, ▁somewhere ▁in ▁or ▁around ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁Ne ib olt ▁Street ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁challeng es ▁of ▁the ▁production , ▁with ▁Par é ▁later ▁explaining ▁he ▁wanted ▁the ▁ha unted ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁vis ually ▁strong ▁and ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁decor ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁horror ▁genre ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B ates ▁house ▁from ▁Ps y cho ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁or ▁the ▁Over look ▁Hotel ▁of ▁The ▁Sh ining ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁Par é ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁with ▁Mus chi etti ▁to ▁imagine ▁a ▁ha unted ▁house ▁that ▁un le ash es ▁a ▁presence ▁that ▁is ▁discovered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁The ▁exterior ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁Ne ib olt ▁Street ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁O sh awa , ▁Ontario , ▁with ▁the ▁interior ▁scenes ▁being ▁fil med ▁in ▁a ▁former ▁hosp ice . ▁ ▁Six ▁months ▁after ▁principal ▁phot ography , ▁Par é ▁built ▁the ▁c low n ▁room ▁on ▁a ▁sound - stage ▁at ▁P ine wood ▁Toronto ▁Studios ▁as ▁Mus chi etti ▁felt ▁the ▁Ne ib olt ▁Street ▁sequence ▁required ▁more ▁sc ares ▁to ▁which ▁Par é ▁stated ▁Mus chi etti ▁had ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁wanting ▁to ▁have ▁c low ns ▁from ▁different ▁er as , ▁in ▁which ▁Par é ▁said : ▁" There ▁were ▁real ▁c low ns ▁and ▁fake ▁c low ns . ▁There ▁was ▁lots ▁of ▁work ▁put ▁into ▁dress ing ▁man