Maps of Movies

Ghostbusters (1984)

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

The firehouse is in Tribeca, but its inside, the library stacks and the hotel are all in Los Angeles

Scenes and places

The ghost in the library (1984)

Three parapsychology professors reach the library after a report of a floating apparition. Their first real ghost is what sets everything after it in motion.

Set in New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue — The main branch on Fifth Avenue, where the trio meet their first ghost. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Fifth Avenue's main library, with its famous reading room, guarded by two stone lions.

Filmed at New York Public Library Main Branch (Midtown Manhattan · Fifth Avenue, New York, United States) — The main reading room was filmed here, only in the early morning. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Los Angeles Central Library (Downtown, Los Angeles, United States) — Stood in for the library's basement stacks. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Fired from the university (1984)

The dean calls Peter a poor scientist and cuts off their grant. With nowhere left in academia, the three decide to go into business for themselves.

Set in Columbia University — The university where the three work until the dean ends their funding. Google Maps · Apple Maps

An old science hall on a campus in upper Manhattan.

Filmed at Havemeyer Hall, Columbia University (Morningside Heights, New York, United States) — Used for the university scenes, on the condition that the university was not named on screen. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The firehouse headquarters (1984)

The trio turn a disused firehouse into the Ghostbusters' base and wait for customers. Business is slow, and Peter fills the time with the secretary.

Set in The Ghostbusters firehouse, Manhattan — A disused firehouse that the trio turn into their business. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A brick firehouse in lower Manhattan, long since out of use as a fire station.

Filmed at Hook & Ladder Company 8 Firehouse (Tribeca, New York, United States) — The exterior of the headquarters. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Fire Station No. 23, Los Angeles (Downtown, Los Angeles, United States) — The firehouse interior was shot here instead. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Zuul in the refrigerator (1984)

Dana tells the Ghostbusters that something in her refrigerator said one word. Peter goes to her apartment to look, and his attention is only half on the case.

Set in 550 Central Park West — The apartment building where the film places Dana's home; its address in the story is not the real one.

A residential building on Central Park West, facing the park.

Filmed at 55 Central Park West (Upper West Side · Central Park West, New York, United States) — The building used for Dana's apartment; the film calls it 550 Central Park West. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Sedgewick Hotel ghost (1984)

The hotel manager wants the ghost on the twelfth floor removed quietly. The Ghostbusters go up with untested equipment, still unsure it works.

Set in Sedgewick Hotel — A hotel with a ghost on its twelfth floor; the film does not say where in the city it stands.

A fictional old hotel, filmed in a real one in downtown Los Angeles.

Filmed at The Biltmore Los Angeles (Downtown, Los Angeles, United States) — Stood in for the fictional Sedgewick Hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at New York City Hall (Civic Center, New York, United States) — Listed among the New York locations; the scene is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tavern on the Green (Central Park, New York, United States) — Listed among the New York locations; the scene is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rockefeller Center (Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States) — A quick unplanned shot where the actors were chased off by a real security guard. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Upper West Side, New York, United States) — Listed among the New York locations; the scene is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Columbus Circle (Columbus Circle, New York, United States) — The street in front of Dana's building was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (Upper West Side · Central Park West, New York, United States) — The church beside Dana's building on Central Park West. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Peter Venkman — A glib parapsychologist who treats science as a good line to work.
• Ray Stantz — The enthusiast of the trio, thrilled by every sign of the supernatural.
• Egon Spengler — The deadpan researcher who builds the equipment.
• Dana Barrett — A cellist whose apartment is the first place the strange things happen to.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the Ghostbusters firehouse, and where was its inside filmed?
• Which real hotel plays the Sedgewick in Ghostbusters?
• Where was the Ghostbusters library really filmed?