Bob Dylan biopic ‘Nobody’ changes another corner of Hoboken, New Jersey

Filming on the Timothée Chalamet-directed film is entering its final stretch, adding some retro flair to the intersection of First Street in Hoboken.

Nobody, about the rise of Bob Dylan in the 1960s, has been filming in New Jersey after wrapping up shooting in New York City earlier this year. The film is executive produced by Bob Dylan himself and stars Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning and Nick Offerman.

As set designers worked to transform First and Broomfield Streets into the latest filming location last week, the Little Town Bookstore, which has been converted into a music hotel complete with ’60s-style signage, closed this week to accommodate the film crew.

according to Village Conservation SocietyThe Music Inn is one of New York’s oldest music stores. It opened in 1958 and is still open on Fourth Street in the West Village.

In addition to the Music Inn, McSwiggin’s across the street had a makeshift sign for a fictitious venue called The Ember Room. In the other direction, The Ferryman at First had been converted into the Swing Street Tavern, and the ads mentioned artists of the time, including Johnny Cash, Tony Bennett and The Kingston Trio.

Chalamet and his castmates have been seen filming scenes throughout Hoboken in recent weeks, including at Columbus Park and in a vacant storefront on Eighth Street. Last week, the crew was seen outside a historic brownstone on Garden Street, where they plan to shoot for a few days downtown.

The crew has been busy in Hudson County, initially heading to Jersey City to film some scenes, including the White Mana Diner and Miss America Diner. The crew’s largest performance location is Jersey Avenue, re-mold Enter the retro West Village, home to famous spots from the era like the Borgia Cafe, Minetta Tavern and Bizarre Cafe.

“A Complete Unknown” also takes advantage of Moran Earlier this year, he transformed it into McAnn’s Bar at Fifth and Garden Avenues in Hoboken, a New York bar the folk singer frequented during her rise to fame in the 1960s.

In addition, Cape May served as a “stand-in” for the 1965 Newport Folk Festival in a photoshoot in early May. Searchlight Pictures, which is distributing the new film, has not yet announced a release date.