Looking for specific locations in Central Park, New York

November 1, 2013 10:27 AM

Where can these locations (shot in 1968) be found?

I am looking for two specific locations in Central Park, NYC. I made a flickr album with some pictures. The locations were shot in 1968, so I assume things could be radically changed by now. I hope the park loving mefites can help me out here.

The first four pictures show some landscape with rocks. This is a sequence in a movie, but I assume that these might be two different locations. The second location is a tunnel or cove.

These are shots from the movie symbiopsychotaxiplasm and I know they worked in the area of W 68th st side of the park. So maybe these places are in the neighborhood, but I'm not sure.

posted by ouke to Travel & Transportation around New York, NY (7 answers total)

Best answer: The rock pictures were taken at the southern end of the park, toward West Drive (probably the equivalent of 61st or 62nd street.) The grassy pictures aren't Central Park at all, I think, because it appears at least in one that there's a sidewalk. There aren't any sidewalks in the park that I've ever seen.

I'm not sure enough about the others to guess, sorry.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 10:37 AM on November 1, 2013

Best answer: I think the one with the bridge and staircase is actually Fort Tryon Park.
posted by zamboni at 10:46 AM on November 1, 2013 [2 favorites]

There aren't any sidewalks in the park that I've ever seen.

What the what? There's sidewalks all around the loop.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 10:48 AM on November 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

What the what? There's sidewalks all around the loop.

Not like the one pictured. Sorry, I should have clarified that.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 10:52 AM on November 1, 2013

Response by poster: Thanks roomthreeseventeen, I'll go and have a look at the rock tomorrow! The movie was shot at Central Park, there's no doubt about that (I've been in touch with some actors and crew of this movie) You can see for yourself here at Vimeo. The scene where the director walks away - while the crew is doubting his skills in the production office - starts around 25:00.

I still don't know if the rock walking scene is in the same area, but I'll see for myself there. Any other suggestions are still welcome. Central Park wise the movie is amazing: (police) cars driving over bridges, people riding horses and eloquent homeless living 'in the bush'.

There's still the tunnel and the stairs from the opening scene that I have to find. Thanks so far!
posted by ouke at 2:32 PM on November 1, 2013

Response by poster: Zamboni, that looks weirdly similar. I'll ask the actress if she still remembers, because it is the same structure, good eye! Thanks!
posted by ouke at 2:54 PM on November 1, 2013

Response by poster: Zamboni you were right! Yesterday I spent a lovely afternoon with the actress (now a grey & great lady) and after a martini or three, she remembered. "How have you found out?" she said. Zamboni whispered this in my ear, I answered. And then we ordered another martini.
posted by ouke at 10:54 AM on November 3, 2013