The small town used in House of Wax was a timber-built set made specifically for the film that was unfortunately demolished after filming.
Locations:
368F+4M Guanaba, Queensland, Australia (More info) (Thanks to Jon Rudder for this location)
Google Maps Co-ordinates: -27.935050, 153.223729
3D Virtual Model: View Here
Extra:
Official Trailer
Special
Release: 06/05/2005
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Run Time: 108m
Age Viewing: 15
Gross: $32,064,800
You can see the actual town of Ambrose set in Google Earth at 27°56’5.08″S, 153°13’27.22″E and slide the time bar to 2004.
Awesome find, thank you very much Jon
How can I “slide the time bar to 2004”? Help, please, somebody!
You can edit the time bar by selecting “Show Historical Imagery” which is the 7th icon along the top of Google earth.