Pender County Tourism Office, The Old Pender County Jail
The Old Pender County Jail, 106 East Wilmington StreetThe Old Jail building sits under the Burgaw water tower, it is home to offices of the Pender County Tourism Department. With steel bars on the top floor windows, the Old Pender County Jail holds the history of murderers, thieves, and the memories of the family that once lived there. The building was built in 1924 and formerly served as the Pender County Jail until 1977. The building is a two-story stucco brick building. The second story of the building housed up to 21 prisoners. The downstairs area was the living area for the jailer and his family. The living area also doubled as an office for booking prisoners.There were two notable breakouts during the history of the jail. In 1971, two prisoners brought to the jail from Raleigh’s Central Prison rushed a guard, knocking him down and escaped. The inmates were tracked by bloodhounds and captured in town about 45 minutes later. Four prisoners in 1975 were involved in an attempted jailbreak. The inmates overpowered a deputy, took his gun, and held him hostage. Shots were fired in the struggle leaving bullet holes in a metal cell door that is still evident today. The situation was resolved when the inmates surrendered. In the summer of 2013, the Town of Burgaw and Pender County teamed up to renovate and jointly use the building. This project was to renovate the first floor only, leaving the second floor containing the jail cells mainly untouched.Every old jail has a past.With the jail cells remaining, this building has been used for filming over the years, the Old Historic Pender County Jail building has been used for many scenes in films and television series filmed around town, and used in the filming of such movie about the history of the old jail in "The Jailhouse", written and funded by a young local filmmaker."The Jailhouse" is a story about a deputy sheriff as he begins taking on the characteristics of his century-old predecessor after moving his family to a house once used to house prisoners, the old jail that occupied the 2nd floor of their century-old home.The renovated conference room was also used as the office for Marg Helgenberger in an episode of Under the Dome.
Town of Burgaw Police Department; Scenes from Tammy
"Tammy" was written and directed by Ben Falcone and was filmed in Downtown Burgaw around the Courthouse Square & coming out of the Burgaw Police Department during the spring of 2013. Scenes from Tammy included not only the entrance & exit of the Town of Burgaw Police Department, there were also scenes from the intersection of Walker & Fremont Streets, and the Wright Street corner of the Courthouse Square served as a market.Tammy's day starts when she totals her car and then gets fired from her job at Toppy Jack's fast food joint. When she gets home, she finds her husband getting cozy with the neighbor. So, she packs her bags and goes to her parent's house. Looking to get away, but she finds herself broke and without a car. Her Grandma Pearl wants to see Niagara Falls and has a car and cash to get there, so they hit the road. They find all kinds of hilarious adventures along the way. Stars include Melissa McCarthy as Tammy, Susan Sarandon as Pearl, Kathy Bates as Lenore, Dan Aykroyd as Don and Allison Janney as Deb.
Mills Gas & Grocery, Adams Tire
The Historic Downtown Burgaw & Adam's Tire served as the backdrop for much of "Under The Dome". "Under The Dome" was a CBS TV series based on the science fiction book written by Stephen King in 2009. Stars include Natalie Martinez as Deputy Linda, Alexander Koch as Junior, Nicholas Strong as Phil, Aisha Hinds as Carolyn, Colin Ford as Joe, Mike Vogel as Barbie, Dean Norris as Big Jim, Rachelle Lefevre as Julia, Britt Robertson as Angie and Mackenzie Lintz as Norrie.Downtown Burgaw was transformed to look like a small town in Chester's Mill, Maine where an invisible force field descends upon the town. The barrier causes injuries and fatalities and traps people in the town. The townspeople react with fear and panic when they are cut off from the rest of the world. The town police try to find out who placed the dome over the town and how to remove it.
Burgaw Antique Place
Burgaw Antiqueplace is a long time establishment. It was the backdrop for the film " Freedom Song". It is where the sign that “Freedom Song” was used outside of the building, and the counter remains from the movie.Freedom Song filmed in 2000 was a made-for-television film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to vote in the fictional town of Quinlan. First released on TNT network, Much of the film was filmed in Burgaw and Wilmington, North Carolina in 1999. The film stared Danny Glover, Vicellous Reon Shannon, and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Harrell's Department Store
Does this storefront look familiar? Considered a slasher film from 1997, A scene from “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was filmed crossing across the courthouse square then inside the department store. The store features prominently in the scary chase scene, playing its part as the "Shivers" department store. Fans of the film often visit and are treated to a tour of the place where Sarah Michelle Geller runs for her life. Shot on location in the spring of 1997, I Know What You Did Last Summer was released theatrically on October 17, 1997. The film is based around four friends who are stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after covering up a car accident in which they killed a man. The film starred Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr. Harrell’s Department Store was also transformed during the filming of 2006 “Idlewild” an American musical film written and directed by Bryan Barber. It was a story based on a juke joint in the fictional Depression-era town of Idlewild, Georgia in 1935.Visit the department store to take your own tour, speak with the staff, check out their photos, and shop!
The Glass Clouche, formerly Fremont Antiques
Downtown Burgaw was the main filming location and transformed for the musical movie, Idlewild. The movie takes place in a club that is taken over by gangsters, written and directed by Bryan Barker. Stars include Andre Benjamin as Percival, Big Boi from the hip hop duo OutKast as Rooster, Paula Patton as Angel, Terrence Howard as Trumpy, and Faizon Love as Sunshine. The movie features several musical numbers written, produced, and performed by OutKast. This downtown storefront was also a backdrop in the filming of Revolution. As you see in one of the pictures, the storefront and parked cars served as a landscape void of electricity, a world of empty towns, where cars, phones, & lights had mysteriously blacked out forever.Cast members loved our small-town charm, visiting many of our local shops including our favorite Brown Dog Coffee Shop. Click here for more pictures of the cast and filming of Revolution!
Courthouse Avenue
Courthouse Avenue has been the backdrop for scenes from "Under the Dome" & "Revolution". The exterior of the buildings and coffee house on Courthouse Avenue were converted into the show's diner in “Under the Dome”. Courthouse Avenue and the Historic Depot were also back-drops in the series “Revolution”. The main filming locations were the Historic Burgaw Train Depot and the Pender County Courthouse.Cast members loved our small-town charm and visited many of our local shops including our favorite Brown Dog Coffee Shop. Click here for more pictures of Under The Dome!
Dee's Drug Store
Dee’s Drug Store, est. 1916, a longtime pharmacy and Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain store has been used as the backdrop for many films including Freedom Song, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Under the Dome, & Silver Bullet.“Under the Dome” used Dee's Drugstore as the Chester Mill’s town pharmacy.The old icon storefront still remains although the building no longer serves as the local pharmacy.
The Gazebo
The Gazebo was a prop from the film, "My Date With An Angel ", a very significant piece to our Courthouse Square.Various areas of Pender County were used for the NBC TV series "Revolution" in July and August of 2012. The Courthouse Square was a main filming location.Here sat many props including the helicopter that was carted in for scenes in “Revolution”Revolution was a science fiction TV drama that takes place 15 years after a worldwide blackout that shuts down all electrical devices. The government failed and people's lives are completely changed when the militia takes over. The Matheson family comes together to find out the truth about what caused the blackout and how to turn the lights back on. Stars included Billy Burke as Miles, Elizabeth Mitchell as Rachel, Tracy Spiridakos as Charlie, Giancarlo Esposito as Tom, Zak Orth as Aaron, David Lyons as "Bass".
The Monument
Revolution was an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series. The show took place in the post-apocalyptic near-future of the year 2027, 15 years after the start of a worldwide, permanent electrical-power blackout in 2012. The show was filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, with many of the scenes shot in historic downtown Burgaw.
Pender County Courthouse
The Pender County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse, located in downtown Burgaw. It was built in 1936, has been the backdrop for many favorite movies and television series including "Under The dome", "Revolution", "Freedom Song", Silver Bullet", and many others have filmed within the same 4 blocks of Burgaw.Silver Bullet was one of the first movies filmed in the Historic Downtown Burgaw area. Burgaw is transformed into the small town of Tarker's Mills, Maine. When murders start happening the town, brother, and sister team together to find out who or what is doing the killings. Directed by Daniel Attias, written by Steven King. Stars: Gary Busey as Uncle Red, Everette McGill as Rev. Lester Lowe, Megan Follows as Jane Coslow, Corey Haim as Marty Coslow.
Chester's Mill
Chester's Mill was a small town in the State of Maine. When the Dome came down, the town was cut off from the outside world. Chester's Mill had a population of approximately 2,000 people. A lot of the filming for Chester's Mill took place here in Burgaw, North Carolina.The courthouse was used as the Chester's Mill Police Station and Town Hall.This corner was used for the gallows where the town was planning to hang Barbie, the mysterious Iraq War veteran visiting Chester's Mill.Southport was used for many of the waterfront scenes featured on the show, and Wilmington, where sets of the interior of several homes and frequented establishments on the show were built.
