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A Nightmare On Elm Street

Cahuenga Branch Library

Los Angeles · United States  ·  The 5th Precinct

A Nightmare On Elm Street filmed at Cahuenga Branch Library, Los Angeles. Nancy is drawn at night to this 1916 library building, which here becomes a police precinct. On screen it's 5th Precinct.

Cahuenga Branch Library, Los Angeles

Where to go

34.091111, -118.288056

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
On screen
5th Precinct
In real life
Cahuenga Branch Library, Los Angeles
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did A Nightmare On Elm Street film at Cahuenga Branch Library?
At 34.091111, -118.288056 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Cahuenga Branch Library?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Cahuenga Branch Library?
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