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Site of Steiger's pawn shop, and the 'Radiant
Bar': Park Avenue at 116th Street, East
Harlem
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THE
PAWNBROKER filming locations
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CREDITS
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Rod
Steiger considered his performance as an Auschwitz
survivor in this film as his finest and, although he
was nominated for an Oscar, he lost out to Lee
Marvin in comedy Western Cat
Ballou.
The Pawnbroker is
one of those movies which seems to have faded into obscurity,
despite being a major release in its day.
Steiger is
Sol Nazerman, living in emotional denial after the trauma
of the concentration camp, and eking out a living in
New York's East Harlem.
The pawnbroker shop stood on Park Avenue, though that's
not as glitzy as it might sound, as this is the far
north of the avenue in East Harlem. It was 1642
Park Avenue, just north of 116th Street,
but sadly no longer exists. When I visited in 2000,
the lot was still vacant.
You can still recognise the neighbouring buildings though,
which are largely unchanged. The film's 'Radiant Bar'
at the junction of 116th Street and Park Avenue was
Ochun Botanica,
a florist. I believe it's now a shoe store.
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FILMING
LOCATIONS FOR THE
PAWNBROKER
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