Edward Scissorhands location: Edward’s neighbourhood: Tinsmith Circle, Carpenters Run, Lutz, Florida
Photograph: flickr / Orlando Rob
The strange little pastel neighbourhood into which Avon lady Peg (Dianne Wiest) brings Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp), is Tinsmith Circle, Carpenters Run in Lutz, about five miles north of Tampa on Route 41,Florida.
Edward Scissorhands location: Edward stays with Peg’s family: Tinsmith Circle, Carpenters Run, Lutz, Florida
Photograph: flickr / Orlando Rob
You might be a tad disappointed to find that the neighbourhood is not actually painted in candy colours. And there’s none of Edward’s quirky topiary. 44 of the houses houses here were made over for the movie.
The dinosaur, elephant, Elvis and penguin shaped bushes were metal and chickenwire frames covered with greenery. The entrance gates to the Gothic mansion were built at the west end of the Tinsmith Circle cul-de-sac.
Edward Scissorhands location: the shopping centre: Southgate Shopping Center, Lakeland, Florida
Photograph: flickr / Christo Harris
About 30 miles to the southeast, in Lakeland, you’ll find the wonderful 50s-style shopping mall. The beauty salon, where Joyce (Kathy Baker) tries to seduce Edward, is in the Southgate Shopping Center, 2500 South Florida Avenue.
