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Coming To America

South 5th Street and Hooper Street

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Coming To America filmed at South 5th Street and Hooper Street, New York. A Brooklyn intersection where Akeem and Semmi's cab stops, in the part of the film set in Queens. On screen it's Queens.

Where to go

40.70852, -73.952442

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

Good to know

Title
Coming To America (1988)
On screen
Queens
In real life
South 5th Street and Hooper Street, New York
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 Coming To America film at South 5th Street and Hooper Street?
At 40.70852, -73.952442 in New York. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit South 5th Street and Hooper Street?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near South 5th Street and Hooper Street?
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