GHOSTBUSTERS Filming Locations from NY to LA Then and Now

This video covers all the filming locations seen in the 1984 comedy classic. Beginning where the movie opens at Columbia University and the Library. Next we will see the bank where Ray received the loan for his house to finance what would become the Ghostbusters headquarters. The old firehouse in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. It was a combination of that and a long since abandoned firehouse in downtown Los Angeles, which stood in for the interior shots. No Ghostbusters Tour would be complete without a stop at the Sedgewick Hotel, which is really the Millennium Biltmore in LA.
Dana's apartment building address is 55 Central Park West, aka Spook Central. Where Mr Stay Puft makes a visit after first seen walking down Broadway. All the spots seen during the montage scene, from Chinatown to Little Italy will be on display here as well. Along with the ghost escape scene after their power is shut off. Enjoy!
#ghostbusters #filminglocations #newyorkcity #losangeles

[@germaninvenice]

Great job matching up the shots I love it

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot Mike.

[@portanova47]

Awesome bro!! Great work

[@NickP]

Thanks BROTHER!

[@WestCoastGraffiti]

One of my favorite movies of all time.. Great filming location Nick

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot bro. How’s everything??

[@ben_jam]

It's great to see that so many of these buildings are still there

[@SlothyVlogs]

Awesome job!! Loved this Nick, attention to detail spot on as always, Best filming location videos on KZbin

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot bud!

[@miamicool666]

Thank you Keys Master for opening the doors of these beautiful memories to us!

[@NickP]

That’s great! Thank you!

[@miamicool666]

@@NickP 🚫👻👍

[@ClarkTheShark]

“We're ready to believe you!” Another great video! 🦈

[@germaninvenice]

Great video I saw the new trailer it looked pretty good I have footage me being inside the fire house in Los Angeles I would love to do a vlog in New York

[@NickP]

Let me know if/when you’re planning a visit. It would be awesome to meet up.

[@rryan844]

Wow. It makes me so happy to see how great the Tribeca firehouse looks. Snazzy! ❤️💙 That Los Angeles firehouse needs some love!

[@ShadyAbbo]

one of my faves this when growing up absolute classic, great vid mate loving the content

[@deletebilderberg]

Incredible work Nick!! You make me love these amazing movies even more.

[@NickP]

That’s great to hear bud! Thank you

[@johny2sirajaweaboo437]

Ghost buster great fans very2 happy look this.make me nostalgia again with ghost buster movie.😁😁😁😁

[@dsalvi68]

Awesome as usual, Nick!

[@stamford70]

Fantastic work as always Nick! 👏👏👍

[@SxD1982]

This is really cool. Thanks for producing this.

[@NickP]

Thank you!

[@jean-jacquescortes9500]

The funiest movie of all the eighties. Nice video. 👍

[@chain_sawyer7469]

One of my child hood favorites.Thanks Nick P,I love your videos!!

[@tnickknight]

Great Job, Thanks

[@nickpollay1681]

Ahh! Loved this movie!! Thanks nick!

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too.

[@user-nh8re6ly1b]

Great shots. Really interesting and appreciated thank you 😊

[@ronisworld2916]

this was amazing!

[@NickP]

Many thanks!

[@Collectorholic]

That was awesome. Enjoy your weekend!

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot bud. Happy Hall🎃ween!

[@JMExplorations]

Awesome job lining up the shots Nick!! I never realized that the locations were also in LA. What a classic movie! Thank you for showing us the locations!!! Perfect as always my friend!!! :)

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot my friends!

[@ChristopherArienti]

Another great job! One of my favorite movies. Keep it up!

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot Christopher!

[@jamesmcgilvray6363]

Perfect video as always mate 👍👍👍👍

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot!

[@adventureswithcarl123]

Love this movie! Can't wait for ghostbusters afterlife! Thanks for this sweet filming location video

[@j.c.ortega1313]

Loved the new movie. Especially when they put Egon in there. That was emotional.

[@NickP]

Likewise!

[@steveafanador6441]

Man you have the best camera shots. You match them up so perfect. #1 👍👍

[@NickP]

I really appreciate that, Steve!

[@luisguitar6031]

Awesome!!! New suscriber here. Love your channel .

[@NickP]

That’s great, thanks!

[@3282pm]

Excellent video as usual

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot bro

[@stradag21]

Love the effort u put behind ur videos, brother! This nostalgia trip is crazy lol! Ghostbusters is in my top 10 of all time! Cheers from Brooklyn, man! Keep the content coming, love this channel!!!💯💯💯

[@NickP]

Thanks so much!!

[@abdoulcoulibaly892]

Great contents bro ! N thanks !!

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot!!

[@Really377]

Great video, nice work!

[@NickP]

Many thanks!

[@tschamp2020]

great editing

[@tombaker4586]

Fun, and i love New York ! Tom, Belgium.

[@Alex-di3wx]

Great Video how's your day going so far today.

[@NickP]

Well thanks, yourself?

[@josephchristianroldan5114]

Much appreciated video. I can only imagine how long it took to edit all of this man!

[@NickP]

And thank you!

[@SoCalUrbex74]

This is one of the movies I can watch over and over. !

[@NickP]

Absolutely!

[@JUZTVPapenburg]

Great Job!

[@NickP]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@smudgepost]

Great matching job - lots of great work!

[@NickP]

Thank you!

[@Jacensbattlegrounds]

Love your videos, you do a tremendous job on these videos. Makes me miss my trips to NY. Cannot wait for the new movie next month!

[@NickP]

Awesome! Thanks for the great feedback!

[@randypinchard1553]

Great job with all your location videos. Of all the the movie location KZbinrs, you do the best job of matching the original view with the current view. Showing the same angle side by side in your videos. Awesome editing and camera work!

[@NickP]

That’s greatly appreciated Randy! Glad you’re enjoying the videos!

[@buckrogers4720]

just another great video love it

[@NickP]

Greatly appreciated!

[@bobavader1862]

Amazing work yet again my friend, your videos get better and better and always full of interesting facts and figures.Not too sure about the new movie, the trailers i have seen do look pretty good but i suppose we shall all have to wait and see.Thank you agin for taking so much time and effort to bring us all these amazing videos😎

[@NickP]

Agreed on the new movie. And thank you again for the awesome feedback. It’s greatly appreciated!

[@AdamWasHere]

Nice work Nick. I kick myself not even attempting to go into the NY Library, thinking ALL interiors were shot at the LA Central Library. I didn’t realize the main room was in NY. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gavster023]

Great job, really enjoying your videos. Thanks for your efforts and knowledge. 🙏

[@NickP]

That’s greatly appreciated!

[@icyfire6879]

Great job, thanks for sharing!! Wonder why they had to stick that black fence near the steps?

[@FCT70]

Appreciate the "Something About Mary" reference. Well done sir.

[@NickP]

Thanks!

[@jdlpro]

Dude! The editing is amazing, you have a way to make us really feel how the movie was shot. Brilliant work sir!

[@NickP]

Hey, thanks a lot!

[@TeamAstroworkz]

I'm gonna check out a few more when I am back in NYC in April :)

[@COOL-DROPS]

Great work, Nick P! Just found your channel. Movie location visits are my favourite and your Vids are very thorough

[@NickP]

That’s great to hear, thanks a lot!

[@alilindsay4304]

Stayed at the Biltmore back in February ....ran around like a kid, so exciting to be there whete they filmed xx

[@NickP]

I was there recently myself! Amazing.

[@rryan844]

Yess!! Another Nick P. filming location video! Oh man. Ghostbusters! when I was 3, I’m told I wore out the vhs tape for this movie insisting to watch it all the time. Super cool how the library reading room looks virtually the same! That basement stacks scene seriously freaked me out as a small child. Watching now as an adult, I can see how many of the questions they asked the librarian went right over my head too 😅

[@NickP]

Hahaha Yes, my vhs copy would have definitely been placed in the USED section as well. .. It’s one of those great movies from childhood that hold up well over time, even w all the smoking lolll. And it’s funny the things we understand now vs then.

[@NickP]

Wait… that comment needs some editing lolll

[@rryan844]

@@NickP 😂

[@neo121rah2]

The slimer part was my favorite lmaoo

[@NickP]

Lollllllll

[@ThomasfromAustria]

Thank you so much for this video! Great job as always. Ghostbusters is one of my favorite movies and reminds me of my childhood. I'm looking forward to your next videos and nice greetings from Austria🇦🇹.

[@NickP]

That’s great, thanks a lot Thomas

[@grubbuk]

The New York Post headline at 11:58 shows the Ghostbusters at the end of the movie. Just thought i'd share that lol. Great video.

[@redwolfe7049]

I don't remember Ghostbusters that much so I need to watch that movie again but the firehouse is so iconic, even I knew that was the one in the movie. I used to do a lot of deliveries, went to school and just hung out down there.

[@CPMest81]

Love the Pat Healy reference 😆😆

[@NickP]

Nice catch LOL

[@grease_monkey6078]

fun fact - the scene where they exit the bank was all done in one take. The director did not have permission to film yet so they did the shot quick. all the people in the background were not actors they were real new yorkers on their way to work

[@NickP]

Very cool

[@MotorScotti]

Another great one Nick! I was lucky to get into the Hook & Ladder 8 fire station in 2015. The were having a celebration and handing out t-shirts. I still have it. 😁

[@NickP]

That’s awesome bud!

[@NickP]

Great experience.

[@sanjin9665]

RIP Harold Ramis! Dan is from my city (Ottawa) one of the best movies & great job once again

[@bensong]

Great video! Fun fact the apartment block from Three Men & a Baby is the building to the left of the church

[@NickP]

Yes, just across from the Church, good catch.

[@dickiedocker]

The most in-depth Ghostbusters video location video I've seen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot Mark

[@doggerproductions]

Another classic episode nick....I remember going the cinema in the UK to watch this when I was 8....that women in the library still scares the 💩 out of me to this day 😄.....keep up the great work 💪mate👍🍻🇬🇧

[@NickP]

Loll I know what you mean.. I didn’t see it in the movies initially but HBO had a tv Christmas gift a year later. Things were so different back then haha. Thanks a lot Paul.

[@eon14873]

I saw it when I was ten. The library ghost shit me up too 😆 especially when she said shhhhh!

[@keith4usa1]

Hey Nick P Its Keith, i loved your Jaws location video..Oh Man this is another one of your Gems, your Now and then photos and Films side by side are SUBLIME..You have got to be the Best at this..When we were in New York From England i found the Museum but could not Find the Hook and Ladder 8 Ghost Buster Head Office.....Again well done for another Filming location Gem....

[@NickP]

What’s up Keith? I really appreciate that, and it can be difficult to find these locations without having a lot of time. Thanks a lot.

[@mcgseafrass77]

Once again a stellar job here chief... Classic movie & I have a deep love for New York...I have visited some of these locations myself.. Movie magic at it's finest splitting cities ( New York & Los Angeles) same deal With An American werewolf in London location's ( for example the moor's that was Wales the slaughtered lamb exterior was crickadarn Wales, and the interior of the slaughtered lamb was in Surrey England ( the name of that pub is The Black swan)...and obviously a lot was shot in London itself. Anyway enough ramblings from me this was excellent 👍

[@christophgroger9185]

many thanks for this video! Ghostbusters was and is still a great movie! best regards from Germany!!!!

[@NickP]

Agreed! And thank you!

[@fidgetspinner343]

I can't quite out my finger on the fascination with revisiting movie locations. Is it capturing that moment of time/joy again or seeing a piece of history? It is such a weird one, but certainly something I do and have done myself for HEAT, Ronin and many other films.

[@NickP]

It’s so funny you say that because I have literally have said the same thing to people when it comes up, almost verbatim.

[@NickP]

It brings you closer to the movies we all love and have watched over and over, breaking the 4th wall sort of speak. It creates a thrill in the mind to be there or see it again in a different frame. Sparks the memory and imagination. Amazing stuff.

[@fidgetspinner343]

@@NickP Maybe it's even subconsciously putting yourself in the film that has given you such pleasure. Or enhancing a film that makes you feel good with a deeper connection after being there. My brother is even worse than I am for movie locations. I would love to know the psychology behind it

[@NickP]

@@fidgetspinner343 that is def another one for sure. Expanding on bringing you closer, actually psychologically putting you into the movie. Then again, some things simply can not be quantified. Amazing stuff.

[@horse19821]

As an New Yorker citizen,no has done a fantastic job,better than this filming scenes of the Ghostbusters Movie!👻

[@NickP]

That means a lot, many thanks!

[@faizasanam1539]

Nick, I appreciate ur hard work . I want to see My fav Ken Wahl's house ,where does live ? And take his interview . I am huge fan of Ken Wahl . From Pakistan And show my comments to him .

[@Serg818]

Отличная работа! Очень подробно все отснято!

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot!

[@cjcadventures]

When I was a kid I had all the Ghostbusters figures and the fire house I loved Ghostbusters and still do I can't wait for the new one I've got a feeling they will do the original movie's justice great video as always 👻

[@NickP]

That’s awesome and I’m hoping the same.. I was also a fan of The Real Ghostbusters cartoon lol. Looking forward to the new movie.

[@cjcadventures]

@@NickP never missed an episode great times 👍

[@Studio55DavidV]

23:28 That reference 🤣🤣🤣 try to picture it in its.. totalitarianism 😂🙌🏽

[@NickP]

lol!

[@Xegethra]

Went to see that firehouse when I went to New York back in 2016. It was covered in scaffolding, just my luck. But it was still nice going there.

[@NickP]

Unfortunately, I’ve had an experience or two like that as well. As you said, still nice for sure.

[@virgilwilliams2378]

I remember going to that Fire House on Varick St. as school Field trip when i was in 6th. Grade. The funny part of it is The driver could not find it. Lol So we spend almost all morning trying to find the place. Which we did... at 1 in the afternoon Lol. I never thought it would end up in Hollywood Blockbuster movie. Originally it's Fire Museum.

[@eon14873]

Fantastic level of detail. Well done guys. I thought the 3rd ghostbusters film Afterlife was a decent entertaining film. Fantastic tribute to Harold ramis . Watched it about 5 times now

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot! And I agree with your take on Afterlife, well done!

[@vadosantista4627]

Show 🙏👍🇧🇷😃🇺🇲

[@iwasright9686]

How you have the time and resources to pull these videos off, I will never know, but, God bless you for doing it. Great work again!

[@NickP]

Many thanks! Likewise!

[@lorenzocoracaodemaloqueiro4163]

@Nick P Was Here I Would love to watch local recordings of my childhood movie "The Little Rascals"🙋🙌

[@Marcela-em6mv]

@LorenzoCoraçãodemaloqueiro I wanted to know where the cart race was recorded.🏎️🏎️🏎️🏎️🏎️🏎️🏎️🤩

[@grossoomendez1385]

saludos

[@joshuahjones4065]

I love the new ghostbusters film

[@NickP]

Same here

[@v509-cassiopeiae3]

Question: On 17:50 In the film I never noticed that it says Stay Puft with the Marshmallow Man on the wall of the house. As you can see, this building no longer exists today. Was this painted specifically for the film or did it really exist???? Always thought the Marsmallow Man was an invention of the filmmakers. Then it would have a whole new meaning for me 😀

[@samuellourenco1050]

I know that the interiors of the firehouse were filmed in another firehouse in Los Angeles. But I'm curious to see how this firehouse looks inside. One thing that puzzled me is that the doors looked exactly the same on both firehouses. Probably standard issue doors or something along those lines.

[@neo121rah2]

😎😎

[@nathancruz9172]

8:34 I can’t wait to see the third movie next month.

[@NickP]

Same here.

[@chosenone101]

Their first job sure was a long drive....New York to L.A.....WOW!

[@NickP]

Yeah, that’s Hollywood for you.. Sometimes they like making a cross country drive look like it’s around the corner.

[@NickP]

…Or I should say, what would be a cross country drive…

[@mitkoinhitko]

You put a lot of work into matching your shots to the movie. You clearly love this film. So do we. This is a unique video and I hope a lot of people see it. Great job!

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot!

[@1964amora]

Cabie needs a vac I used to live in New York and got to see lots of movies being filmed there ran into stars and so much more

[@redwolfe7049]

It's so funny how I made so many deliveries throughout NYC and I don't think I've ever really seen any major celebrities except 2. Tracy Morgan and Quest Love, the drummer of Roots. I did a lot of deliveries for companies involved in TV and movies on top of that but I'm not celeb savvy so I've probably have seen and delivered to them and didn't even know it.

[@1964amora]

@@redwolfe7049 U have to be at the right time and the right place

[@toxicspringtrapanimate489]

the female woman from ghostbusters II she also played ellen ripley from the alien films

[@gastonarmagno5591]

You have to go to tavern in the green, is where rick is attacked by the dit, is in central park next to danas apartament

[@gastonarmagno5591]

Oh and Amaizing Job

[@rryan844]

I’m seriously so excited to go see the new movie!! ⚡️ First time I’ve felt genuinely excited to go see a movie in theaters in awhile.

[@NickP]

Awesome ! Same here !

[@alexvaldez83]

15:49 that's the same shot where they filmed the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Where Casey Jones meets Raphael

[@rryan844]

Ray: “I’ve worked in the private sector. They expect results” 😒 Haha! So true. I think I’m Ray, with a dash of Louis Tully, Egon (I collect spores, molds, and fungus) and Janine. What about you?

[@NickP]

Lollll I would say I’m a mix of Peter and Ray, with a hint of Egon and Winston 🤣

[@Badner83]

Great work! But what bothers me the most every time I see a movie location comparison in New York is the enormous amount of scaffolding, that now dominates the lower parts of nearly every building in the city... It looks so terrible!!! New York has so many beautiful old buildings with character. And they completely destroy the vibe by adding those ugly constructions all over the place! :( I understand that in winter it is probably necessary as protection against snow and icicles from roofs and balconies. But I think there should be a law that the owners of the buildings have to take these ugly things down again for the rest of the year! I don't know of any other city or country where something like this is allowed constantly.

[@NickP]

Thanks a lot! Omg, I couldn’t agree more.. I get so mad about that myself. The problem is the code inspections which the owners of the buildings have keep up with every few years. It’s very expensive to take them up and down. I’m all about safety, but something needs to be done about this to solve the problem. People come from all over the world to view these beauties not to see them covered by scaffolding.

[@redwolfe7049]

I know how you feel. Carnegie Hall has them up as of my typing of this comment.

[@BARONXAVIER]

I want see Ghostbusters 2 film places

[@AlfieLarner18]

To be honest I watched ghostbusters when I was a kid and I shouldn’t of because I was scared of it and I still am I’m really scared of slimer as well

[@NickP]

Lol… I hear ya …. Hope all is well bud.

[@chasedixon320]

I wonder why they couldn’t shoot inside the fire house in New York an not have to travel back and forward from Los Angels to New York

[@chasedixon320]

What about the restaurant Louis try to get in while the terror dog was chasing him

[@NickP]

Yes, that’s the Tavern on the Green in Central Park, very close to the building. Famous place, still open. The place is a little different now, and on the day of my visit the outdoor patio was packed with people. I couldn’t record anything.

[@Jay-us8ko]

Can you go to the filming location where they did the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

[@NickP]

Def will do!

[@mikenauer2403]

crap la wow never notice