PURPLE PILGRIMAGE Part 1 - 'Purple Rain' Film Locations

I've been a huge Prince fan for more years than I can count! When visiting Minneapolis, I do what all fans do - I go looking for the Purple Rain House and visit First Avenue. As part of my road-trip around the USA, I spent time in Minnesota looking for the lesser-known locations used in the movie. I was surprised that many are still there but also that many are not actually in Minneapolis or even Minnesota state...! I put my best detective hat on and went searching for the locations of 'Purple Rain'. ** Stay tuned for follow up videos where I look for the real locations where Prince spent his life in Minneapolis - from his birth to his passing. ** Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and fair use/copyright disclaimer 00:38 ** Location breakdown begins ** 00:45 - Apollonia arrives in Minneapolis 01:06 - Apollonia gets a hotel room 01:27 - First Avenue is introduced 01:48 - Morris' apartment building 02:02 - The Kid arrives at First Ave 02:22 - Morris arrives at First Ave 02:42 - The Kid's family home 03:02 - Billy & Morris have a discussion 03:22 - First Avenue in the daylight 03:42 - Rehearsal 04:02 - Jerome & Morris have a discussion 04:22 - The girl in the dumpster 04:42 - The Kid & Apollonia at the mall 05:02 - The Kid & Apollonia go motorcycle riding - "Take Me With U" 05:21 - That ain't Lake Minnetonka 05:46 - Backstage at First Avenue 06:06 - The alley behind First Avenue 06:31 - The Kid drops Apollonia at hotel 06:51 - The "When Doves Cry" section 07:16 - The Kid's Mom is crying 07:36 - Apollonia 6's first gig (outside) 07:56 - Apollonia 6's first gig (inside) 08:16 - The alley after the gig 08:36 - The argument under the bridge 08:56 - The Kid returns home 09:16 - The ambulance 09:36 - The alley behind First Avenue - again but different 09:56 - The basement clean-up 10:46 ** The Minneapolis locations now ** 10:56 - First Avenue 12:14 - Jerome & Morris chat 13:05 - The house at 3420 Snelling Ave 14:31 - The mall 15:30 - Apollonia 6 club 16:20 - The real backstage 17:17 - That ain't Lake Minnetonka location 21:15 - Henderson, MN 23:04 - The real Lake Minnetonka Main Research: "Prince, 1958-1987 - Minnesota.gov" - https://mn.gov/admin/assets/2020-05-1... "Film: Purple Rain - Prince Vault" - http://www.princevault.com/index.php?... "Purple Rain - Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles" - https://www.itsfilmedthere.com/2016/0... (aw comment- there's no Chicago filming in the movie!) "Then and Now: Scenes from Purple Rain" - https://blog.thecurrent.org/2014/07/t... Music Credits - thank you all: Music provided by HearWeGo Artist: Poolz Title: Yes, We're Looking At The Same Star Listen on YouTube:    • Poolz - Yes, We Are Looking At The Same Star   -- Music provided by HearWeGo Artist: Xandria Title: Guardian Listen on SoundCloud:   / guardian   Listen on YouTube:    • Xandra - Guardian (Copyright Free)   -- Music provided by HearWeGo Artist: Cash & Ferven Title: We All Have Storie To Tell Listen on YouTube:    • Cash and Ferven - We All Have Stories To Tell   (If you have better information on the locations than I was able to find, let me know and I'll use it in a future edit.) Thanks for watching!