Music videos · 1987 · U2

Where the Streets Have No Name

Explore the places connected to Where the Streets Have No Name. Read each story alongside its sources, location details and recorded access notes.

2 places in the collection · Los Angeles

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Location photograph of Cecil Hotel — Location photograph · Jim Winstead · CC BY 2.0
Cecil Hotel. Cropped photograph, not a production still.

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Los Angeles ↗︎

Cecil Hotel ↗︎

640 S Main Street

Visit notes for Cecil Hotel

Residential building. View from public pavement and respect residents. The hotel is visible in the video; it is not the rooftop performance site.

Map marker: named site, not an exact camera position.

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In the music video

The Cecil Hotel is visible in the video’s downtown surroundings. It is not the rooftop where U2 performed; this pin marks the hotel’s appearance only.

This connection remains unconfirmed. See the linked sources.

Sources

Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles) ↗︎

Former Republic Liquor rooftop ↗︎

7th Street and Main Street, Los Angeles

Visit notes for Former Republic Liquor rooftop

Street-level reference only. The rooftop is private and not open to visitors.

Map marker: named site, not an exact camera position.

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Music video · Where the Streets Have No Name

U2 filmed the video on the Republic Liquor store rooftop at Seventh and Main. The map marks the street-level location; the nearby Cecil Hotel was not the performance roof.

This connection remains unconfirmed. See the linked sources.

Sources

U2 · Former Republic Liquor rooftop ↗︎