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137 Christopher Street

posted 12 years ago by bobk77
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I love this movie and I watch it every holiday season. For those who care about the locations mentioned in the movie, I just went to them. Steve Mason (Mitchum) gives his address as 137 Christopher Street. There is no 137 Christopher Street, but there is a 137a Christopher Street. There is a gate there that leads to an alley. On the gate is a sign that says, "Philip Teller- Architect." It is located between the entrance to the PATH trains and 139 Christopher Street, which looks like the kind of place that Steve Mason was living.
Connie lived at 155 East 75th Street. This is an apartment building that is just east of Lexington Avenue and located next to a Bar/restaurant called Orsay. Of course they did not film this in New York, but I thought maybe someone would be interested in this.
By the way the seals are still at the Central Park Zoo and they still don't want to be president of the First National Bank.

[–] mptnla 12 years ago

LOL! Pretty cool.

"I hope she didn't take my attempt to destroy her too seriously."

[–] lolarites 11 years ago

I was struck by how big Connie's apt was and how today anything on E. 75th would cost a fortune.

[–] bobk77 11 years ago

I would love to own that apartment house, It looks like a great place to live. I wonder if the people who live there are aware of the movie.

[–] backofthevan 9 years ago

I was just thinking similar things while watching the film. Lovely big apartment, with some character to it. Nowadays most are so small and boxy or long narrow rooms with windows only at one end. So tired of that kind of apartment but so hard to find anything with any interesting angles, nooks and crannies to make them interesting.

[–] trhickey 9 years ago

Hollywood has a long tradition of exaggerating what a working salary will buy in Manhattan. It continues to this day---look at the apartments in "Friends" for example! Film and TV directors would never believe what passes as desirable real estate in NYC.

[–] stacy0912 7 years ago

That's what I kept thinking, too. What a different world New York City in 1949 was, especially Hollywood's version. I just love this movie, especially little Timmy. What a great little actor that boy was. He really had me laughing with his facial expressions over that electric train.

~Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable~