File : Grease car race L.A. river jpg - Wikipedia File : Grease car race L.A. river jpg File File history File usage Metadata No higher resolution available. Grease_car_race_LA_river. jpg ‎ ( 583 × 248 pixels, file size : 64 KB, MIME type : image / jpeg ) Non-free media information and use rationale true for Los Angeles River Description A screenshot of the car race in the LA River culvert from the film Grease Source http://www.wmanthony.com/news/labels/Biscuit%20Company%20Lofts.html Los Angeles River Portion used all Low resolution ? yes ( area of this image is equivalent to a film poster at 300x400 ) Purpose of use The canalized L.A. River culvert has been used in numerous films and television shows as a location for car chases, races, the dumping of dead bodies, etc. ( During most of the year the river is a trickle and the culvert is almost completely dry. ) The scene from Grease is a particualrly well - known and notable example, and serves in the article to illustrate this use of the river culvert as a shooting location for films and television. Replaceable ? any image which serves this purpose will necessarily be non-free Fair use Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Los Angeles River / / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File : Grease_car_race_LA_river. jpg Licensing : This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low - resolution screenshots for critical commentary and discussion of the film and its contents on the English - language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia : Non-free content for more information. Fair use true File history 19 : 37, 29 November 2011 583 × 248 ( 64 KB ) Beyond My Ken ( talk contribs ) FUR ( area is equivalent to a film poster at 300x400 ) You can not overwrite this file. File usage The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file ( pages on other projects are not listed ) : Grease ( film ) Los Angeles River Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file. Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows File change date and time 21 : 15, 12 August 2006 Color space sRGB Show extended details Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Grease_car_race_LA_river.jpg&oldid=518392267 '' Categories : Screenshots of films Hidden categories : Wikipedia non-free files with valid backlink All non-free media Non-free images with NFUR stated Files with no machine - readable author Talk File Talk About Wikipedia This page was last edited on 17 October 2012, at 21 : 26. About Wikipedia

Question: where was the car race scene in grease filmed
Answer: The canalized L.A. River culvert