above still; below in 2014.

Dance Studio - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Wayzata, MN

Located at 634 Park Street East in Wayzata, Minnesota, this is the residence used as the location for the dance studio exteriors in the film "Drop Dead Gorgeous." Above is a still from the film; below in September of 2014.

Eden Prairie Center Mall - "Mallrats" & "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Eden Prairie, MN

The Eden Prairie Center Mall, located at 8251 Flying Cloud Drive in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, was used as a filming location for two films. The first was the 1995 cult classic, "Mallrats." The above image is a still from the film. Below is the same entrance in September of 2014, which is right next to the Target store. As you can see from my image below, the mall has changed quite a bit. In fact, most of the interior mall shots of "Mallrats" were also filmed here. The problem is that the mall has undergone an extensive overhaul and it looks absolutely nothing like it did in 1995.

The mall was also used for an exterior shot in the 1999 film "Drop Dead Gorgeous." The above still was taken on the back side of the Target store. Again, the mall has a whole new look as you can see in my 2014 image below.

Leeman Residence - "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Filming Location - Lakeville, MN

Located at 19186 Greenview Court in Lakeville, Minnesota is the house used for the Leeman's home in the film "Drop Dead Gorgeous." Above is a still from the film; below in September of 2014.

Energy Park Studios - St. Paul, MN

The Hmong College Prep Academy, formerly Energy Park Studios, was used as a sound stage for several films including "Jingle All the Way," Mystery Science Theater 3000," "Drop Dead Gorgeous," and "Grumpier Old Men." This location can be found at 1515 Brewster Street in St. Paul, Minnesota.