🛣 Streets & squares
42nd Street
street in Manhattan
🇺🇸 United States · 40.7553, -73.9853
42nd Street is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“The city's East 9th Street was selected as a stand-in for New York City's 42nd Street, serving as the backdrop for climactic battle scenes.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names 42nd Street as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Avengers 2012
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Last Action Hero
1993
“The exterior of the film's Pandora Theater was the Empire Theater on 42nd Street in New York.” Wikipedia
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987
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The Newsroom
2012–2014
“The fictional Atlantis World Media building, however, is actually the Bank of America Tower on Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan (directly across the street from HBO's New York City offices at the time of filming), with CGI being used to change the name of the building above the entrance.” Wikipedia
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Fame
1980
“During filming, Parker noticed that a pornographic film showing on 42nd Street was titled Hot Lunch, and was informed that the title was "New York slang for oral sex." In response, MGM offered several working titles before Parker named the film Fame after the 1975 song performed by David Bowie.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
New York City
🇺🇸 United States
most populous city in the United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Manhattan
🇺🇸 United States
borough of New York City, New York, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Staten Island
🇺🇸 United States
borough of New York City, New York, United States of America
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🏙 Towns & cities
East Harlem
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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🛣 Streets & squares
Foley Square
🇺🇸 United States
street intersection in Manhattan, New York
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hempstead House
🇺🇸 United States
Estate in Sands Point, New York, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at 42nd Street?
5 productions are recorded as filmed at 42nd Street, including The Avengers (2012), Last Action Hero (1993) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at 42nd Street?
The Avengers (2012), covered by 95 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is 42nd Street?
42nd Street is in the United States, at 40.7553, -73.9853.
What other filming locations are near 42nd Street?
New York City, Manhattan, Staten Island, East Harlem and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Robert Parma, CC BY-SA 3.0.