Welcome to Derry was filmed in Ontario, Canada, with key locations including Port Hope and Hamilton (Delta Secondary School and the Westdale Theatre in Hamilton), as well as other Toronto-area sites for studio work and exterior scenes. The town of Derry, Maine in the story is depicted using these Canadian locations.
Details and where to look:
- Port Hope, Ontario: Used for exterior streets and locations around Walton Street, giving the downtown Derry look. The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope features in exterior shots, while Walton Street serves as a backdrop for car scenes and establishing shots.
- Hamilton, Ontario: Interior scenes and some exteriors were filmed here. The Westdale Theatre (a historic Art Deco cinema) was used for interior theatre scenes, and Delta Secondary School in Hamilton was used for high school sequences.
- Additional Ontario locations: Filming for It adaptations often included other GTA areas such as Mississauga, Toronto, Pickering, and surrounding regions for studio work, aerials, and additional exteriors.
- General note: The production emphasized recreating 1960s-era Derry, Maine, with Port Hope and Hamilton standing in for the town in the film and series productions.
If you’d like, I can pull exact filming site addresses or create a quick map of the main Derry locations (Port Hope downtown, Walton Street, Capitol Theatre, Westdale Theatre) with approximate coordinates.
