🏙 Towns & cities
Koreatown
neighborhood in Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States · 34.0618, -118.3006
Koreatown is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Historic Central Los Angeles neighborhoods were used for the scenes in which the police hunt down the Nite Owl suspects, including Angelino Heights, Lincoln Heights, and Koreatown.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Koreatown as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- L.A. Confidential 1997
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Collateral
2004
“Filming took place throughout Los Angeles, with Los Angeles International Airport and Koreatown used for setpieces, and filming was also done in Pico Rivera, California.” Wikipedia
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New Girl
2011–
“The interior shots of the bar are originally from a restaurant called The Prince in Koreatown, and were recreated in a studio set after the first season.” Wikipedia
- Wonder Man 2026–
Filming locations nearby
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Koreatown?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Koreatown, including L.A. Confidential (1997), Collateral (2004) and New Girl (2011–). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Koreatown?
L.A. Confidential (1997), covered by 55 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Koreatown?
Koreatown is in the United States, at 34.0618, -118.3006.
What other filming locations are near Koreatown?
Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Universal Pictures and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by DaveofCali, CC BY-SA 3.0.