Maps of Movies
The Irishman (2019)
Where The Irishman says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Philadelphia on screen, Queens and Long Island on set: where the Irishman was really shot.
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Scenes and places
The old man in the nursing home
An old Frank sits in a nursing home and begins telling his story. Everything that follows is his version of it.
Set in A nursing home — Where an elderly Frank Sheeran looks back on his life.
A care facility, the kind of place where a life is told back as memory.
Filmed at Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center, Pomona, NY — A film-location blog names this care center for the nursing-home scenes; the coordinate is the village centre, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The roadside stop where Frank meets Russell (1950)
Frank, a delivery driver in trouble with his truck, is helped out at a roadside stop by a stranger who clearly carries weight. Frank reads him as a man who owns something, and he does.
Set in A roadside gas station (Stuckey's, Texaco) — A 1950s roadside stop where a stalled truck driver is helped out and first crosses paths with Russell Bufalino.
A roadside stop of the kind that lined the highways in the 1950s.
Filmed at Great Hunger Memorial Park, Saw Mill River Parkway (Irvington/Elmsford line), NY — Film-location posts place the Stuckey's gas stop here; the production added the pumps. Coordinate converted from the GPS written in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Philadelphia neighborhood bar (1950)
Set in A Philadelphia Italian-American neighborhood (Friendly Lounge, church, grocery) — The bar, church and grocery of Frank's circle in 1950s Philadelphia.
A Queens neighbourhood standing in for South Philadelphia.
Filmed at Ridgewood, Queens: 880 Woodward Ave (lounge), 5815 Catalpa Ave (church), 885 Woodward Ave (shop) — Film-location posts place the lounge, church and shop on these Ridgewood streets; the coordinate is the neighbourhood centre. The Villa di Roma interior was a set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Melrose Diner (1950)
Set in Melrose Diner, Philadelphia — A Philadelphia diner scene in Frank's early years.
A classic American diner.
Filmed at Former GoodFellas Diner, 56-26 Maspeth Ave, Maspeth, Queens (exterior) — Film-location posts name this diner for the Melrose exterior (closed after a 2018 fire); the interior was at 106 E 2nd St, Mineola, NY. Coordinate is the Maspeth centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Russell's shops: Penn Drape and Fair Furriers (1955)
Frank is taken round the stores that Russell runs the rest of his business from. Each is an ordinary shop front that hides what goes on behind it.
Set in Penn Drape & Curtains and Fair Furriers (Pittston, PA) — Russell Bufalino's store fronts, where Frank is sent on errands.
Shops on a small-town main street.
Filmed at Lafayette Ave, Suffern, NY (no. 104 curtain shop, no. 88 Fair Furriers, Lafayette Theatre opposite) — The film's Hudson Valley filming included Suffern; a film-location post gives these addresses. Coordinate is the village centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Chicago taxi company (1960)
Set in A Chicago taxi company — A taxi company in Chicago in the Teamsters part of the story.
A former naval shipyard, now an industrial park.
Filmed at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY — One film-location post places the Chicago taxi-company scene at the Navy Yard; the explosion scene is said to be shot beside the BQE in Gowanus/Carroll Gardens. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Latin Casino supper club (1960)
Set in Latin Casino, Philadelphia area — A supper-club evening in the Hoffa years. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A nightclub of the era with a stage and tables.
Filmed at Alhambra Ballroom, Harlem, New York — One post says the Latin Casino was built as a set in the Alhambra Ballroom. The real Latin Casino was in Cherry Hill, NJ. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Teamsters headquarters (1960)
Set in Teamsters headquarters — Where Hoffa runs the union.
An official building in a Long Island town.
Filmed at Hempstead Town Hall, Hempstead, NY — One film-location post names Hempstead Town Hall; the coordinate is the town centre, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hoffa before Congress (1958)
Hoffa faces official questioning as the government closes in on the union, with Frank in the background.
Set in A congressional hearing, Washington — Where Hoffa is questioned over union business.
A marble government hearing room.
Filmed at Bronx County courthouse area (civil court lobby), the Bronx, NY — One post says the lobby of the Bronx County Civil Court stood in for Washington. The coordinate is the county courthouse and the civil court may be a different building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Ice cream at Weir's (1960)
Hoffa eats ice cream with Frank's family, close and unguarded.
Set in Weir's ice cream stand — A roadside ice-cream stop with Hoffa and Frank's family.
A small-town ice-cream shop.
Filmed at Weir's Ice Cream, 2159 NY-94, Salisbury Mills, NY — Salisbury Mills is named in the film's filming list and a film-location post names this shop, nearly untouched. Coordinate is the village centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hoffa's lakeside house (1970)
Set in Hoffa's house on Lake Michigan — The Michigan home of Hoffa.
A lakeside house.
Filmed at A 1962 house in Putnam Valley, NY — One post names a 1962 house in Putnam Valley; coordinate is the town centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Deauville Hotel, Miami (1970)
Set in Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach — A Miami Beach hotel that hosts a union gathering.
A big banquet hall.
Filmed at Leonard's Palazzo, Great Neck, NY — One post says the hotel interior was shot at Leonard's Palazzo; coordinate is the Great Neck centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The small airport (1975)
Frank and Russell drive to a small airfield, where a plane waits.
Set in A small private airport — The airfield where the road trip to Detroit begins.
A small airfield with an old control tower.
Filmed at Republic Airport old control tower, Farmingdale, NY — One post names the old tower at Republic Airport; a reader comment corrected the location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The mausoleum (1990)
Set in Knollwood Mausoleum — A mausoleum visited in the film's later stretch.
A burial ground with stone mausoleums.
Filmed at Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx, NY — One post, backed by a reader comment comparing street views, places the scene in Woodlawn Cemetery. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Frank Sheeran — A union truck driver turned hitman who tells his story from a nursing home.
- Russell Bufalino — Head of the Northeastern Pennsylvania crime family and Frank's mentor.
- Jimmy Hoffa — President of the Teamsters union and Frank's close friend.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Irishman's Philadelphia really filmed?