Tag: New York

  • The Conservatory Garden from “The Girl on the Train”

    The Conservatory Garden from “The Girl on the Train”

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    One of my favorite places in all of Manhattan is, surprisingly, not a stalking location.  Or at least it wasn’t up until recently.  The Conservatory Garden, a six-acre oasis in East Harlem situated across from the Museum of the City of New York, is easily the most picturesque park I have ever set foot in. …

  • Bow Bridge from “Glee”

    Bow Bridge from “Glee”

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    I have a thing for Central Park bridges.  One of my favorite places in all of New York City – in all of the world, actually – is Gapstow Bridge.  I’ve stalked it countless times, blogged about it, and honestly just cannot get enough of its bucolic beauty.  Though I have walked pretty much every…

  • The Ansonia from “Single White Female”

    The Ansonia from “Single White Female”

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    There is no shortage of strikingly beautiful, ornately embellished buildings on New York’s Upper West Side.  I blogged about one of them, The Apthorp, and the circuitous route some friends and I took to stalk it on Friday.  That route included a stop at another gorgeous UWS structure, The Ansonia, easily one of the most…

  • The Apthorp from “Funny Farm”

    The Apthorp from “Funny Farm”

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    I am the first to admit that, though I am not a natural towhead, I am a dumb blonde through and through.  The Grim Cheaper often kids that all of the hair dye I’ve used over the years has obviously gone to my brain.  Case in point – during a 2008 trip to New York,…

  • The Rum House from “Birdman”

    The Rum House from “Birdman”

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    The Grim Cheaper typically could care less about filming locations, but he is absolutely obsessed with the movie The Godfather.  So I included a couple of locales from the 1972 Best Picture winner on the itinerary for our recent trip to the Big Apple.  One of those spots was Hotel Edison, a historic Theater District…

  • The TKTS Booth from “Glee”

    The TKTS Booth from “Glee”

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    I’ve made no secret of the fact that I bailed on the television series Glee shortly after the second part of the first season began airing.  In my opinion, after starting out so strong, the show totally jumped the shark at that point.  But because I love the Big Apple, I did make sure to…

  • The “Sex and the City” Starbucks

    The “Sex and the City” Starbucks

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    One of the best things about starting this blog is the people it has put me in contact with – a myriad of fabulous individuals who share my unique affection for filming locations.  One such fellow stalker, a New Yorker named Gary, has gifted me with countless Big Apple locales since we first started exchanging…

  • Arnold’s Turtle – The Inspiration for Central Perk on “Friends”

    Arnold’s Turtle – The Inspiration for Central Perk on “Friends”

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    It appears that my posts have been heavy on filming location inspiration as of late.  On Friday, I blogged about the Annie orphanage and the two buildings that it was modeled after.  And here I am today with another spot that served as inspiration – this one Arnold’s Turtle Vegetarian Café, the eatery that Central…

  • The Inspiration for the “Annie” Orphanage

    The Inspiration for the “Annie” Orphanage

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    My movie obsession began at a young age.  I can pretty much pinpoint it to 1982 when Annie premiered.  I was hooked on the musical from the start.  I watched it over and over and over, eventually wearing out the VHS copy that my parents bought me.  Its locations have also served as a longtime…

  • Ashley’s Apartment from “Just My Luck”

    Ashley’s Apartment from “Just My Luck”

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    I do not have the best taste in movies and am the first to admit it.  Case in point – Just My Luck, a 2006 Lindsay Lohan romcom that I absolutely love.  Have I lost you already?  If so, it’s understandable.  But I find the film adorable.  I’ve seen it about a hundred times and…