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Courthouse Square

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: Carthage IL USA 62321
  • Telephone Number: +
  • Official Website: []
• Overview

Courthouse Square is a backlot located at Universal Studios. It has been severely damaged by fire several times, including in 1957, 1990 and 2008. It was reconstructed after each incident, except the most recent, as no official announcement has been made regarding the future of Courthouse Square following the latest blaze (although tour guides heading the studio tram tour have stated that this section of the lot will be rebuilt).The set was composed of several facades that form an archetypal American town square with a courthouse as its centerpiece. The set was most famous for being featured as Hill Valley in the films of the Back to the Future trilogy, though the third film only features archival footage of it from the first two films; a new location was used for the old-west scenes for that film.Prior to the Back to the Future series, the area was known as Mockingbird Square due to its role in the film To Kill a Mockingbird.