<P> Hey Arnold ! takes place in the fictional American city of Hillwood . While its geographic location is never revealed outright , some episodes suggest that the city is located in Washington State . Bartlett described the city as `` an amalgam of large northern cities I have loved , including Seattle ( my hometown ) , Portland ( where I went to art school ) and Brooklyn ( the bridge , the brownstones , the subway ) '' . Bartlett , having grown up in Seattle , based many of the show 's events on his own experience growing up in the city . Evan Levine of the Houston Chronicle commented on the series ' `` backdrop of dark streets , nighttime adventures and rundown buildings , all seen from a child 's point of view '' . </P>
<P> Hey Arnold ! takes place in the fictional American city of Hillwood . While its geographic location is never revealed outright , some episodes suggest that the city is located in Washington State . Bartlett described the city as `` an amalgam of large northern cities I have loved , including Seattle ( my hometown ) , Portland ( where I went to art school ) and Brooklyn ( the bridge , the brownstones , the subway ) '' . Bartlett , having grown up in Seattle , based many of the show 's events on his own experience growing up in the city . Evan Levine of the Houston Chronicle commented on the series ' `` backdrop of dark streets , nighttime adventures and rundown buildings , all seen from a child 's point of view '' . </P>
where is hey arnold supposed to take place
where is hey arnold supposed to take place
the fictional American city of Hillwood
the fictional American city of Hillwood