Maps of Movies

Begin Again (2013)

Where Begin Again says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film that records an album on the streets of New York: arch, terrace, lake and a bar on Avenue B

Scenes and places

The open mic where Dan hears Gretta (2013)

Steve pulls a reluctant Gretta onstage. She sings a new song to a half-listening room, and Dan, drinking at the back, hears something in it.

Set in Open-mic bar, Lower East Side — A small Lower East Side club where Steve persuades Gretta to play and a fired record executive in the crowd hears her. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Arlene's Grocery, 95 Stanton St — The open-mic night scene is placed here by one location guide. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A live-music bar on Stanton Street in the Lower East Side; check its event listings before going.

Dan's plan: the city as the studio (2013)

Dan pitches recording the whole album outdoors, with no studio, and lists places across the city; Gretta agrees to try it through the summer.

Set in Not specified in the film — A conversation in which Dan proposes recording an album live around New York, naming places he wants to use.

Recording under the arch (2013)

The plan becomes real: the band plays out in the open and Gretta finds her voice in front of passersby.

Set in Washington Square Arch — The band sets up under the arch and records a song outdoors. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Washington Square Arch — The outdoor recording under the arch was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: At the foot of Fifth Avenue on the north side of Washington Square Park; open all day.

A song on Bethesda Terrace (2013)

The street sessions keep going and the band finds its sound in the open air.

Set in Bethesda Terrace — The band records another outdoor song on the terrace. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Bethesda Terrace, Central Park — Another outdoor recording was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: At the 72nd Street Transverse in Central Park, by the Bethesda Fountain.

Recording by the Central Park lake (2013)

Dan's pitch about rowing boats on the lake is now a working recording session.

Set in Boating lake, Central Park — A recording spot beside the Central Park boating lake, one of the places in Dan's pitch. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Central Park Boating Lake — A recording scene was filmed at the lake; the coordinate is for the lake area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Inside Central Park near East 72nd Street; the lake is open to walkers.

A drink with Violet at 7B (2013)

Dan and his daughter sit across a bar table, trying to talk about the distance between them.

Set in Vazac's Horseshoe Bar (7B) — Dan has a drink in a neighborhood bar while talking with his estranged daughter Violet. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Vazac's Horseshoe Bar (7B), 108 Avenue B — The bar scene with Dan and Violet was filmed here; no coordinate found in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On Avenue B at East 7th Street in the East Village.

Gretta meets Dave, then the Norfolk steps (2013)

Gretta hears what Dave has made since they split, and has to decide what it means for her.

Set in Schiller's Liquor Bar and the steps across the street — Gretta meets her ex-boyfriend Dave to talk, then listens to his new record on steps across the street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Schiller's Liquor Bar, 131 Rivington St — The meeting with Dave was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On Rivington Street at Norfolk Street in the Lower East Side.

Dave's show at the Gramercy Theatre (2013)

Dave invites Gretta to his show, and she has to choose whether to go.

Set in Gramercy Theatre — The venue where Dave invites Gretta to hear him play. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Times Square — Late-night handheld scene Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rooftop near the Empire State Building, 28 W 36th St — Rooftop location Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Dan — A fired record executive who hears a singer at an open mic.
• Gretta — A songwriter new to New York who is persuaded to play her song.
• Violet — Dan's teenage daughter.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the street-recorded album in Begin Again really filmed?