Guilford County is included in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
.[ Click here for an interactive MAP of all Grease locations!] The big dance contest (and some of the interior classroom scenes) were shot in East L.A., in the gym at. Huntington Park High School at 6020 Miles Ave, in Huntington Park (about 14 miles east of Venice High).
In an interview with John Travolta: Grease took place in 1959, let's say, and Hairspray takes place in 1962.... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/John+Travolta-31294.html. 1955 or later -- Danny's blue windbreaker at the beginning of the film was intended as a nod to Rebel Without a Cause (1955)..