06/13/2017

5th & PARK - CARNEGIE HILL'S FILM & FICTION WALKING TOUR ALONG MUSEUM MILE!


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The tour is available daily at 3:00 p.m.

We meet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a breezy 95 minute stroll through the world's most popular filming destination that ends at Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum masterpiece.

The Gug In Fall

We'll visit scenes from movies such as American Animals, The Devil's Advocate, Working Girl, and Ransom. We'll see the Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis Reservoir path that Dustin Hoffman ran on in Marathon Man.

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The realms of film and fiction blur in Manhattan's historic Carnegie Hill neighborhood where J.D. Salinger's home sits near Truman Capote's apartment.

ColeSmithey.comNew 3pm daily tour time is available now!

Film and fiction tour price is $50 per guest. Text or call 917-836-0760 to book a private tour for your group.

ColeSmithey.comOCEANS 8Gary Ross's OCEANS 8

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Wayne Wang's MAID IN MANHATTAN

Brian De Palma's FATAL ATTRACTIONBRIAN DE PALMA'S DRESSED TO KILL

DRESSED TO KILL 2Angie Dickinson takes a cab at the MET in DRESSED TO KILL

Thomas Crown AffairJOHN McTIERNAN'S THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR

San Giorgio Maggiore at DuskSan Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR

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The Temple of Dendur 10 BC at THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

ColeSmithey.comJennifer Lopez & Ralph Fiennes at The Met in MAID IN MANHATTAN

ColeSmithey.comRicky Gervais and Tia Leoni in GHOST TOWN

ColeSmithey.comStockard Channing & Donald Sutherland SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

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Rob Reiner's WHEN HARRY MET SALLY

Cole's 95-minute five-star-rated "5th & Park" Film and Fiction Walking Tour ($50 per person) is available at 3pm daily. 

Meet in front of Metropolitan Museum of Art (at 82nd and Fifth Avenue).

Please arrive five minutes early. See filming locations ("The Fisher King," "Marathon Man," "American Psycho"), homes of literary icons (J.D. Salinger, Truman Capote), Central Park, and the impressive architecture of one of the country's oldest, wealthiest, and most popular filming locations in the world. You'll even see the Catholic Girls' school where Lady Gaga attended high school.

ColeSmithey.comAl Pacino filming Amazon's television series "Hunters" in Carnegie Hill on April 23, 2019

Leading a tour on 5th AvenueSharing tour duties with Lo van der Valk (President of Carnegie Hill Neighbors group) after our annual Film Fete.

We'll also stop in front of The Cooper Hewitt Museum of Design and The Jewish Museum while checking out filming locations from movies such as "84 Charing Cross Road," "American Animals," "The Anderson Tapes," "Cactus Flower," "The House on 92nd Street," "Maid In Manhattan," "Men In Black," "Night at the Museum," "Ransom," "When Harry Met Sally," and "The International." This is one fun walk! 

Gratuities are encouraged, accepted, and warmly appreciated!

5th & ParkModern meets Moderne on 5th Avenue

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Jackie Kennedy Onasis ReservoirAirbnb Experiences Oceans 8GARY ROSS'S OCEANS 8

THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEETJEREMY WORKMAN'S THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET

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THE GUG

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Cherry BlossomsPark Avenue Dazzles in Springtime! 

King KongKING KONG atop the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

DRESSED TO KILLBRIAN DE PALMA'S DRESSED TO KILL

RansomMel Gibson's apartment building in RANSOM.

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Garry Shandling and Goldie Hawn in TOWN AND COUNTRY

TripAdvisor ReviewTHE INTERNATIONALThe Guggenheim Museum in Tom Twyker's THE INTERNATIONAL

THE INTERNATIONAL 2THE INTERNATIONAL

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Clive Owen in THE INTERNATIONAL

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George Sidney's BYE BYE BIRDIE

Cactus Flower

Gene Saks's CACTUS FLOWER with Goldie Hawn and Walter Matthau.

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Matthew Barney's CREMASTER 3

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MenInBlackBarry Sonnenfeld's MEN IN BLACK (1997)

Three Days of the Condor RedfordSydney Pollack's THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975)

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Victor Levin's 5 TO 7

Paul Allen's Apartment

Mary Harron's AMERICAN PSYCHO

KeanuKeanu Reeves in THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

Charlize Theron

Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron in THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

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ColeSmithey.comAndy Warhol in the window of his Lexington Avenue apartment.

Airbnb Experiences MelindaRadha Mitchell in Woody Allen's MELINDA AND MELINDA

JKO ReservoirCentral Park Location in Bart Layton’s AMERICAN ANIMALS

Reservoir ducksSpringtime duckling with the parents at the JKO Reservoir.

Colesmithey.comAmy Adams in ENCHANTED

The-InternationalClive Owen in THE INTERNATIONAL

BirdersJeffrey Kimball's BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT

BaldeagleA Bald Eagle In Central Park In 2021

RansomRon Howard's RANSOM

ColeSmithey.comRicky Gervais and Tea Leoni in GHOST TOWN

Wall StreetOliver Stone's WALL STREET

ColeSmithey.comDustin Hoffman in TOOTSIE

ColeSmithey.comWill Smith and Heather Graham in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

Ralph Feinnes & Jennifer LopezRalph Fiennes & Jennifer Lopez in MAID IN MANHATTAN

ColeSmithey.comAUGUST RUSH

HITCHEva Mendes in HITCH

ColeSmithey.comJonathan Glazer's BIRTH

ColeSmithey.comWoody Allen's MELINDA AND MELINDA

Marathon Man

Marathon ManJohn Schlesinger's MARATHON MAN

Central Park In SnowCentral Park in snow.

TripAdvisor ReviewCarnegie MansionThe COOPER HEWITT MUSEUM (The Carnegie Mansion)

ColeSmithey.comThe Carnegie Mansion in ARTHUR

ColeSmithey.comMike Nichols's WORKING GIRL

GodspellDavid Greene's 1974 GODSPELL

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Amazing Spide-Man 2THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (Otto H. Kahn's Florentine Palazzo)

THE VERDICTSIDNEY LUMET'S THE VERDICT (The Otto H. Kahn Mansion)

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THE NEXT MAN (SEAN CONNERY)

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Andrew Davis's A PERFECT MURDER

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The Devil's AdvocateKeanu Reeves on 5th Avenue in THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE 

Devil's AdvocateTHE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HOUSE

Jewish MuseumThe Jewish Museum

ColeSmithey.comJoanne Woodward & Paul Newman

CarnegiehillStreet musicians play in Carnegie Hill.

Bette-midlerBette Midler

Ghost Town3ColeSmithey.comGreg Kinnear and Ricky Gervais in GHOST TOWN

ColeSmithey.comA Ghost in GHOST TOWN

Hunters Filming Location"HUNTERS" filming location.

Birth

Jonathan Glazer's BIRTH

Dr. PincusRicky Gervais in GHOST TOWN

ColeSmithey.comTea LeoniTea Leoni and Ricky Gervais in David Koepp's GHOST TOWN

The Red CastleThe Red Castle From Terry Gilliam's THE FISHER KING

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Henry Hathaway's THE HOUSE ON 92ND STREET

ColeSmithey.comNew York City Beer History Bordering Carnegie Hill

PhoebecatesPhoebe Cates's MADISON AVENUE STORE BLUE TREE

Blue TreeJerry Seinfeld & Ali Wentworth COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE

Blue Tree2Jerry Seinfeld & Ali Wentworth COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE

Ransom2Ron Howard's RANSOM

Carnegie HalloweenHalloween in Carnegie Hill

20200703_141828Fast cars in Carnegie Hill.

ColeSmithey.comGhosts chase Ricky Gervais down Park Avenue in Ghost Town

Stockard ChanningStockard Channing

J.D. SalingerJ.D. Salinger

SalingerShane Salerno's SALINGER

Sidney Lumet Lumet HouseSidney Lumet's House on Lexington

ColeSmithey.comWoody Allen's MELINDA AND MELINDA

Melinda 4Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, Josh Brolin - Melinda and Melinda

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Jackie O. Warhol
Andy Warhol Coke Bottles (1962)

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MarathonmanAndy Warhol's 1889 red brick Northern Renaissance row-house (second from the left). Still is from MARATHON MAN.

ColeSmithey.comThe Dalton School in Woody Allen's MANHATTAN.

Lloyd Kaurman's Toxic Avenger GargoyleLloyd Kaufman's Toxic Avenger Gargoyle

Dan Rather

 

REMDan Rather / REM — What's the Frequency Kenneth?

Christopher_ReeveChristopher Reeve

Six DegreesSIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

David ConeYANKEES PITCHER DAVID CONE

MarleneMarlene Dietrich in her Park Avenue Apartment. 

Colesmithey.comMarlene Dietrich with James Stewart in NO HIGHWAY IN THE SKY.

Marilyn & MarleneMarilyn & Marlene (probably in Dietrich's Park Avenue Apartment). 

Madeline KahnMadeline Kahn and Cleavon Little in BLAZING SADDLES

CarlyleThe Carlyle Hotel

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Colesmithey.comA Very Murray Christmas in Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle

Colesmithey.comCarrie and Louise at Bemelmans Bar

ColeSmithey.comBill Murray and Rashida Jones in "On The Rocks"

ColeSmithey.comGreg Kinnear and Ricky Gervais at Bemelman's Bar at the Carlyle Hotel in GHOST TOWN

Tom WolfeTom Wolfe dining in Carnegie Hill

Mike NicholsMike Nichols: American Master

Jackie O. PenthouseThe Jackie Kennedy Onassis Penthouse

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5 to 7Bérénice Marlohe, Lambert Wilson, Jocelyn DeBoer, Anton Yelchin in “5 to 7”

ColeSmithey.comManhattan From Above

Ghost TownCENTRAL PARK IN "GHOST TOWN"

NEW YORK POST5th & Park on Page Six of The Post

Legendary gossip columnist Cindy Adams tells it like it is in the New York Post (8/1/18). 

Fall GugBook a tour!

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What's New: ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF CARNEGIE HILL WALKING TOUR — Tours Available Upon Request.

Architecture TourCarnegie Hill historian Cole Smithey introduces you to the 19 styles of architecture that make up the neighborhood's dynamic atmosphere of sophistication. Art Deco, Beaux-Arts, Chateauesque, Modern, Neo-Federal, Neo-Grec and Queen Anne architecture are some of the styles you'll discover on this 90 minute walking tour ($75 tour price includes a copy of the 374-page book, the Carnegie Hill Architectural Guide).

Hirschfeld DrawingAl Hirschfeld Plaque

Al Hirschfeld

Celebrate the achievements of venerable architects such as Emery Roth and Frank Lloyd Wright while soaking up the neighborhood where caricaturist Al Hirschfeld lived on the same block as Abstract Expressionist painter Mark Rothko.

Carnige Hill Architectural GuideCall or text to 917-836-0760 to book a personalized tour of Carnegie Hill's 19 different styles of architecture. The tour meets at the Guggenheim, and ends on New York City's most beautiful block. The tour (price $75) includes a copy of Carnegie Hill Neighbors' indispensable (374 page) book CARNEGIE HILL ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE (a $25.00 value)! 

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