Nadine Haders, the costume designer, used only the colors and tones that were in the Van Gogh painting when making the costumes for the scenes set in the 1940s.
The Oaks Amusement Park skating rink in Portland, Oregon, was used for the Wurlitzer Palace. The park celebrated 100 years of continuous operation in 2005, making it the oldest amusement park in the United States.