Where was The Flash filmed?

Pretty early on in the series, Barry realizes that he can’t tell everyone about his secret alter-ego, especially his best friend Iris. Her dad, who knows that Barry is The Flash, made him promise not to involve her in that part of his life.

Iris, however, is a wannabe blogger and has started to write about “The Streak”, an early nickname for The Flash. To stop further damage or risk to Iris, The Flash pays her a visit on the rooftop of the coffee shop where she works and hangs out. Jitters.

The Flash: I need you to stop writing about me. Iris West: There are a lot of people who need someone like you right now. To know that you're out there. I have so many questions. Where are you from? The Flash: [speeding down to her] I can't say. Iris West: Who are you? The Flash: I can't tell you that, either.

The Jitters rooftop is actually a building called Belkin House on Homer Street in Vancouver. Located in Central Vancouver, Belkin House is now home to the massive Salvation Army homeless shelter. Vancouver, like any big city with a high cost of living, has a lot of people who don’t have a home. This place tries to keep as many people safe, warm and healthy as it can.

As such, you can’t really visit here, people live here after all. You can wander past there and look up at the rooftop on your way to or from another Flash filming location. Just a block over, there’s a bus stop served by the 014, 209, 210, 211, and 214 bus routes.

In the opening episode of the show, we see Barry before he becomes The Flash. As the giant nerd he is, he wants to see Dr. Wells’ particle accelerator gets turned on. It’s a huge event in the scientific community so he and Iris planned to head to S.T.A.R Labs to see it happen in person.

Iris West: What is so important about this particle accelerator, anyway? Barry Allen: Harrison Wells' work in quantum theory is light-years ahead of anything they're doing at CERN. Iris West: You're doing that thing where you're not speaking English.

When they get there, Iris gets her bag stolen, which is not a great start, but leads ultimately to Barry getting struck by lightning.

The S.T.A.R Labs set is actually made up of a few locations, but predominantly the interiors are shot at CBC Vancouver Broadcast Centre on 700 Hamilton Street. This huge studio is located in the heart of downtown and you actually can tour the facilities.

Being in the center of downtown, there are tons of bus stops all around the studios and the Chinatown Metro stop is only a few blocks away.

Once Barry wakes up from his nine month coma and gets freaked out by his new super speed, he tries to shake it off and get back to normal. So, he heads to the Central City Police Station where he works as a CSI Investigator to see the old gang.

Joe West: [at CCPD with Barry] Oh, you scared the hell out of us, kid. Officer Vukuvich: Yeah, that was quite the nap you took there, babyface, and you still look 12.

Obviously, as it’s Barry’s place of work and predominantly a crime fighting show, the Central City Police Department gets used a lot. In reality, it’s Vancouver City Hall. Located across the bay between the Fairview and Mount Pleasant areas of the city, it’s close to many bus stops and the Broadway-City Hall Metro stop. Have a wander around the halls, or sit in the tranquil park space outside

In a show with so much chaos, death and time loops, it can be hard to find a heartwarming storyline. However, in the season one finale, after Reverse-Flash is beaten out of existence, Ronnie (Robbie Amell) reminds Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) that he proposed to her before the particle accelerator blew up. No time like the present, right?

Dr. Martin Stein (Victor Garber) steps up to officiate, saying: “My father made me become a rabbi before he would send me to MIT. This would be legit as the kids say.”

The wedding takes place outside of S.T.A.R Labs, and the exterior of the place is actually BC Place stadium. As Vancouver’s main stadium and home to the BC Lions football team, it’s a grand building and there are always plenty of events on, whether it’s sports, concerts, and more.

There’s plenty of parking available at the stadium and there is a stop for the 017 and N15 bus routes is just around the corner.

Midway through the first season, we see how Barry has to juggle both sides of his life, and they start to conflict with each other. While he’s out on a date with Linda Park (Melise) he sees that there’s someone threatening to jump off a building. Duty calls.

Detective Eddie Thawne: Sir, please, you have everything to live for. Jumper: No, I don't. [the Flash saves him from the building] Jumper: [suddenly finding himself back on the ground with Eddie] Are you gonna let me go back up there? Detective Eddie Thawne: No.

This particular Flash scene took place on top of and around Vancouver Central Library, a location that has been used multiple times for different storylines. Located conveniently next to the CBC Studios, you can easily tick off two huge Flash filming locations just steps from each other.

As with the studios, there are plenty of bus routes that stop all around this area, so really you’re spoiled for choice.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Barry has a day job as well as being a superhero. The latest case is a copycat killer of a notorious criminal that’s been behind bars for years. It’s up to Barry and Joe to get to the bottom of the case, and who better to ask than the original Trickster, James Jesse, played by the iconic Mark Hamill.

Joe West: He called himself The Trickster too, just like you. James Jesse: He is nothing like me, Detective. Nothing! Joe West: Do you know who he is? James Jesse: Oh. If I did, I would tell you so you could find him, cut off his head, and throw it right in his face. No, this is obviously the work of a rank amateur at best, a mere pretender angling for my throne.

The gang visits Iron Heights Prison a lot over the years, either for cases, visiting alternate versions of themselves, or for more information. The filming location for the prison is actually, Crease Unit (Riverview Hospital). It’s a disused hospital, so it’s used for a lot of films and TV shows and is super creepy.

Located off the highway between Dartmoor and Port Coquitlam, heading East out of Vancouver, driving is pretty essential, unless you want a long walk from the nearest train station. It’s next to a calming river, so a lot of people say it’s a nice, peaceful spot for lunch.