GREENSBURG — Parts of Greensburg are being transported to the 1940s as filming continues for an upcoming Amazon Prime series based on “A League of Their Own,” the 1992 movie.
The Sony-Amazon Studios production began filming in June in areas across Western Pennsylvania, according to our partners at Trib Live.
Crews recently have been spotted around Greensburg and have so far transformed the century-old downtown train station into Rockford Station, featuring new signs and a 1943 poster of Uncle Sam — a popular image used during World War I and II — as well as other wartime images.
On Tuesday, crews shut down roads around the train station, where they are expected to film until 7 p.m. A letter sent to residents — provided to the Tribune-Review by Ashley Kertes, executive director of the Greensburg Community Development Corporation — shows several roads being closed to traffic and parking, including:
• Harrison and Concord avenues between Liberty Street and Seton Hill Drive
• Liberty Street and Seton Hill Drive between Concord and Harrison avenues
In addition to downtown, the production company has trucks and trailers set up at Lynch Field, near the fire training tower and adjacent to several baseball fields.
According to Greensburg police Capt. Shawn Denning, filming originally was scheduled to take place Monday but was rescheduled because of weather. Kelsye Hantz, city administrator, said filming is expected to take one day, but she noted that crews began assembling sets last week.
“We are working closely with the city of Greensburg and the Greensburg Police Department to help make this a safe and great experience for everyone,” Joshua Jenks, assistant location manager for Sony/Amazon, wrote in the letter.
In addition to Greensburg, several Western Pennsylvania towns and cities also have hosted production crews for the series throughout the summer.