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LA LA LAND · 2016

GRAND CENTRAL
MARKET.

Mia and Sebastian eat at Sarita’s during the summer romance montage.

SUMMER MONTAGEGRAND CENTRAL MARKET · 317 S BROADWAY
Neon signs above the busy aisles of Grand Central Market.

Inside the market used in the summer montage; this is an aisle view, not Sarita’s counter.

Photography & credits

Grand Central Market, Los Angeles, Interior view 20110807 1.jpg by DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. Display crops vary with screen size. The photograph retains the linked licence.

THE SCENE

NOT JUST
A PIN.
A MOMENT.

The film doesn't merely use Grand Central Market as atmosphere: Mia and Sebastian are shown at Sarita’s Pupuseria. That exact stall is the destination, with Angels Flight immediately across Hill Street forming the next connected story stop.

SUMMER MONTAGE · GRAND CENTRAL MARKET · 317 S BROADWAY
SCREEN → NOW

FIND THE
FRAME.

The location photograph above shows the real place; the panel below identifies the scene details to look for.

VISUAL LANDMARKS

A matched screen-to-location comparison is not available yet. Look for these features in the location view and scene notes.

  • COUNTER
  • STALL SIGN
  • AISLE
  • BACKGROUND
STAND HERE

RECREATE
THE SHOT.

Find the Sarita’s counter and reconstruct the wide composition rather than photographing the market generically.

VISIT NOTES
LOCATION
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET · 317 S BROADWAY
SCENE
SUMMER MONTAGE
STATUS
Exact-match photography required
ALIGN
COUNTER · STALL SIGN · AISLE · BACKGROUND
EXPLORE FROM PUBLIC SPACE
ACROSS THE STREET

KEEP THE
SUMMER MOVING.

Angels Flight is the natural next stop in the montage and sits immediately across Hill Street.

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