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The Last of Us Vancouver Filming Locations

West Cordova, Arch Alley and Harbour Green Park — where HBO dressed downtown Vancouver as post-apocalyptic Seattle for The Last of Us seasons 2 and 3.

Hollywood North · The Last of Us

Season 2 moved the show's Seattle chapters onto downtown Vancouver streets in 2024. The set dressing is gone. What remains is the brick, the alleys and the waterfront the cameras pointed at. Season 3 (working title Calm Current) was back on the same 300-block of West Cordova in March 2026 — if you see yellow signs, it is a working set, not a tourist attraction.

Walk the Seattle streets

Gastown and Waterfront walking tours cover the Cordova blocks HBO dressed as post-apocalyptic Seattle.

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Walking order

  1. Waterfront Station. Walk south to the 300–400 blocks of West Cordova. 310–320 West Cordova is the brick the unit used in August 2024.
  2. Arch Alley sits off Victory Square, one block south. It is a working laneway — do not block loading docks for a selfie.
  3. Harbour Green Park (1199 West Cordova / Coal Harbour seawall) was closed 25–27 July 2024 for the same production. The park is open again; the seawall is the walk.
  4. Gastown Water Street at dusk: the cobbles and fire escapes that doubled as 'anywhere, USA' for thirty years of other shows, and as Seattle here.

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey were here for season 2. We do not publish hotels they used. Downtown luxury rooms that sit on the same streets the unit walked — Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Fairmont Pacific Rim — are bookable like any other hotel. Stay behind tape if a crew is in.

On the map

Pins for this title only. Full dossiers — scene vs today, access, source — stay on the Hollywood North hub so we do not maintain two copies.

FAQ

Where did The Last of Us film in Vancouver?

Season 2 used the 300 and 400 blocks of West Cordova, Arch Alley at Victory Square, and Harbour Green Park, plus other Metro Vancouver and Island sites. Season 1 was mostly Alberta; season 2 is the Vancouver one.

Can I see the overgrown Seattle set?

No. The picture vehicles and vines were struck when the unit wrapped. You will see a normal street unless a later season has parked trailers there again.

What is Calm Current?

A Creative BC working title. In March 2026 it was The Last of Us season 3 on West Cordova. Working titles change; the live block on the hub is rebuilt from the official registry every Monday.

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Photo credits

Every photograph on this page is freely licensed via Wikimedia Commons and credited below. We do not publish film stills — those belong to the studios.
cordova tlou — Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0 · gastown — Jennie Robinson, CC BY 2.0

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