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Every exterior shot in The Taking of Pelham 123
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Illustration only Photo by Declan Sun on Unsplash
A geographic analysis maps approximately 40 exterior shots from the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham 123 to their real Manhattan locations with StreetView comparisons.
The project demonstrates a methodology for verifying historical film locations against current cityscapes using StreetView, though the material is thin on direct engineering relevance. The finding that nearly all locations remain identifiable after 50 years suggests urban landscape persistence even in a rapidly changing city.
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Approximately 40 exterior shots were mapped to real Manhattan locations with timestamps and StreetView links
Nearly all exterior shots remain identifiable in the contemporary city despite 50 years passing
Minor continuity breaks were identified where filmed locations did not match the narrative geography
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