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Blue Velvet

Port City Java

Wilmington · United States  ·  Arlene's restaurant set

Blue Velvet filmed at Port City Java, Wilmington. Set dressing turned an office here into the restaurant where the young pair plan their investigation. Today it is a coffee shop. On screen it's Arlene's Restaurant.

Port City Java, Wilmington

Where to go

34.235892, -77.948911

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

Good to know

Title
Blue Velvet (1986)
On screen
Arlene's Restaurant
In real life
Port City Java, Wilmington
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Blue Velvet film at Port City Java?
At 34.235892, -77.948911 in Wilmington. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Port City Java?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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