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The Valley, under a marquee

A North Hollywood marquee and a Valley golf-course site anchor the film’s restless, affectionate period world.

Read in this order, then plan travel between the public locations. Historical references and private properties are not visitor stops. This is a story sequence, not a timed walking itinerary.

Place and area markers · not exact camera positions

View the exterior from public sidewalks; interior access depends on performances and venue permission.

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Selected: El Portal Theatre
  1. 01
    Opening frame · Enter the world

    Begin Licorice Pizza at El Portal Theatre, then follow the first turn in its real-world geography.

    Filming location · the embrace

    El Portal Theatre

    Location photograph of El Portal Theatre
    JGKlein · Public domain · Cropped location photograph

    Gary and Alana meet beneath the El Portal marquee. The theatre frontage is the tangible landmark at the end of their separate runs.

    View the exterior from public sidewalks; interior access depends on performances and venue permission.

  2. 02
    Production location · Tail o’ the Cock

    Van Nuys Golf Course

    Street map showing Van Nuys Golf Course in Van Nuys
    Where It Was · OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL map data · Location map

    The Tail o’ the Cock restaurant was recreated at Van Nuys Golf Course, where the motorcycle sequence was also filmed. It is not a surviving version of the original restaurant.

    A working golf facility. Use authorised visitor areas and check access directly; the film set is not a public attraction.

  3. 03
    Second act · Follow the city

    Move deeper into Licorice Pizza through the locations where its visual and emotional language takes shape.

    LOST LOCATION

    Tail o’ the Cock site

    Public-realm location context near Tail o’ the Cock site
    Cbl62 (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped location photograph

    The vanished restaurant is recreated as part of the film’s Valley memory; the original building no longer survives.

    View from the public realm and respect residents, businesses and venue access rules. Check current opening information before travelling.

  4. 04
    FILMING LOCATION

    Encino Union service station

    Public-realm location context near Encino Union service station
    Clotee Pridgen Alloc… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped location photograph

    A Ventura Boulevard forecourt helps stage the fuel-crisis chapter and its anxious nighttime movement.

    View from the public realm and respect residents, businesses and venue access rules. Check current opening information before travelling.

  5. 05
    Afterimage · Carry it with you

    End at Reseda Theatre frontage, where the World continues as memory, pilgrimage or living culture.

    FILMING LOCATION

    Reseda Theatre frontage

    Reseda Theatre — location photograph
    Cbl62 (talk) · Public domain · Cropped location photograph

    The surviving theatre frontage contributes period Valley texture even as surrounding businesses have changed.

    View from the public realm and respect residents, businesses and venue access rules. Check current opening information before travelling.

PACK FOR THE JOURNEY

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