ON LOCATION · 01When Harry Met Sally…Washington Square Arch
ON LOCATION · 02GhostbustersHook & Ladder 8
ON LOCATION · 03Do the Right ThingStuyvesant AvenueA thousand stories. One more block.
Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.
Individually designed Worlds with places in New York. Their pins are on the map below.
Serpico14 places in New York
Sex and the City14 places in New York
Gossip Girl13 places in New York
Taxi Driver13 places in New York
The Sopranos12 places in New York
Ghostbusters11 places in New York
The Wolf of Wall Street11 places in New York
West Side Story11 places in New York
Goodfellas10 places in New York
Midnight Cowboy10 places in New York
Patti Smith10 places in New York
The Godfather10 places in New York
Blondie9 places in New York
Dog Day Afternoon9 places in New York
Seinfeld9 places in New York
The French Connection9 places in New York
Carole King8 places in New York
Raging Bull8 places in New York
Saturday Night Fever8 places in New York
Simon & Garfunkel8 places in New York
A Beautiful Mind7 places in New York
Friends7 places in New York
Lou Reed7 places in New York
The Velvet Underground7 places in New York
When Harry Met Sally...7 places in New York
Breakfast at Tiffany’s6 places in New York
Mad Men6 places in New York
Miles Davis6 places in New York
Ramones6 places in New York
Billy Joel5 places in New York
Do the Right Thing5 places in New York
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind5 places in New York
Frank Sinatra5 places in New York
Paul Simon5 places in New York
Succession4 places in New York
Talking Heads4 places in New York
The Beatles4 places in New York
The Departed4 places in New York
The Temptations4 places in New York
Bob Dylan3 places in New York
Die Hard3 places in New York
Home Alone3 places in New York
Jimi Hendrix3 places in New York
Louis Armstrong3 places in New York
Madonna3 places in New York
Rear Window3 places in New York
Smokey Robinson3 places in New York
The Supremes3 places in New York
Whitney Houston3 places in New York
Almost Famous2 places in New York
Bruce Springsteen2 places in New York
Catch Me If You Can2 places in New York
David Bowie2 places in New York
Jefferson Airplane2 places in New York
Led Zeppelin2 places in New York
Michael Jackson2 places in New York
Phoenix2 places in New York
Platoon2 places in New York
The Bodyguard2 places in New York
The Dark Knight Rises2 places in New York
The Exorcist2 places in New York
The Godfather Part II2 places in New York
The Kinks2 places in New York
The Police2 places in New York
2001: A Space Odyssey1 place in New York
A Star Is Born1 place in New York
American Beauty1 place in New York
Apocalypse Now1 place in New York
Aretha Franklin1 place in New York
Dexter1 place in New York
Dire Straits1 place in New York
Elliott Smith1 place in New York
Elton John1 place in New York
Eric Clapton1 place in New York
The Grateful Dead1 place in New York
Her1 place in New York
James Brown1 place in New York
Janis Joplin1 place in New York
Joni Mitchell1 place in New York
Måneskin1 place in New York
Ocean’s Eleven1 place in New York
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest1 place in New York
Phil Collins1 place in New York
Ryuichi Sakamoto1 place in New York
Sam Cooke1 place in New York
Severance1 place in New York
Singin’ in the Rain1 place in New York
Sunset Boulevard1 place in New York
Taylor Swift1 place in New York
The Clash1 place in New York
The Usual Suspects1 place in New YorkExplore the wider researched catalogue alongside the curated Worlds. Source notes, historic geography and access restrictions stay with each story.
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2001: A Space Odyssey: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1968 trailer) · Public domain. A Beautiful Mind: Peter Dutton from Forest Hills, Queens, USA · CC BY 2.0. A Star Is Born: Wendy Brandes · CC BY 2.0. Abram Chasins: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain. Alex Novikoff: Howchou · CC BY-SA 3.0. Almost Famous: Katie Kiehn · CC BY-SA 2.0. American Beauty: John Mathew Smith (Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com) · CC BY-SA 2.0. Annie Hall: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0. Apocalypse Now: Nathalie2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Aretha Franklin: Atlantic Records · CC0. Barry Manilow: PHOTO BY MATTHEW BECKER - www.melodicrockconcerts.com - matt@melodicrockconcerts.com / Weatherman90 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0. Bernard Garfield: Bernard Garfield · Public domain. Betty Comden: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain. Beverly Sills: Bernard Gotfryd · Public domain. Billy Joel: Columbia Records (publicity photograph) · Public domain. Blondie: Chrysalis Records · Public domain. Bob Dylan: Don Hunstein · Public domain. Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Paramount Pictures publicity photograph (photographer not credited) · Public domain.
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01New York location context · Apollo Theater photographA Fifth Avenue window, a city before breakfast.
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02Hook & Ladder 8 · exact location photographWho you gonna call?
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03Katz’s Delicatessen · exact location photographA lunch scene that became a New York ritual.
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Jujus367 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exact Apollo Theater exterior; cropped location photograph. · Displayed cropped.
Phillip Ritz · CC BY 2.0 · Exact Ghostbusters firehouse exterior; cropped location photograph. · Displayed cropped.
Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Exact Katz's Delicatessen exterior; cropped location photograph. · Displayed cropped.
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Tony Hisgett · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped location photograph1 cultural connectionsBreakfast at Tiffany's
OptimumPx · Public domain · Cropped location photograph2 cultural connectionsBreakfast at Tiffany's
Phillip Ritz · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped location photograph1 cultural connectionsGhostbusters
Ajay Suresh · CC BY 4.0 · Cropped location photograph1 cultural connectionsSeinfeld
Redlands597198 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped location photograph1 cultural connectionsFriends
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The Allman Brothers Band · Album / sleeve photography · Sourced
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Music · New YorkAbram Chasins
Music · New YorkAlex Novikoff
Movies · New YorkAnnie Hall
Music · New YorkBarry Manilow
Music · New YorkBernard Garfield
Music · New YorkBetty Comden![Title: Beverly Sills, opera singer, in "Manon" Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [1969] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-03953 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," ( https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf ) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 3953 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title from slide mount and other caption information provided by the photographer. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Opera singers Personalities Manon Format: Slides--Color--1960-1970. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020733494/](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Beverly_Sills_in_%22Manon%22%2C_cropped.jpg/1920px-Beverly_Sills_in_%22Manon%22%2C_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
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