<P> Chazelle scouted for `` old L.A. '' locations that were in ruins , or were perhaps razed . One such example was the use of the Angels Flight trolley , built in 1901 . The funicular had been closed in 2013 after a derailment . Attempts were made to repair and re-open the railway , but to no avail . However , the production team was able to secure permission to use it for a day . Chazelle and his crew then arranged to have it run for shooting ( it was re-opened to the public in 2017 ) . Mia works at a coffee shop on the Warner Bros. studio lot ; Chazelle considered studio lots to be `` monuments '' of Hollywood . Production designer Wasco created numerous fake old film posters . Chazelle occasionally created names for them , deciding to use the title of his first feature , Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench ( 2009 ) for one poster , which reimagines it as a 1930s musical . </P>
<P> Chazelle scouted for `` old L.A. '' locations that were in ruins , or were perhaps razed . One such example was the use of the Angels Flight trolley , built in 1901 . The funicular had been closed in 2013 after a derailment . Attempts were made to repair and re-open the railway , but to no avail . However , the production team was able to secure permission to use it for a day . Chazelle and his crew then arranged to have it run for shooting ( it was re-opened to the public in 2017 ) . Mia works at a coffee shop on the Warner Bros. studio lot ; Chazelle considered studio lots to be `` monuments '' of Hollywood . Production designer Wasco created numerous fake old film posters . Chazelle occasionally created names for them , deciding to use the title of his first feature , Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench ( 2009 ) for one poster , which reimagines it as a 1930s musical . </P>
where does mia work in la la land
where does mia work in la la land
a coffee shop on the Warner Bros. studio lot
a coffee shop on the Warner Bros. studio lot