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John Marshall High School from "Pretty in Pink", "Can't Hardly Wait", "Boy Meets World", "Growing Pains", and more

John Marshall High School from "Pretty in Pink", "Can't Hardly Wait", "Boy Meets World", "Growing Pains", and more

LOCATION

John Marshall High School, backdrop for countless teen movies and TV shows.

ADDRESS

John Marshall High School
3939 Tracy Street
Los Angeles, CA
johnmarshallhs.org


STORY & PHOTOS

For iconic high school movies, and in coming-of-age TV shows, the high school becomes almost a character. In that sense, John Marshall High School is a big star. It's been featured in a ton of films and television shows, from "Pretty in Pink" and "Can't Hardly Wait" to "Boy Meets World" and "Growing Pains".

In "Pretty in Pink", JMHS stands in for Meadowbrook High School, where Andie (Molly Ringwald), Duckie (Jon Cryer), and Blane (Andrew McCarthy) go to classes and get angsty.

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The school is very recognizable to this day and, being a fan of a lot of these movies and shows, I had to pose with it:

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If you're up for a dose of high school nostalgia, swing by!


STORY & PHOTO CREDITS

Written by Christina LeBlanc
Location photos by Christina LeBlanc and Alana Elowitch

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