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If
you love LA,
you'll hate New York,
and vice versa, right? Well, I'm bicoastal, I love them
both.
Among
the film-associated hotels I've listed, you'll notice the
Vanderbilt Y on 47th
Street. As far as I know, it's never featured
as a film location (I'm sure somebody will get in touch
and prove me wrong on this). The Vanderbilt is where I used
to stay when I first visited NY. It was basic, close to
Centrral Station and,
importantly, cheap.
I noticed that by listing hotels only seen in movies, I
was able only to list top-of-the-range establishments, so
I thought I'd offer a tip for the budget-conscious film
fan. The Y has had a serious makeover since I first stayed
there, when its corridors were painted a grim, chocolate
brown and there was no security on the door. There's another
Y, in Chelsea, the McBurney
YMCA, 215 West 23rd Street (tel: 212.741.9226),
just across the street from the Hotel
Chelsea, which has featured as a movie location.
It provided the steam room where Moe Greene is shot through
the eye at the climax of The
Godfather.
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