PITTSBURGH (Newsradio KDKA) - The Amazon Prime Series "A League of Their Own" began filming in the South Side of Pittsburgh earlier this week.
"Which is all set in the 40's, so a lot of people got to see all the fun set decorations if you will, with the period cars and the signs in the window on Carson Street. And they're filming all over the region," Dawn Keezer, executive director of the Pittsburgh Film Office, said Wednesday during the KDKA Radio Morning Show.
Hundreds of individuals from the region were hired as extras for the series.
"They spend money on everything - it's the hotels, the car rentals, the crew, but it's also office supplies, the plywood - all the things you need to run a company are all the same things a film company will buy too, and rent. And they all have to be done from Pennsylvanian's in order for them to qualify for that tax credit," said Keezer. "It's all money running right through this economy."
Listen to the full interview with Keezer above to learn more.