PICTORIAL TOUR OF WHISTLE STOP

 

 

The film "Fried Green Tomatoes" was shot in two principal locations, Juliette, Georgia, site of the Whistle Stop Cafe, and Senoia, Georgia, the location of the actual house that was used as the Threadgoode family home. Both the cafe and the Threadgoode home can be seen by interested travelers. The Whistle Stop Cafe is open for business, with each summer bringing in buses full of tourists for lunch.

The visitor to Juliette will be surprised at how small the town is. It is a one-street town, and it is much smaller in reality than it appears on the screen. The old grain mill, visible in the background in some scenes of the movie, is still standing as well. A short walk across the tracks brings the visitor to the dam and spillway, which was fenced off because a few people actually tried to wade across. People in Juliette are friendly and helpful to the tourist. Juliette is so small everyone knows the names of the other residents' pets, such as a rambunctious black dog that two men informed me was named "Chief."

When in Senoia, stop in at the local library for directions to the Threadgoode house. The librarian, Mrs. Alice Jones, will be happy to tell you where the house is located, and you can't miss it. Mrs. Jones is used to having movie people around. There is a film studio in Senoia, Riverwood Studios, and Mrs. Jones has let out books to such actresses as Piper Laurie and Patty Duke, in Senoia to film a Christmas movie for Lifetime Television.

If you enjoyed the film, the next time you are in Georgia try to make it to the Whistle Stop Cafe for lunch, but you better make reservations in advance!

SIGN OVER THE FRONT DOOR OF THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE

 FRONT OF THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE

ANOTHER FRONTAL VIEW OF THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE

INTERIOR OF CAFE SHOWING MOVIE POSTER AND PHOTOS OF WOMEN STARS

INTERIOR SHOT OF OLD WINDOW WITH BULLET HOLE AND PHOTOS OF STARS

VIEW OF THE FRONT OF THE INTERIOR

THIS INTERIOR SHOT SHOWS A FRAMED ARTICLE ABOUT THE DEATH OF JESSICA TANDY

BIG GEORGE'S BARBEQUE PIT

THE TRAINS STILL GO BY THE CAFE--AND THEY WHISTLE AS THEY PASS

SAME VIEW OF TOWN AS WHEN FRANK BENNETT'S TRUCK WAS PULLED FROM THE RIVER

NICE VIEW OF TOWN BOARDWALK ACROSS FROM THE CAFE

CLOSE UP OF BOARDWALK LOOKING NORTH UP MCCRACKIN STREET

THE WHISTLE STOP GIFT SHOP

TWO LOCALS ON THE PORCH OF RUTH'S AND IDGIE'S HOUSE

LOOKING SOUTH DOWN MCCRACKIN STREET

THE OLD GRAIN MILL

SMOKEY LONESOME'S SHACK

THE WOMAN IN THIS PHOTO IS DOROTHY ROBINSON: A NEW YORK ROOMMATE OF THE AUTHOR OF "FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE," FANNIE FLAGG

IDGIE'S FAVORITE FISHING SPOT ON THE DAM

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE DAM AND SPILLWAY: IT IS TEMPTING TO GET CLOSER

THE THREADGOODE HOME IN SENOIA, GEORGIA

MRS. ALICE JONES, THE QUEEN OF STACKS IN SENOIA, GEORGIA

VIEW OF THE FRONT OF THE SENOIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Juliette Lodging link is to the Orbitz Hotel Locator site. This lists the hotels and motels available in Macon, Georgia, a few miles from Juliette. The selections include lodging at different price ranges with selections of amenities available.