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A collection of proven shoot locations in Wisconsin and Chicago—camp, city, and architectural—pulled together in one place for the first time. These are real locations we’ve been shooting at quietly for years. Not styled sets. Not pop-ups. Fully built, lived-in environments that crews know how to work in.

Across rural Wisconsin and urban Chicago, the collection includes a 25-acre historic camp built like a living backlot, an adaptable city studio and storefront, an architect-designed residence, additional standalone houses, a fleet of vintage vehicles, and access to a working prop house. Nothing theoretical.

Type / How Our Locations Fit

•    Commercials & Branded Content

•    Lifestyle, outdoor, architecture, family, heritage, and design-driven campaigns.

•    Episodic & Narrative

•    Camp environment, childhood flashbacks, retreats, creative studios, intimate city interiors.

•    Editorial & Architecture Features

•    Brickweave’s adaptive-reuse story and Wandawega’s 100-year layered history.  

•    Doc / Interview / BTS

•    Quiet, controllable interiors with strong natural light and texture.

WHY PRODUCTIONS LOVE WANDAWEGA

  •    100+ years of architectural eras: 1920s prohibition lodge, 1930s cabins, 1940s infirmary, 1960s bunkhouses, 1970s rec rooms, curated modern additions

    •    No set-building needed — the place is a set

    •    Cinematic exteriors & interiors (already used by Coca-Cola Global, American Eagle, Filson, Pendleton, Milwaukee Boot Co., Patagonia, GoPro & more)

    •    Huge prop inventory: vintage gear, boats, tools, sporting equipment, signage, antiques

    •    Photography + film experienced staff

    •    Chicago & Wisconsin accessible

    •    Drone-legal acreage

    •    All properties can be individually rented or bundled for multi-location shoots

Why These Locations Work for Production

    •    Visually rich, pre-dressed spaces – drastically reduces set build and dressing time.

    •    Multiple looks in one radius

    •    Historic camp / cabins / nature (Elkhorn, WI)

    •    Contemporary architect’s home (Brickweave House, Chicago)  

    •    Urban storefront studio (Bureau of Tourism)

    •    Production-experienced owners – have hosted national brands, editorial shoots, and broadcast crews.

    •    Driveable from Chicago, Milwaukee & Madison – perfect for regional and national shoots.