The latest version of the New York Street sets opened in December 2009, following the huge fire in June 2008.
The New York Street area has been used in countless productions over the years. It’s been rebuilt after fires in 1957, 1990 and 2008, and frequently changes appearance as required by the production work at the time. The street is curved at both ends to give the illusion of a longer street on camera.
The new structures comply with a new building code specifically for backlot structures, meaning they have sprinklers and other fire-protection measures built in.
Between 1984 and 1990 the whole New York Street area had a large rig above it which could be used to cover the sets with black tarpaulins in order to do night shooting during the day.
Landmarks
Although New York Street has been rebuilt many times, some of the sets have been rebuilt (almost) the same designs over the years, and can easily be recognised.
- Theaters
- Bank (Dirty Harry)
2009 Rebuild
Read Press Release about the rebuild project.
The New York Street area now contains 9 different shooting locations, categorised as follows;
- Alleys
- Embassy Street
- London Square
- Modern New York Street
- New York Street (see below)
- Brownstone Street
- Courthouse Square
- Rooftops
- Theaters
- Wall Street
- West Village
Tram On-Board Video (2011)
Tram On-Board Video (2007)
Various movies, TV shows and music videos shot on the New York Street sets
Tram On-Board Video – Whoopi Goldberg (2007)
New York Street Opening Ceremony
Courtesy Universal Studios Hollywood, from May 29 2010. Includes interview with Steven Spielberg and Jeff Zucker.
Current Plan of the New York Street Area (from May 2011)
Plans of the New York Street Area (before June 2008 fire)
Photo Gallery (before 2008 fire)
Photo Gallery (2008-2009 Construction)
Photo Gallery (2009 onwards)
The Metropolitan area sets reopened in 2009 after a year-long construction period. The sets now look more detailed and more diverse than ever, and are in regular use once more.
Photo Gallery (current)
Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [New_York]
Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
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My Man Godfrey [Feature Film] | 1957 | Henry Koster | |
The last movie to shoot on New York Street before parts of it were destroyed by a fire in June 1957. | |||
Midnight Lace [Feature Film] | 1960 | David Miller | |
San Francisco Street section of New York Street was used on the backlot, along with a large amount of location shooting in London, UK. | |||
To Kill A Mockingbird [Feature Film] | 1962 | Robert Mulligan | |
Courthouse Square, Stage 29, Stage 30 [courthouse interior], Stage 32. The courthouse interior built on Stage 30 was a painstakingly accurate reproduction of the courthouse at Monroeville, Alabama. | |||
The whole street featured in the movie was built on the backlot, adjacent to the New York Street sets. The Boo Radley house was designed by Henry Bumstead and built at Universal, while all other houses were moved to the backlot from Chaves Ravine, where developers were clearing the land for the Dodgers Stadium. The houses were bought for $1 each from developers. The Boo Radley house remains on Elm Street to this day. | |||
Madame X [Feature Film] | 1966 | David Lowell Rich | |
New York Street, Little Europe (as Germany) | |||
Torn Curtain [Feature Film] | 1966 | Alfred Hitchcock | |
New York Street, Stage 28 (including the Paris Opera House sets for the Theatre scene), Stage 32. | |||
Thoroughly Modern Millie [Feature Film] | 1967 | George Roy Hill | |
Stage 12 (Muzzy Estate), Stage 22, Stage 27, Stage 28 were the soundstages used. The Paris Opera House sets on Stage 28 were used for the theatre sequence. Many exterior scenes were shot on New York Street and Brownstone Street. The Square of Warriors embassy buildings featured as Carol Channing / Muzzy's house. | |||
Ironside [TV Series] | 1967-1975 | Collier Young | |
Apartments, Colonial Street, Mediterranean Square, New York Street (San Francisco street section). Interiors were shot on Stage 20. | |||
Change of Habit [Feature Film] | 1969 | William A. Graham | |
The church on New York Street featured in this movie musical. Brownstone Street is also featured. | |||
Topaz [Feature Film] | 1969 | Alfred Hitchcock | |
New York Street | |||
Dirty Harry [Feature Film] | 1971 | Don Siegel | |
New York Street (as San Francisco) - Bank Robbery | |||
McMillan & Wife [TV Series] | 1971-1977 | Leonard Stern | |
Interiors shot on Stage 44, the backlot Tower of London set appeared as a scottish castle. The San Francisco Street area and New York Street area on the backlot were used. | |||
Columbo [TV Series] | 1971-2003 | Richard Levinson, William Link | |
New York Street (various episodes), Singapore Lake, Stage 28, Colonial Mansion (The Greenhouse Jungle) | |||
The Sting [Feature Film] | 1973 | George Roy Hill | |
Brownstone Street and New York Street feature as Old Chicago. The theater on the south side of New York Street featured as the exterior of the Burlesque Theater, and an elevated rail track was built to run above the street. The Paris Opera House sets on Stage 28 were used for the theater interior scenes. Stage 12, Stage 22, Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 27 and Stage 32 were also used. | |||
Kojak [TV Series] | 1973-1978 | Abby Mann | |
Colonial Street, New York Street, Stage 22 | |||
Earthquake [Feature Film] | 1974 | Mark Robson | |
New York Street, extended by glorious matte paintings and miniature footage, is destroyed in numerous ways. Stage 12 was used for the WIlson Plaza collapse and the stairway rescue. | |||
The Six Million Dollar Man [TV Series] | 1974-1978 | ||
New York Street, Stage 06, Stage 30, Ice Tunnel (Studio Tour) | |||
Big Brother episode shot on Brownstone Street (1976) | |||
Season 5, Episode 10 (1977) Target Steve Austin. While the Collapsing Bridge remains level, some of the boards break loose causing an RV to get stuck. Steve Austin has to climb down to the base of the bridge to shore it up and free the RV. | |||
The Rockford Files [TV Series] | 1974-1980 | Stephen J. Cannell, Roy Huggins | |
Apartments, Colonial Street (Harvey House), New York Street, Stage 23, Stage 30 | |||
Baretta [TV Series] | 1975 | Stephen J. Cannell | |
Robert Blake lived on New York Street | |||
Rich Man, Poor Man [TV Movie] | 1976 | ||
New York Street, Little Europe (as France) | |||
Quincy M.E. [TV Series] | 1976-1983 | Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw | |
Apartments, Colonial Street, Denver Street, New York Street, Stage 25 | |||
MacArthur, the Rebel General [Feature Film] | 1977 | Joseph Sargent | |
New York Street | |||
The Incredible Hulk [TV Series] | 1978-1982 | ||
New York Street and Courthouse Square (various episodes). Interiors were shot on Stage 23. Stage 04 was used for certain sequences. | |||
National Lampoon's Delta House [TV Series] | 1979 | ||
Colonial Street (The Delta House set is still there to this day. The Harvey house was also featured, as the Omega House.) New York Street and Courthouse Square featured in the title sequence. | |||
The Blues Brothers [Feature Film] | 1980 | John Landis | |
Park Lake (Good ole boys motorhome crashes into lake), New York Street (as Chicago) - car jump stunt, Singapore Lake. The gospel church interior was shot on a set built on the Square of Warriors backlot set. Stage 06 and Stage 25 was also used. | |||
Magnum P.I. [TV Series] | 1980 - 1988 | Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson | |
Courthouse Square and New York Street featured in series 7 episodes 1 & 2 as a film studio backlot | |||
The Incredible Shrinking Woman [Feature Film] | 1981 | Joel Schumacher | |
Stage 12, Stage 22, New York Street | |||
Simon and Simon [TV Series] | 1981-1989 | Philip DeGuere | |
Colonial Street, Courthouse Square, New York Street, Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Old Mexico, Six Points Texas, all on the Universal Studios backlot. Stage 25 | |||
Annie [Feature Film] | 1982 | John Huston | |
Annie finds her dog Sandy on Brownstone Street. New York Street is also featured. | |||
City Heat [Feature Film] | 1984 | Richard Benjamin | |
New York Street (as Kansas City), Brownstone Street | |||
Streets of Fire [Feature Film] | 1984 | Walter Hill | |
New York Street | |||
Airwolf [TV Series] | 1984-1986 | Donald P. Bellisario | |
Colonial Street (Cleaver House), Colonial Street Church, Denver Street, Little Europe, New York Street, Six Points Texas, Square of Warriors, Tower of London backlot sets, Stage 14 [helicopter interior mockup], Stage 20 [process shots], Stage 24 [Hawke Cabin set], Stage 27 [The Lair hideout], Stage 28 [process shots] | |||
Murder She Wrote [TV Series] | 1984-1996 | Various | |
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House | |||
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior. | |||
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour | |||
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes) | |||
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine. | |||
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The Colonial Street Church is seen in many shots. | |||
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove. | |||
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode. | |||
Episode The Murder Channel (Season 11, Episode 6) features Brownstone Street and New York Street prominently. (1994) | |||
"Judge Not" (Season 8 Episode 6) Shot in 1991 - featured the Embassy buildings in the Square of Warriors and Little Europe on the backlot. | |||
Murder She Wrote [TV Series] | 1984-1996 | Various | |
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House | |||
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior. | |||
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour | |||
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes) | |||
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine. | |||
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The Colonial Street Church is seen in many shots. | |||
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove. | |||
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode. | |||
Episode The Murder Channel (Season 11, Episode 6) features Brownstone Street and New York Street prominently. (1994) | |||
"Judge Not" (Season 8 Episode 6) Shot in 1991 - featured the Embassy buildings in the Square of Warriors and Little Europe on the backlot. | |||
Legal Eagles [Feature Film] | 1986 | Ivan Reitman | |
Stage 12, New York Street backlot | |||
Harry and the Hendersons [Feature Film] | 1987 | William Dear | |
New York Street (as Seattle) | |||
Married With Children [TV Series] | 1987-1997 | Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye | |
New York Street | |||
Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal [Music Video] | 1988 | Colin Chilvers | |
Extensive shooting around Little Europe, New York Street and Brownstone Street sets | |||
Moonwalker [Feature Film] | 1988 | Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Colin Chilvers | |
The Smooth Criminal sequence was shot on Brownstone Street, Little Europe and in the New York Street area. | |||
Quantum Leap [TV Series] | 1989-1993 | Donald P. Bellisario | |
Brownstone Street, New York Street, Collapsing Bridge (Studio Tour) | |||
Dick Tracy [Feature Film] | 1990 | Warren Beatty | |
New York Street | |||
Mobsters [Feature Film] | 1991 | Michael Karbelnikoff | |
New York Street, Stage 12 | |||
Harry and the Hendersons [TV Series] | 1991-1993 | ||
Stage 42, New York Street on the backlot. | |||
Death Becomes Her [Feature Film] | 1992 | Robert Zemeckis | |
Stage 31, Stage 34, Stage 36, New York Street | |||
Dracula [Feature Film] | 1992 | Francis Ford Coppola | |
New York Street (as London) | |||
Home Alone 2: Lost In New York [Feature Film] | 1992 | Chris Columbus | |
Although much of the movie was shot on location in New York, the special effects and stunt sequences meant it made more sense for the exteriors for Rob McAllister's house in New York to be shot on Brownstone Street. This is the home of Kevin's (Macauley Culkin) uncle which is being refurbished, and which Kevin uses to trap the bad guys. | |||
Newsies [Feature Film] | 1992 | Kenny Ortega | |
Many weeks of shooting on New York Street on the Universal backlot, while parts of it were still under construction following the 1990 fire. | |||
Sinatra [TV Movie] | 1992 | James Steven Sadwith | |
New York Street | |||
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story [Feature Film] | 1993 | Rob Cohen | |
New York Street | |||
Swing Kids [Feature Film] | 1993 | Thomas Carter | |
New York Street | |||
Wayne's World 2 (Waynes World 2) [Feature Film] | 1993 | Stephen Surjik | |
New York Street (as London) | |||
The X-Files [TV Series] | 1993 - 2002 | Chris Carter | |
New York Street | |||
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman [TV Series] | 1993-1997 | Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel | |
New York Street | |||
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman [TV Series] | 1993-1998 | Beth Sullivan | |
Courthouse Square, New York Street | |||
NYPD Blue [TV Series] | 1993-2005 | Steven Bochco, David Milch | |
Brownstone Street (Armored Car Robbery), New York Street | |||
Beverly Hills Cop III [Feature Film] | 1994 | John Landis | |
The Alien Attack theme park ride is actually the Earthquake attraction on the Universal Studios tram tour. | |||
New York Street, the fictional Land of the Dinosaurs ride was built on Stage 37 at Universal. | |||
I Love Trouble [Feature Film] | 1994 | Charles Shyer | |
New York Street | |||
The Shadow [Feature Film] | 1994 | Russell Mulcahy | |
Stage 29, Brownstone Street, New York Street, Square of Warriors (Alec Baldwin's mansion) | |||
How to Make An American Quilt [Feature Film] | 1995 | Jocelyn Moorhouse | |
Stage 29, New York Street | |||
Money Train [Feature Film] | 1995 | Joseph Ruben | |
New York Street | |||
Cybill [TV Series] | 1995-1998 | Chuck Lorre | |
New York Street | |||
Jingle All The Way [Feature Film] | 1996 | Brian Levant | |
Courthouse Square and New York Street (as Minneapolis) | |||
Mrs Santa Claus [TV Movie] | 1996 | Terry Hughes | |
New York Street, Stage 22 | |||
The Crow: City of Angels [Feature Film] | 1996 | Tim Pope | |
New York Street | |||
The Phantom [Feature Film] | 1996 | Simon Wincer | |
New York Street | |||
The Burning Zone [TV Series] | 1996-1997 | Coleman Luck | |
New York Street, Square of Warriors, Stage 33, Stage 34 | |||
Something So Right [TV Series] | 1996-1998 | John Peaslee, Judd Pillot | |
Stage 41, New York Street | |||
Batman & Robin [Feature Film] | 1997 | Joel Schumacher | |
Courthouse Square and New York Street on the backlot. | |||
Face/Off [Feature Film] | 1997 | John Woo | |
New York Street sets | |||
MouseHunt [Feature Film] | 1997 | Gore Verbinski | |
New York Street | |||
The Peacemaker [Feature Film] | 1997 | Mimi Leder | |
New York Street | |||
Ally McBeal [TV Series] | 1997-2002 | David E. Kelley | |
Brownstone Street / New York Street sets on the backlot. | |||
Dr Dolittle [Feature Film] | 1998 | Betty Thomas | |
New York Street | |||
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [Feature Film] | 1999 | Jay Roach | |
Production Designer Rusty Smith re-imagined London's Carnaby Street on the New York Street set on the Universal backlot. It was also used for the Elvis Costello / Burt Bacharach sequence. | |||
The Offspring: Why Dont You Get A Job [Music Video] | 1999 | McG | |
Extensive shooting around the backlot - Colonial Street, Courthouse Square, New York Street | |||
CSI [TV Series] | 2000-2015 | Ann Donahue, Anthony E. Zuiker | |
Based on Stage 22, Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 25 on the Universal front lot. Many sets on the backlot have also appeared including the Chicken Ranch (2005) and New York Street sets. | |||
Americas Sweethearts [Feature Film] | 2001 | Joe Roth | |
New York Street | |||
U2: Elevation [Music Video] | 2001 | Joseph Kahn | |
Much of the video was shot on New York Street on the backlot. | |||
24 [TV Series] | 2001-2010 | Robert Cochran, Joel Surnow | |
New York Street was used for a car stunt sequence for Season 7 Episode 10. | |||
Dilemma: Nelly & Kelly Rowland [Music Video] | 2002 | ||
Colonial Street is used throughout, apart from a few shots outside a movie theatre which were shot on New York Street. | |||
Monk [TV Series] | 2002-2009 | Various | |
Various episodes shot on New York Street and Elm Street on the backlot. Season 2 Episode 2 Mr Monk Goes to Mexico was shot on the Old Mexico sets adjacent to the Flash Flood. | |||
Bruce Almighty [Feature Film] | 2003 | Tom Shadyac | |
Brownstone Street, Courthouse Square, Falls Lake, New York Street on the backlot and Stage 01, Stage 19, Stage 29, Stage 41. | |||
Down With Love [Feature Film] | 2003 | Peyton Reed | |
Street scenes were shot on New York Street - digital set extensions were used extensively. | |||
Christmas with the Kranks [Feature Film] | 2004 | Joe Roth | |
New York Street | |||
Spider-Man 2 [Feature Film] | 2004 | Sam Raimi | |
MJ performs in The Importance of Being Earnest in one of the New York Street Theaters. | |||
House [TV Series] | 2004-2012 | David Shore | |
New York Street [coach crash episode], Old Mexico backlot. | |||
Shaggy Dog [Feature Film] | 2005 | Brian Robbins | |
New York Street alley | |||
Criminal Minds [TV Series] | 2005- | Jeff Davis | |
New York Street (April 2012), Old Mexico (2016) | |||
How I Met Your Mother [TV Series] | 2005-2014 | Carter Bays, Craig Thomas | |
New York Street | |||
Deja Vu [Feature Film] | 2006 | Tony Scott | |
New York Street | |||
The Prestige [Feature Film] | 2006 | Christopher Nolan | |
Brownstone Street and New York Street on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot were extensively re-dressed to portray the London Street scenes. | |||
The movie was in production January 16 - April 9 2006. | |||
Doctor Who (new) [TV Series] | 2006 - | Various | |
The Christmas special in December 2016 shot a few sequences on New York Street on the backlot, including on the rooftops. | |||
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets [Feature Film] | 2007 | Jon Turteltaub | |
Stage 12 (treasure room), Stage 41, New York Street (opening scenes set in 1865), Falls Lake | |||
Transformers [Feature Film] | 2007 | Michael Bay | |
Final battle sequences shot on New York Street on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot. | |||
Changeling [Feature Film] | 2008 | Clint Eastwood | |
The bank featured in Dirty Harry was redressed with new steps up to it for this movie. New York Street featured heavily as LA in the 1920s and was disguised with digital set extensions. Telephone exchanges featured in the movie can be seen in the Prop Warehouse. | |||
Ford Kuga - Blank Canvas [Commercial] | 2008 | Nicolai Fuglsig | |
New York Street and Brownstone Street | |||
Meet Dave [Feature Film] | 2008 | Brian Robbins | |
New York Street | |||
Superhero Movie [Feature Film] | 2008 | Craig Mazin | |
Brownstone Street, New York Street | |||
Chris Brown: Yeah 3x [Music Video] | 2010 | ||
Brownstone Street and New York Street on the backlot | |||
Michael Buble: Hollywood [Music Video] | 2010 | Rich Lee | |
New York Street, Front Lot, Denver Street all feature in this video. | |||
The Saturdays: Higher [Music Video] | 2010 | ||
New York Street on the backlot | |||
Parenthood [TV Series] | 2010-2015 | ||
Stage 43, Stage 44 [1st floor Zeek and Camilles house], New York Street, Hollywood Terrace / Prop Plaza [Zeek house exterior] | |||
Britney Spears: I Wanna Go [Music Video] | 2011 | Chris Marrs Piliero | |
New York Street / Metropolitan Sets | |||
Captain America: The First Avenger [Feature Film] | 2011 | Joe Johnston | |
New York Street | |||
Chris Brown ft. Justin Bieber: Next 2 You [Music Video] | 2011 | Colin Tilley | |
Filmed on New York Street on the Universal Studios backlot. | |||
Lady Gaga: The Edge of Glory [Music Video] | 2011 | Lady Gaga and Haus of Gaga | |
Filmed on a Brownstone set just off New York Street on the Metropolitan Sets backlot and a tenement fire escape behind the gas station on Courthouse Square at Universal Studios Hollywood. | |||
L.A. Noir [TV Movie] | 2012 | Frank Darabont | |
New York Street Sets (May 2012) | |||
The Amazing Spider-Man [Feature Film] | 2012 | Marc Webb | |
A number of the buildings on Universal's New York Street area were temporarily replaced with new facades for this production, which was filming during January 2011. The sequence where Captain Stacy and Spider-Man meet was shot on New York Street. | |||
Falls Lake - bridge was set up in front of the bluescreen backing for the Williamsburg Bridge stunt sequence. | |||
The Mindy Project [TV Series] | 2012-2017 | Mindy Kaling | |
Stage 27, New York Street set, Brownstone Street (apartment located here), Elm Street | |||
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D / Agents of SHIELD [TV Series] | 2013 | Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon | |
Pilot: New York Street on the backlot for the superhero rescue from the burning building. | |||
Iron Man 3 [Feature Film] | 2013 | Shane Black | |
New York Street | |||
The Little Rascals Save the Day [Feature Film] | 2013 | Alex Zamm | |
New York Street and Courthouse Square filming in October 2012 | |||
Colonial Street | |||
Gone Girl [Feature Film] | 2014 | David Fincher | |
The house that Nick and Amy move out of in New York was on Brownstone Street on the backlot. | |||
Pepsi - Mini Can [Commercial] | 2014 | ||
Shot entirely on the backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood. New York Street, War of the Worlds Set, Six Points Texas | |||
Phones 4U - Welcome to the Future [Commercial] | 2014 | Traktor | |
New York Street | |||
Hairspray Live [TV Movie] | 2016 | Kenny Leon, Alex Rudzinski | |
Shot on the New York Street backlot (making use of the new practical sets) and Courthouse Square and on Stage New 25 and Stage New 26, which had just been built, adjacent to the backlot. | |||
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw [Feature Film] | 2019 | David Leitch | |
Stage 25, New York Street (motorcycle chase), Bud Westmore Building | |||
Billie Eilish Amazon Prime Concert [TV Special] | 2021 | ||
Brownstone Street area (as Paris) and New York Street sets | |||
Jisoo - Flower [Music Video] | 2023 | ||
New York Street on the backlot | |||
Jung Kook - Seven [Music Video] | 2023 | ||
New York Street | |||
TXT - Chasing that Feeling [Music Video] | 2023 | ||
New York Street on the backlot | |||
A Classic Spy [TV Series] | 2024 | Mike Schur | |
A gazebo was built on the London Square sectin of New York Street for the show | |||
St. Denis Medical [TV Series] | 2024 | Justin Spitzer | |
New York Street, City Park, shot on Stage New 26. |