Here are 5 Hamilton spots you can't help but notice in The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy, a Netflix series that premiered Feb. 15, was filmed in Toronto and Hamilton. And boy, is there a lot of Hamilton.

There's an opening shot of women pushing seven baby buggies past the John Sopinka Courthouse. The main characters livein a former Gore Park gay club. If you're a Hamiltonian and you're watching the show, you can't stop noticing the Hamilton spots.

The production was in Hamilton for 28 days from January to July, and hired local crew,says DebbieSpence, the city's business development consultant for creative industries.

The city issued 19 location permits, with some spots visited multiple times. Here's a list:

• The former Target in Waterdown.
• Liuna Station.
• Gage Park.
• Gore Park area (Embassy Club).
• Downtown (John Street, King StreetEast, King William Street, James StreetNorth).
• Corktown Pub.
• Cotton Factory.
• St.Stanislaus Roman Catholic Polish Church.
• Dyment's Market and Bakery.

Some of thempop right off the screen.

1. Gore Park. Again and again and again

The family lives in Gore Park. The Stelco tower looms in the background. Sometimes it looks like a lovely summer day. Sometimes it looks like a meteor hit it.

2. The former Embassy nightclub

It's in Gore Park too, but 64 King St. E. is so prevalent that it's worth its own spot on the list. This is where eccentric billionaire Reginald Hargreeves trainsseven magicalbabies he adopted from around the world.

3. The International Village

The Sparkle Chinese restaurant sign makes it obvious. Klaus (Robert Sheehan) pawns his family's belongings for drug money at a pawn shop that's usually Starspark Computers.

4. LiunaStation (of course)

Filmmakers love LiunaStation. Here, it doubled as a bank under siege. It's also where Hargreeves unveils his brood to the world via a throng of waiting media.

5. Dyment's in rural Dundas

On this rural crossroads, there are bad guys and a redirected bullet and you kind of have tosee it to understand.

Other Hamilton content

Hamilton actor T.J. McGibbon, 13, plays young Vanyain the series. Ellen Page plays an older version of the character.

VintageSoulGeekis a go-to vintage clothing store for filmmakers doing period pieces in Hamilton. Guillermo Del Toro's crew, for example, tapped the International Village store for clothes for The Shape of Water. The Umbrella Academy crew did the same.

What's next

Hamilton issued 811 film permits last year, up from 539 the year before, Spence said. Each production brings local jobs, and hotel room bookings, and meals eaten at local restaurants.

Upcoming productions that were shotin Hamilton last year include The Handmaid's Tale, Del Toro'sScary Stories to Tell in the Dark (which means he came back after The Shape of Water), and Atom Egoyan's Guest of Honour.The thriller The Hot Zonewas also filmed almost entirely in Hamilton.

Here's a video the city uses to lure film productions.