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August 20, 2013 By iluvcinema 4 Comments

On Location: Pennsylvania Station in the Movies

During TCM’s wonderful Summer Under The Stars film festival last week, I was watching Hitchcock’s Spellbound, when the first scene at Pennsylvania Station took place; in that moment, I was reminded of the former grandeur and splendor awarded to Midtown Manhattan transportation hub:

Another shot of the old Penn Station #TCMParty #PeckTCM #Spellbound pic.twitter.com/kJK1Md5ij7

— iluvcinema (@iluvcinema) August 15, 2013

The old Pennsylvania Station: where Bergman and Peck just departed from #TCMParty #PeckTCM #Spellbound pic.twitter.com/xlSQthAfzD

— iluvcinema (@iluvcinema) August 15, 2013

That got me thinking: how many other films (besides Spellbound) were shot at the once iconic location? I say “once iconic” because as anyone who has visited the station in its current incarnation can attest, it is anything but grand and architecturally masterful.

What my research produced was pretty sweet! A lot of you film enthusiasts beat me to the punch and did your own retrospectives on films shots in and around the landmark. So instead of retreading already covered ground, I am using this post as a shout-out of sorts, highlight a few articles that do Penn Station proud:

  • Sentimental Journey: New York Penn Station in Film
  • The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station In this book, author Lorraine Diehl highlights some films that took place at Penn Station.
  • A New York Times feature from 2007 about the storied location; includes information on Grand Central Terminal as well.

Here is a clip that merges several scenes from Hollywood films that use the landmark as a location (whether actually shot on location or reproduced and filmed on a studio lot).

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For further insight of what has since been lost, watch this short clip of the early history of the station:

Lastly, read this 2010 blog post from the Brooklyn Museum.

Filed Under: On Location Tagged With: film location, new york city, nyc, penn station, pennsylvania station

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