The HC Com Tech students are pictured in front of the Washington Arch, located near New York University campus, which was a film location for "When Harry Met Sally" & "I am Legend".NYC Com Tech Trip 2011
Friday, April 29
Article By JESSICA MADORE (Grade 12 SHSM Com Tech student)
Wake-up, yummy breakfast, beautiful weather, Lincoln Tunnel, lights, camera, action... and so begins day three of our NYC Com Tech adventure! Our first order of business was a tour of NYC movie & TV locations by “On Location Tours”. We saw numerous locations where movie and TV shows were filmed, including; the “Ghost Busters” fire station, the “Friends” apartment building, and the Washington Park arch on NYU campus where “I am Legend” and “When Harry Met Sally” were filmed. Other locations we saw included films such as; “Taxi Driver”, “Cloverfield”, “Spiderman”, “Home Alone”, “Devil Wears Prada”, and “Bride Wars”, to name a few. We also saw the apartment buildings where celebrities lived, including; Donald Trump, Janet Jackson, and Jay-Z & Beyonce. Film crews are currently filming "Men In Black" III around NYC. Grade 11 Com Tech student Nicole Dubois had this to say “The best part of the day was the movie location tour, my favourite part being standing on the sidewalk outside the actual apartment building used for exteriors on the TV show “Friends”. Next stop was the Radio City Music Hall tour. The showplace of the nation, we traveled back in time to the era of grand art-deco theaters and met one of the famous "Rockette" dancers. Grade 11 Com Tech student Sophie Krohn reports “The most fascinating part about New York for me was seeing places that I've just known from television or film. Radio City Music Hall was most exciting because it has hosted numerous different acts and very important award shows over it's eighty year history.” During our visit, the NFL draft was taking place. For lunch we had some classic New York City pizza at Mariella Pizzeria which was excellent. For a sweet treat we visited "Dylan's Candy Bar" operated by Ralph Lauren's daughter Dylan. The store was also a location for the movie "Hitch" and the recent re-make of "Arthur". We then visited the Guggenheim museum and viewed modern paintings by famous artists like; Cezanne, Chagall, Kandinsky, Monet, Picasso, and van Gogh. The unique Frank Lloyd Wright designed museum building itself is an impressive work of art! We then visited the busy and exciting SoHo district and shopped for clothing and shoes. For dinner we were off to La Mela restaurant in Little Italy for a fantastic family style pasta dinner topped off with a very delectable Tiramisu for desert. After dinner we went to the Rockefeller Center for the “Top of the Rock” observation deck tour where we were treated to a 70 story high awe inspiring view of New York City at night. Upon returning to our hotel we went straight to bed in preparation for a very full day tomorrow! Good night New York!
DAY 3 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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