For the past week, I’ve been scouting dozens of construction sites around Brooklyn and Queens, which means I’ve been running into the same boring green fencing pretty much everywhere (specifically, “hunter green,” as per city requirements). As I was driving around, I was suddenly reminded of the best construction fencing I think I’ve ever seen…
I know this is super last minute, but the Tabernacle of Prayer church will be offering a tour of the unbelievable Valencia movie palace (read my full post here) THIS SATURDAY, July 18 at 11am! Tours are by appointment only! Contact Sister Forbes at 718-657-4210 ext. 20 to sign up. The tour is free, but…
Hey everyone – Just reminder that I’ll be speaking this Thursday in the Hollywood Location Scouts panel at Comic-Con! From the program: Working closely with the director and production designer, location scouts are the artists who translate the script into reality by exploring the world to figure out exactly where the movies and TV shows…
In case you’ve ever wondered what the top of New York looks like, here it is! Last weekend, some friends and I hiked the 7.4 mile trail up Mount Marcy. Located in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks, the summit of Mount Marcy is officially the highest point in New York state at 5,343…
Some time ago, I was scouting Upper West Side lobbies when I came to the apartment building at 253 W 73rd Street. Tucked away behind the palatial Ansonia, I’d honestly never noticed it before, and decided to take a peek inside. At first, the entrance seemed like your typical building lobby – a desk to…
There is nothing more seemingly antithetical to New York than its armories. In a city where every building strains toward the heavens without much of a thought to width, New York’s armories brazenly buck the trend by being massively wide and extremely squat – which is one of the reasons I love them so much….
Hey guys – Thrilled to announce that I’ll be participating in the Hollywood Location Scouts panel at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego! Organized in association with the Location Managers Guild of America, also appearing will be fellow scouts/managers… Scott Trimble (Terminator: Genisys, Jurassic World) Stephenson Crossley (Fear the Walking Dead, Transformers: Revenge of the…
This past weekend, I was scouting one of those gargantuan pre-war beauties along Riverside Drive. While in the basement, I accidentally walked into the laundry room and stumbled upon the coolest thing… Check out these amazing laundry drying cabinets, easily 100+ years old! Each slot features a vertical rack that slides out, with numerous rungs…
This past weekend, my wife and I headed up north to visit her family, who live way (way!) upstate. As we were driving along, I found myself playing around with the GPS map, and happened to notice something unusual: if you zoom-in on the northwestern tip of Vermont… …you’ll find an insanely small bit of…
Last week, I was scouting around midtown when I happened to notice the building at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue… Er, make that the building next to the building at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue: For the longest time, 22 West 34th Street has confused the hell out of me. How did this incredibly strange…