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Escape From New York

Wiltern Theatre

Los Angeles · United States  ·  Graffiti corridors and basement

Escape From New York filmed at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles. Plissken moves through the graffiti-covered upper floors of this theatre, and its shabby basement is used too. On screen it's Trade Center building.

Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles

Where to go

34.061496, -118.308908

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
Trade Center building
In real life
Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Escape From New York film at Wiltern Theatre?
At 34.061496, -118.308908 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Wiltern Theatre?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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