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Filming Locations

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The original Ghostbusters film was shot on both coasts. Principal photography happened in New York City during the fall of 1983, roughly from September into October, where the production used real Manhattan landmarks for its exteriors. The interiors and several effects-heavy sequences were then filmed in Los Angeles, where soundstages and a handful of California buildings stood in for their New York counterparts. The split is why the firehouse you see from the street and the firehouse the team walks around inside are two different buildings on two different coasts.

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  1. New York locations
  2. Los Angeles locations
View historyLast edited June 14, 2026 by GBFans Staff

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Parent

  • Ghostbusters (1984)

Related Pages

  • Cast
  • Ghostbusters Books
  • Ghostbusters Characters
  • Ghostbusters Crew
  • Ghostbusters Soundtrack
  • Ghostbusters cast and crew
  • Production Sketches
  • Special Effects Photos
  • Ghostbusters Comics by 88MPH Studios
  • Ghostbusters Score

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New York locations

The Manhattan exteriors anchored the film in a recognizable, lived-in version of the city.

  • Hook and Ladder #8 supplied the exterior of the Ghostbusters firehouse, the working firehouse in TriBeCa whose front the team is seen entering and leaving.
  • 55 Central Park West served as Dana Barrett's apartment building, the rooftop of which becomes the temple of Gozer in the climax.
  • Tavern on the Green, the restaurant in Central Park, appears in the scene where Louis Tully is chased by a terror dog.
  • Columbia University stood in for the university where the Ghostbusters work before being thrown out.
  • The New York Public Library main branch was used for the opening library haunting.
  • The Bank of New York doubled for the Manhattan bank where the team secures the loan to start the business.
  • Lincoln Center and its fountain appear in the film as well.

Los Angeles locations

Alternative locations in the Los Angeles area were used to match exterior shots filmed in New York and to provide the firehouse interior, since the New York firehouse was used only for its exterior.

  • Fire Station #23 provided the interior of the Ghostbusters firehouse, the bay, the stairs, and the pole that the New York exterior could not.
  • The Biltmore Hotel (the Millennium Biltmore) stood in for the Sedgewick Hotel, the site of the team's first real bust against Slimer.
  • The Los Angeles Central Library supplied interior and basement areas used for library scenes.
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