New Heights School - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

The school used in the very opening scenes of the 1995 film "The Cure" is called New Heights School. Above is a still from the film and below is the same spot in July of 2016.

In the above still, principal character Erik walks north down Everett Street right in front of the school. Below is the same location in 2016.

As Erik walks north, we get a shot behind him facing south down Everett Street in the above image; below in 2016.

In the image above, Erik walks past the school bullies. Below is the same location in 2016.

We get a shot from Everett Street facing the school toward the bullies as Erik passes them. Below is the same location in 2016.

You can find this location at 614 West Mulberry Street in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Pioneer Park - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

In the opening credits of the 1995 film "The Cure," character Erik walks home from school. One of the quick cuts we see on his journey home (above) is him running down a hill with a book bag over his head to block the rain. Below is the same spot in July of 2016. He is running south down 2nd Street North, right in front of Pioneer Park, in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Historic Stillwater Lift Bridge - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

As characters Erik and Dexter make their venture down the St. Croix River in the above still from the film, the pass under the Historic Stillwater Lift Bridge. Below is the same spot in July of 2016. You can find it in downtown Stillwater, Minnesota as it connects Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Erik's House - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

Above is a still from the film "The Cure," showing the exterior of principal character Erik's house. Below is the same location in July of 2016. You can find it at 717 1st Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota.

St. Croix Drug Store - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

During the opening credits of the movie "The Cure," the character Erik is walking home from school. In the above still from the film, he walks past the business formerly known as the St. Croix Drug Store. Below is the location in July of 2016. You can find it on the northwest corner of Chestnut Street East and St. Croix Trail in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Broadway Stairs - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

As the character Erik walks home from school in the opening credits of the film "The Cure," he walks up some steps and turns to walk down the street. Above is a still from the film and below is the same spot in July of 2016.

You can find this location on the far north end of Broadway Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota. The street itself is a dead end.

6th & Churchill - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

In the above still from the film "The Cure," you can see Erik walking home from school. This scene takes place in the opening credits of the movie. Below is the same spot in July of 2016. You can find it where Churchill Street East meets 6th Avenue South in Stillwater, Minnesota.

2nd Street North Hill - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

There's a scene in the 1995 film where the local bullies confront Erik and Dexter. In the still above from the film, the bullies shout at Erik and Dexter from atop a hill. Below is the same location in July of 2016.

As the bullies shout, Erik and Dexter stop and shout back at the bullies in the above still. Below is the same spot in 2016.

In the above still, the bullies walk down the hill to approach the boys; below in 2016. The light pole in the background is still there.

Erik throws a rock at one of the bullies in the still above; below in 2016.

Erik and Dexter make their getaway in the shopping cart down the 2nd Street North hill. Below is the same spot in 2016. This whole scene's location can be found close to the intersection of 2nd Street North and Laurel Street East in Stillwater, Minnesota.

4th Street South - "The Cure" Filming Location - Stillwater, MN

This scene is at the end of the 1995 film "The Cure," which entails Erik riding with Linda as she breaks down after Dexter's death. In the above still from the film, she pulls up to the corner of 4th Street South and Churchill Street West, facing south on 4th Street in Stillwater, Minnesota. Below is the same location in July of 2016.

In the above still, Linda pulls her car over just past 904 4th Street South; below in 2016.

Linda begin to weep in the above still; below is the same spot in 2016 facing east. I took the photo from my car so it would resemble the shot from the film. As you can see, the door in on the house in the background still looks the same.

Above is a shot of Erik in the car; below in 2016 facing west.

Marine Garage - "The Cure" Filming Location - Marine on Saint Croix, MN

This location was used at the bus station that Dexter's mom waited for him to arrive, as seen in the above still from the film "The Cure." Below is the same location in September of 2014. You also catch a very small glimpse of this location at the very end of "Grumpier Old Men." You can find this spot at 180 Judd Street in Marine on Saint Croix, 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.

Dexter's House - "The Cure" Filming Locations - Stillwater, MN

In the 1995 film "The Cure," two houses in the same neighborhood were used for the main characters' houses. The above still from the film shows Dexter's house. Below is how the house appeared in September of 2014. You can find it at 815 2nd Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota.

In the above still, you can see Dexter and Erik walk around the side of Dexter's house; below is the same spot in 2014.

In the film, Dexter and Erik's houses are back-to-back and seperated by a fence. That would put Erik's house on 1st Street South in Stillwater. However, in the above photo I took in September of 2014, this is what SHOULD be the spot for Erik's house. As you can see, it is not there. At first, I thought the house may have been torn down but the trees are too big to have been planted less than 19 years ago. I drove up and down the streets in that neighborhood looking for Erik's house once I realized that.