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collection: the wire filming locations

started by chewing_the_scenery

orlando’s

from the wire posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

Orlando's gentlemen's club, the front business for Avon Barksdale's drug enterprise in the first season of The Wire, was located on South Broadway. The scenes were filmed at real-life strip club Ritz Cabaret.

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major crimes unit hq

from the wire posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

In season two of The Wire Daniels and his crew start running their investigations out of a small building on this dead-end road not far from the marine terminals in Southeast Baltimore.

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the greek’s diner

from the wire posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

In season 2 of The Wire the Greek held his meetings in a tiny diner called Little Johnny's. The restaurant is no longer open, but you can find the building on South Clinton St. by the docks.

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clement st. cafe

from the wire posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

This is the former location of the Clement Street Cafe, the favorite bar of the Baltimore dockworkers in season 2 of The Wire. The building was converted into custom town homes sometime after filming.

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werner’s

from the wire, house of cards posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

The Baltimore restaurant Werner's is Tommy Carcetti's favorite location for power lunches in The Wire, and it's also a popular spot for political wheeling and dealing in House of Cards. The restaurant, which dates back to the 1950s, closed briefly in 2011 but reopened in 2012 under new ownership.

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