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Escape From New York

Doheny Library

Los Angeles · United States  ·  Library lobby entrance

Escape From New York filmed at Doheny Library, Los Angeles. The lobby entrance of this university library stands in for the New York library. On screen it's New York Public Library.

Where to go

34.020873, -118.284744

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Escape From New York (1981)
On screen
New York Public Library
In real life
Doheny Library, Los Angeles
Can you visit?
Access not confirmed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Escape From New York film at Doheny Library?
At 34.020873, -118.284744 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Doheny Library?
Access not confirmed.
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