The restaurant that looks like it has a front of train painted on building is actually a real train engine in front of the restaurant.
The outside of "The Buhl Mansion" in this movie was the Buhl Casino founded in early 1910s by Frank H. Buhl on his three hundred acre farm that he turned into park and donated it to the people of the Shenango Valley for families to come and enjoy.
The original VHS release included an interview with Patrick Swayze. This interview was not carried over to the 2003 Platinum Disc DVD for some reason.