Editing Lynn, Massachusetts (section)

==In literature and the arts==
* Many versions of the [[Mother Goose]] [[nursery rhyme]] "Trot, trot to Boston" include Lynn as the second destination.<ref>{{cite book|title=Trot, trot, to Boston: play rhymes for baby|last=Ra|first=Carol F.|year=1987|publisher=Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books|location=New York|isbn=0688061907|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/trottrottoboston00raca}}. "Trot, trot, to Boston; Trot, trot, to Lynn; Trot, trot, to Salem; Home, home again."</ref>
* Scenes from the movie ''[[Surrogates]]'' (2009), especially the chase scene, were filmed in downtown Lynn.<ref>{{cite AV media | people = LynnCAM TV | date = October 28, 2008 | title = Hollywood Meets Lynn: The Surrogates | language = en | url = https://archive.org/details/Hollywood_Meets_Lynn_-_The_Surrogates_Part_1_of_3 | access-date = 2017-11-18 | location = Lynn, Massachusetts | publisher = LynnCAM TV }}</ref> Lynn native Jack Noseworthy starred in the film, and has said he pushes Lynn as a location whenever involved in a project.
* The character of Freddie Quell in [[The Master (2012 film)|The Master]] (2012) is from Lynn and returns there for a scene, though it was filmed in California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukhopadhyay |first=Arka |date=2021-04-13 |title=Where Was The Master Filmed? |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-the-master-filmed/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US}}</ref> 
* The movie ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'' (2015) starring [[Johnny Depp]] feature several scenes shot in Lynn.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/06/18/black-mass-filming-st-patricks-day-scene-in-lynn-ma-on-monday/|title= The movie Black Mass is recreating the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Lynn, MA on Monday, June 23|date= June 19, 2014|access-date= June 4, 2017|archive-date= June 6, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170606050957/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/06/18/black-mass-filming-st-patricks-day-scene-in-lynn-ma-on-monday/|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/photos-black-mass-filming-at-the-porthole-pub-in-lynn-swampscott|title='Black Mass' Filming at The Porthole Pub in Lynn|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027222730/https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/photos-black-mass-filming-at-the-porthole-pub-in-lynn-swampscott|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/07/17/black-mass-starring-johnny-depp-filming-in-lynn-ma-on-monday/|title='Black Mass', starring Johnny Depp, filming in Lynn, MA on Monday|date=July 18, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083133/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/07/17/black-mass-starring-johnny-depp-filming-in-lynn-ma-on-monday/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/06/11/juno-temple-bulger-victim-deborah-hussey-films-scene-lynn/wiXAVXD8vbCJIcv6uWuz0M/story.html|title='Black Mass' takes its sets to Lynn and back to the '70s and '80s|website=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=June 4, 2017|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424055334/http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/06/11/juno-temple-bulger-victim-deborah-hussey-films-scene-lynn/wiXAVXD8vbCJIcv6uWuz0M/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The high school scene in ''[[Central Intelligence]]'' (2016) was filmed at Lynn Classical and Lynn English high schools.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff-->|title=Lynn High Schools Are Central To Movie|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2016/06/17/lynn-high-schools-are-central-to-movie/|work=Daily Item|location=Lynn, MA|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=2017-11-18|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033342/https://www.itemlive.com/2016/06/17/lynn-high-schools-are-central-to-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Several scenes in [[Sound of Metal]] (2019) were filmed in Lynn.<ref>{{Citation |title=Sound of Metal (2019) - Filming & production |work=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5363618/locations/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>