UB9JoE9dezLEz8AceUI0eipAPk.jpg' alt='Trace Full Movie Part 1' title='Trace Full Movie Part 1' />Chain. Link Research Research. Trace Full Movie Part 1' title='Trace Full Movie Part 1' />The Film Locations of Ghostbusters Part 1 NY, Youve ChangedThough there are many movies Im excited to cover for New York, Youve Changed, I had no choice but to start with the movie that first introduced me to New York CityI first saw Ghostbusters when I was about 8 years old and instantly fell in love with it. I watched it over and over, to the point where I could recite the entire film. Watching guys trapping ghosts with backpack nuclear accelerators was like a childs fantasy come to life, and I defy you to find a kid of the 8. Ghostbusters carried in their youth. I had never been to New York City at the time, but the film made me desperately want to go. The public library, the university, the firehouse, Danas apartment buildingNew York seemed completely different from Boston, the only city I knew as a kid. Unfortunately, I only set first set foot in the city in 2. New York was a completely different place. Ghostbusters was shot in New York over a four week period beginning in October 8. Without a Trace star Roselyn Sanchez and actor Eric Winter were married Saturday in Puerto Rico. Sanchez, 35, and Winter, 32, exchanged vows in San Juan. View our collections of research around key subject areas CLOUD COLLABORATION. EDITORS NOTE Bloody Disgusting has since decided it will no longer cover the Jeepers Creepers franchise or any of Victor Salvas past, present, or future projects. Miley Cyrus is about to have a sisterinlaw. Her fellow former Disney star Brenda Song, 23, is engaged to Cyruss older brother, Trace, 22. I am very. The Hangover Part 2 Visit The Thailand Locations From The Movie. BgdNcdD8Vs/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Trace Full Movie Part 1' title='Trace Full Movie Part 1' />L. A. for months of soundstage photography. Yet in those short four weeks, director Ivan Reitman and team managed to capture enough of the city to make Ghostbusters an iconic New York movie. The New York of 1. Giuliani city of today it feels dangerous, gritty, dirty, tough, angry, and exciting. It seems like a struggle just to cross the street. How much has New York changed a quarter of a century later Lets have a lookThe film opens at the New York Public Library, which has a ghost residing in its stacks. The first image of the film cranes to one of the NYPLs lionswhich seems to be thankfully unchanged all these years later. One of Reitmans goals in shooting was to focus on New York statuary, and it seems appropriate to start off the film with one of the citys most iconic symbols. At the time of shooting, the Ghostbusters crew was disappointed to find that the library was going through restoration work, and had to shoot tight to avoid showing too much scaffolding. Nevertheless, this shot reveals the extent of the workToday, the library is yet again under restoration the top portion is covered in canvas, and the bottom right area is blocked off. While the main reading room was shot on location, the stacks were actually filmed in LA. Next up is Columbia University, shown beneath the logo. Im not sure if its a matter of color correction, a bad film transfer to DVD, or that New York was simply much smoggier back in the day, but Ive never seen the campus look so dingyToday, like the New York Public Library, the campus is essentially the same, although the building on the right in the Ghostbusters picture, Ferris Booth Hall, was demolished in 1. Alfred Lerner Hall, the current student center. Other than there seeming to be much less smog than in 2. Watch Interstella 5555: The 5Tory Of The 5Ecret 5Tar 5Ystem IMDB. New York. When we first meet the Ghostbusters, theyre working out of Weaver Hall, the Department of Psychology. In reality, Weaver Hall is actually Havemeyer Hall, a classroom building primarily dedicated to science and math in fact, this building has what I consider to be New Yorks finest lecture hall you can see it repeatedly in the Spider man films nice to know Peter Parker and Peter Venkman hung out in the same building. In comparing the two pictures, you can see that weve come so far since the 8. Im sure theres an alternate entrance somewhere. Heres the full building, located in the north western portion of the campus After getting booted from the university, Peter and Ray have a life altering conversation on the east side of the campus. I was shocked to see that Columbia has not installed a plaque on this block announcing that Bill Murray drank here. If there was one single scene in a film that made me think drinking is what the cool kids do as a child, it was this. Other than some noticeable differences in foliage, Columbia continues to look the the same. As they continue their conversation, you get a reverse view, and again, you can see the difference in student centers. Also note that a gate has been put up, preventing you from going into the area where they have most of their conversation. After deciding to go into business for themselves, the crew takes a trip to the generically named Manhattan City Bank to take out a mortgage on Rays childhood home Everyone has a third mortgage nowadays. I can tell from the footage that they were filming across the street from the New York Public Librarybut I think the entrance to this building has been completely renovated. The only clue that this is the correct location is that wall of stone on the left hand side, which seems to match in color to the above photograph. I think the original entrance was more inset. Finally, the Ghostbusters find their home Tribecas iconic Hook Ladder 8 also seen in Hitch and Seinfeld. Note the new glass curtain building on the right. The building to the left, which was probably considered a dump in 1. Bubbles Lounge champagne bar. Times have changed. The alley next to the firehouse is used for firefighter parking. Shortly after Ray proclaims Youve gotta try this pole, we head uptown to Danas apartment at 5. Central Park West. Our first shot is of the building towering over the skyline, as seen from Central Park. Compare that to the actual viewDanas building is dead center, but in reality actually seems somewhat squat compared to the surrounding buildings. Of course, the first image is actually a matte painting, in which a very realistic painting is superimposed on actual footage of Central Park. Not only did they give the building a much more menacing appearance, they also blotted out a number of the surrounding buildings. I wrongly assumed the field was Central Parks Great Lawn its actually the Sheep Meadow. Stand on the east side under the trees to get the correct view. This is an aerial photo of the building in 1. Originally, the filmmakers had been planning to use 1 Fifth Avenue, the first building north of Washington Square Park, for Danas apartment. Not only is it much tallerit also features a roof that would lend itself naturally to a templeespecially compared to the top of 5. Central Park West Also, it was perfectly located for an iconic shot of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man passing by or perhaps destroying the Washington Square Park Arch. Unfortunately, the 1 Fifth Ave condo association couldnt come to an agreement on filming, and shooting was moved uptown. Back at 5. 5 CPW, we first see Dana leaving a cab while struggling with groceries. Notice a differenceWhile the buildings are very much the same, New Yorks cabs have certainly changedDana walks across the street to the entrance of the building, nearly getting hit if theres any major difference between New York of the 8. I could stand in the street for a good 3. I believe thats a new bus stop pole. It also looks like the building might have had central air installed, as the air conditioning units have been removed. But all in all, still very much the same.