Hook & Ladder 8, New York — Ghostbusters filming location

Where to go

40.719832, -74.007273

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title

Ghostbusters (1984)

On screen

Ghostbusters HQ

In real life

Hook & Ladder 8, New York

Can you visit?

Exterior only — private inside

Time to allow

20 minutes

Confidence

Probable

Hook & Ladder 8 today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

More Ghostbusters locations

55 Central Park West New York Public Library Columbus Circle

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Questions

Where exactly did Ghostbusters film at Hook & Ladder 8?

At 40.719832, -74.007273 in New York. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Can you visit Hook & Ladder 8?

Exterior only — private inside. Allow about 20 minutes.

What else was filmed near Hook & Ladder 8?

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