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I lived in NYC for three years and visited many of the spots featured in "Home Alone 2." Scenes from the 1992 movie look similar to NYC today. Some places, though, closed or never existed.
The Arch was dedicated in 1895. In 1918, two statues of Washington were added to the north side. By the late 20th century, the Washington Arch had become extensively defaced with spray-painted graffiti. It was cleaned and restored in 2003–04. [1] In modern times, the Washington Square Arch has become an unofficial symbol of New York ...
In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.
The Air Force One photo op incident occurred on the morning of April 27, 2009, when a Boeing VC-25 (a Boeing 747 military variant given the call sign "Air Force One" when the president is aboard), followed by a U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter, flew low and circled the Upper New York Bay, site of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
William Tecumseh Sherman, also known as the Sherman Memorial or Sherman Monument, [1] [2] is a sculpture group honoring William Tecumseh Sherman, created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and located at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan, New York.
The Dewey Arch was a triumphal arch that stood from 1899 to 1900 at Madison Square in Manhattan, New York City, United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was erected for a parade in honor of Admiral George Dewey celebrating his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines in 1898.
The Sherman statue was regilded in 1928, following a donation from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 1 of New York. [141] The Pulitzer Fountain, which was made of soft Kentucky limestone, had deteriorated badly by then, [ 72 ] [ 142 ] and parts of the fountain's basin had chipped off.
In 2008, Airplane! was selected by Empire magazine as one of 'The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time'. [49] It was also placed on a similar list—'The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made'—by The New York Times. [50] In November 2015, the film was ranked fourth in the Writers Guild of America's list of '101 Funniest Screenplays'. [51]