The Lucerne
The Lucerne
Upper West Side, Manhattan
A boutique hotel at 201 West 79th Street on the Upper West Side, in a building from 1904, north of the Dakota. Pictured: the Dakota entrance, 2007.
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The building called the Bramford · 1968
Rosemary’s Baby
The Bramford was a front. Its gables and gate are the Dakota on Central Park West, shot in New York from 21 August 1967, and the rooms behind them were built on sound stages in Hollywood.
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One building, two names
The Dakota, from the street
Wikipedia says the Dakota’s exteriors stood in for the fictional Bramford building. Wikipedia says principal photography began in New York on 21 August 1967.
- Wikipedia says the author Ira Levin modelled the Bramford on buildings like the Dakota.
- Make It Weird says the exterior and the gated entrance play the Bramford, and shows it as a private co-op seen from the street.
- The Dakota was built from 1880 to 1884 to designs by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, for Edward Cabot Clark of the Singer Manufacturing Company, Wikipedia says.
- Its residents bought the building and made it a cooperative in November 1961, and the 72nd Street entrance has a security booth, Wikipedia says.
- Wikipedia says the Dakota became a New York City landmark in 1969 and a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
A private co-op home. Look from the pavement on Central Park West and 72nd Street; the courtyard and apartments are not open.
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The mobile
Hang the mobile
Seven places hang from the coast the sources put them on: a New York arm, a Los Angeles arm, or a thread of their own. The bar leans with the weight.
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New York
Los Angeles
Not filmed
The tray
Seven places wait in the tray. Hang one.
Nothing hangs yet. The bar is level.
Five months, two coasts
New York first, then Hollywood
- 21 August 1967Principal photography begins in New York.
- September 1967The shoot moves to Paramount, where the apartment is built on sound stages.
- October 1967Extra location shooting at Playa del Rey.
- November 1967More than three weeks behind schedule.
- 20 December 1967Filming completes in Los Angeles.
Wikipedia says the shoot moved to Paramount Studios in Hollywood by September 1967, where the Bramford apartment interiors were built on sound stages.
Wikipedia says Mia Farrow recalled the yacht dream sequence being filmed on a vessel near Santa Catalina Island.
A working studio lot behind gates. The Melrose Gate can be seen from the street; the lot is entered on the studio tour.
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Where to look
Go and see the front
The Dakota and Alwyn Court are private co-op homes: look from the pavement and no further. The Paramount lot is entered on its studio tour. Time & Life, Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue and Playa del Rey are public streets and a beach.
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Where it is now
5 places you can visit in Manhattan and Los Angeles. The Dakota and Alwyn Court are private homes, named by their streets and not pinned.
Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. An office tower on Sixth Avenue, seen from the pavement. The lobby is a commercial space; opening hours vary.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working jewellery store on a Midtown corner. The windows face the pavement; the store is open to shoppers.
Area reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A public pavement outside Radio City Music Hall. The exact camera position is not known.
The Time & Life Building on Sixth Avenue, August 2006. Filip Maljković · Public domain New York · 1271 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), between 50th and 51st Streets
Time & Life Building
Make It Weird says Rosemary waits outside the building for Hutch, who never arrives, then goes into the lobby to ring him from a pay phone.
An office tower on Sixth Avenue, seen from the pavement. The lobby is a commercial space; opening hours vary.
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Tiffany & Co.’s flagship at 727 Fifth Avenue, corner of 57th Street, April 2022. Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 New York · 727 Fifth Avenue at East 57th Street, Midtown
Fifth Avenue and Tiffany’s
SetJett says that after hearing Hutch is seriously ill, Rosemary stops at the first window at Tiffany’s on Fifth Avenue and admires a manger scene.
A working jewellery store on a Midtown corner. The windows face the pavement; the store is open to shoppers.
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One of the neon signs of Radio City Music Hall on Sixth Avenue, 2009. Ypsilon · CC0 New York · In front of 1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Midtown
Sixth Avenue at Radio City
Filmed There says the scene of Rosemary heading out to meet her doctor friend was shot at 1260 Sixth Avenue, the Radio City Music Hall area.
A public pavement outside Radio City Music Hall. The exact camera position is not known.
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A room near the Dakota.
A Manhattan hotel on the Upper West Side.
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Paramount Studio Tour
Paramount Studio Tour
Melrose Avenue, Hollywood
Tours of the Hollywood lot where the Bramford’s rooms were built. Check the studio’s tour page for what each tour covers and when. Pictured: the Melrose Gate, 2014.
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7 of 7 places · 8 of 8 stories
The Dakota
1 West 72nd Street at Central Park West, Upper West Side
The Bramford
The Dakota’s exteriors stand in for the fictional Bramford building.
Time & Life Building
1271 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), between 50th and 51st Streets
Waiting for Hutch
Rosemary waits outside the Time & Life Building for Hutch and rings him from the lobby.
Fifth Avenue and Tiffany’s
727 Fifth Avenue at East 57th Street, Midtown
The manger window
Rosemary stops at Tiffany’s first window on Fifth Avenue.
Into the traffic
A scene of Rosemary wandering into traffic is shot on Fifth Avenue with real traffic and a handheld camera.
Sixth Avenue at Radio City
In front of 1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Midtown
To meet her doctor friend
A fan list puts the scene of Rosemary heading out to meet her doctor friend at 1260 Sixth Avenue.
Alwyn Court
180 West 58th Street at Seventh Avenue, Midtown
The novel’s building
A fan location list says Alwyn Court inspired the novel’s Bramford; it names no scene shot there.
Paramount Studios
5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood
The rooms built in Hollywood
The Bramford apartment interiors are built on Paramount sound stages.
Playa del Rey
Playa del Rey, on Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles
Playa del Rey
Additional location shooting takes place at Playa del Rey in October 1967.
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