What building in New York was used in Ghostbusters?

55 Central Park West
Since Ghostbusters first hit theaters, 55 Central Park West has been known as the “Ghostbusters Building;” it was portrayed much taller and with the rooftop temple, via the eight floors that were added to exterior shots of it via matte painting by Production designer/Art director John DeCuir.

What buildings were used in Ghostbusters?

Ghostbusters Guide to NYC

  • New York Public Library. Fifth Ave.
  • Columbia University. 2960 Broadway.
  • Hook & Ladder Company 8. 14 N.
  • Umberto’s Clam House. 132 Mulberry St.
  • Rockefeller Center. 48th–51st Sts.
  • 55 Central Park West. 55 Central Park West.
  • Tavern on the Green. 1 Tavern on the Green.
  • Lincoln Center. 70 Lincoln Center Plaza.

Where in NYC was Ghostbusters filmed?

Not only is Ghostbusters considered one of the all-time great movies, it’s quintessentially New York. From the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan all the way up to Columbia University at 116th Street, the movie (and its sequel) filmed all over the city.

Where is the Zuul building?

Official Description. Best known as the apartment of Luis Tulley and Dana Barrett – and the point where the evil Zuul enters our dimension – in Ghostbusters, this 19-floor housing cooperative is located in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A. The building was built in 1929 and designed by the firm Schwartz and Gross.

Is the Ghostbuster firehouse real?

Reportedly, the firehouse was chosen because writer Dan Aykroyd knew the area and liked the building. While the firehouse served as the set for exterior scenes, the interior of the Ghostbusters base was shot in a Los Angeles studio, and in Fire Station No. 23, a decommissioned Los Angeles firehouse.

What hotel is used in Ghostbusters?

The Sedgewick Hotel Where in New York is the swanky hotel where the Ghostbusters successfully bust their first ghost and Bill Murray gets slimed? Trick question: there’s no such hotel. The Sedgewick is fictitious; the scene was actually shot in Los Angeles at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.

Where is Dana’s apartment in Ghostbusters?

550 Central Park West
550 Central Park West (also known as The Shandor, Shandor Building, Dana’s apartment and “Spook Central”), is the super-conductive antenna and portal to our realm, created by Ivo Shandor and the Cult of Gozer to bring forth their “divine” master Gozer itself in its Destructor Form.

Is the Ghostbuster house real?

The 1903 Beaux-Arts building, home to the real-life Hook & Ladder Company 8, was used for the exterior scenes of the fictional firehouse where Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston set up their ghostbusting operations.