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I Am Legend (2007)
Where I Am Legend says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The loneliest city on earth was filmed in the busiest: Manhattan, closed block by block
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Scenes and places
Neville's fortified home (2012)
Three years after the outbreak, army virologist Robert Neville lives with his dog Sam in a barricaded house in an empty Manhattan. He experiments on rats in search of a cure, scavenges for supplies and spends each night locked inside.
Set in Washington Square Park home — Neville's heavily fortified home on Washington Square Park, where he and his dog Sam wait out each night. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A fortified house on the edge of Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan.
Filmed at Greenwich Village and Washington Square Park (Greenwich Village · Washington Square Park, New York City, United States) — Greenwich Village served as the exterior of the house, and Washington Square Park was closed to film there. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The daily broadcast and the noon meeting point (2012)
Every day Neville broadcasts on all AM frequencies, offering food, shelter and security to anyone who is out there. He then waits for someone to answer.
Set in South Street Seaport — The pier where Neville's recorded radio message tells any survivor to meet him by noon. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A historic East River waterfront district at the southern tip of Manhattan.
The empty streets of Manhattan (2012)
Neville searches the abandoned city for supplies. The streets are overgrown and empty, as if the island were left behind.
Set in Empty Manhattan streets — Neville drives and searches the deserted city for supplies. The film does not tie this scene to one address.
A neighbourhood of converted warehouses in lower Manhattan.
Filmed at Tribeca, lower Manhattan (Tribeca · Fifth Avenue, New York City, United States) — Tribeca is named among the filming locations. Which scene was shot where is not given. Several blocks of Fifth Avenue were also closed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The building the deer led them into (2012)
While Neville hunts a deer, Sam chases it into a building full of Darkseekers. Neville follows her in and the two barely escape.
Set in Building with Darkseekers — A building where Sam follows a deer and finds Darkseekers inside. The location is not given.
A building whose location is not named in any source.
The evacuation of New York
In a flashback, Neville's family queues at a checkpoint on the last day the city is open. He orders soldiers to scan his wife again, then sends his wife and daughter on ahead.
Set in Evacuation checkpoint — A flashback to the evacuation of the city, with the bridges closing and soldiers scanning people before they cross.
A pier south of the Brooklyn Bridge, which stood in for the city's evacuation point.
Filmed at Pier south of the Brooklyn Bridge (Lower Manhattan · Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, United States) — A pier south of the Brooklyn Bridge was filmed over six consecutive nights in January. The point given is the bridge, not the pier. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The mannequin at Grand Central (2012)
Neville notices a mannequin that has moved. As he walks up to it, he is caught in a trap and loses consciousness.
Set in Grand Central Terminal — Outside the terminal Neville notices a mannequin that was not there before. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Beaux-Arts rail terminal in Midtown.
Filmed at Grand Central Terminal viaduct (Midtown · Park Avenue Viaduct, New York City, United States) — The Grand Central Terminal viaduct was closed to film. The exact spot of the scene is not given; the viaduct itself lies about 70 m away. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Anna and Ethan's destination (2012)
Neville is rescued by two immune survivors who heard his broadcast. They tell him they are heading to a survivors camp, and he tells them there is none.
Set in Bethel, Vermont — The survivors camp Anna and Ethan are travelling to. Neville says no such camp exists. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A small town in central Vermont.
Filmed at USS Intrepid (Hell's Kitchen · Pier 86, New York City, United States) — Aircraft carrier Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Kingsbridge Armory (The Bronx, New York City, United States) — Armory Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown, New York City, United States) — Cathedral Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Lambertville, New Jersey (Lambertville, New Jersey, Lambertville, United States) — Final scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Robert Neville — An army virologist who lives alone in an empty Manhattan with his dog, still searching for a cure.
- Anna — An immune survivor who heard Neville's broadcast and is heading for Vermont.
Questions answered on the map
- Where in New York was the empty Manhattan of I Am Legend really filmed?