The Godfather FILMING LOCATIONS Then & Now 50 YEARS LATER
Listed bellow, are the addresses of places on display in this video.
*Staten Island, NY:
Corleone Compound - (120 - 95) Longfellow Ave
Baptism Church EXT - Old Church of St. Joachim and St. Anne
*Manhattan (New York, NY):
Genco Olive Oil - 128 Mott St
Produce Store (Where Vito gets some oranges and veggies before getting shot) - 137 Mott St
Luca Brasi walking to the meeting at the bar - Hotel Edison, 228 W 47th St, New York, NY
(Hallway Entrance is accessible from 46th St)
Best & Co. (Christmas Shopping) - 645 5th Ave, New York, NY
Radio City Music Hall (News Paper Stand) - 6th Ave and 50th St, New York, NY
Sonny gets Carlo - 503 E118th St
Michael picked up by McCluskey and Sollozzo - Jack Dempsey’s Broadway Bar (Now Closed) 1623 Broadway
The Baptism Church INT - The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, 263 Mulberry St
Barber Shop/Revolving Door of Hotel - The St. Regis New York, Two E 55th St
Barzini is taken out by Neri - New York County Supreme Court, 60 Centre St
*Brooklyn, NY:
Clemenza's House - 1999 E 5th St
*Bronx, NY:
Louis Restaurant - 3531 White Plains Rd
*Queens, NY:
Funeral - Calvary Cemetery, Greenpoint Ave
*Other:
".. leave the cannoli." - Freedom Way, Jersey City, NJ
Sonny gets assassinated - Remaining section of Runway of the former Mitchel Field/Mitchel Airforce Base. Now the NCPD Center for Training and Intelligence - Garden City, NY
Woltz International Pictures - Paramount Studios, Leonard Nimoy Wy Entrance,
Los Angeles, CA
I had a great time making this one! So much that I went Higgins for Hagen LOL. I look forward to covering Part 2 in the near future.
Absolutely great job - Mr. "NICK P WAS HERE" - in your sterling, syncopated eye, for revisiting and lining up visually for we the viewer, as best as possible in circa 2022, these present day locations that still remain, some unfortunately not, from the iconic scenes from this ground breaking movie which thankfully Coppola prevailed upon Paramount Pictures to let him film, as an authentic recreation, of the circa 1945 N.Y.C. towards the end of W.W. ll, and the following game changing period which the Corleone family faced.
@@meyerhave Greatly appreciate this comment!
Congratulations on a job well done. Your research for this video was impecable. If you do a video about Godfather part 2, you might need to go to the Bronx. A former coworker of mine told me that several scenes were filmed in an Italian neighborhood in the Bronx. As a teenager in the 70s he was living there and the producers offered him as his teenage friends to appear as extras for one of the scenes. With the demographics changes in Brooklyn and the Bronx, I am not sure if that Italian neighborhood is still there.
@@hyperbius760 I will def do Part 2.. Hopefully this fall. Thanks for the info and feedback! I will look into it.
Looking forward for that one, you are doing a great job concerning the greatest movie, ever made, that is really for me. The Godfather part II, but even number one. I have been to Sicily a couple of times and visited Savoca and Forza d ´Agro, The church for the wedding, Vitelli bar and the landscape around Sicily there the movie was shot. Even the locations in Palermo.
The Godfather I and II were incredible - never to be replicated. This is why KZhead is so cool! Thank you for taking us on this journey in time!
What about twilight?
Very interesting.
This video is probably a hundred times better made than the crappy miniseries on Paramount Plus
That miniseries was amazing, don't be so cynical
The one shot fading from Don Corleone's funeral to the "Hildreth" mausoleum as it stands today was masterful and spot-on. I actually got a quick spine chill as when I watch a pivotal disclosure in a motion picture. The entire film was well done and your narration was professionally low-key and informative. Great job.
That’s great, glad to hear it! Thanks so much!
This video is so handy for me. Me and my Wife are getting ready for a three week vacation visiting various landmarks from The Godfather. It saved me a ton of work and research. We are from Brazil and on July/2023 we are going to Orlando FL. From there we are renting a 6 people RV to travel USA cross country. One of the places we're going is to New York, Staten Island to take pictures and visit some of these spots. Also we are going to Graceland to visit Elvis Presley resting place. From there we're going across the country all the way to San Francisco CA and down to Los Angeles CA. It's going to be the best vacation ever. Thanks for the video Nick P.
That’s going to be an amazing trip!
@@NickP Sure will..... Can't wait for the second part of it....
How did the trip go? It sounds amazing.
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 It will happen this coming July 2023. It will be amazing. We already rented the RV and have everything in place. It will be a lot of fun.
@@delubiod1970 I'm very happy for you. New York City is so amazing you could easily spend an entire week there, but there are many great places to see in America. I lived in America my entire 40 years and never set foot on the west coast yet!
I've seen several versions of G1 filming locations however this was the absolute best, great detail, great comparison shots. Well done (hard work). Thank you
Many thanks Rob!
I think it was filmed in LI NY. None of these videos look anything like the movie.
Really enjoyed this location video! I stayed in the Edison Hotel several times in the mid-1970's and remember the first time I recognized that hallway! lol The Godfather is my favorite movie too! Thanks for all the hard work.
Very cool, and thank you!
You are the Godfather of filming location video makers. Now on to Godfather II!
Lol thanks a lot! I can’t to do that one. I’m hoping to visit Italy soon to include those locations as well.
@@NickP Hopefully later this year? haha
@@ta5777 haha Or early next year. I’m trying to include over seas locations, but I can always make additional future location videos for those places. Which will only prob work out for the best. Possibly this Fall!
Back in the 70's I stayed in the "Godfather house" on Staten Island. It belonged to the Norton family, their two daughters were the two girl children in the wedding scene.In the basement there were sections of the stone wall they had saved. They also had a wonderful photo album with pics of them with the actors, filming the tomato patch scene ( I was told the plants were flown in from Italy ), and other snapshots from the filming.
That’s pretty amazing stuff Ralph, and thanks for the info.
I guess they had SAG cards. Must have been connected.
Leaps and bounds above other youtubers filming locations. I like how you give us the info then go back and forth from the movie to current day. Most youtubers don't give you enough time or a second look to compare past to present time. Keep up the good work Nicholas, you are by far my favorite youtuber for film locations.
I really appreciate that Charlie, great to hear it.
Godfather is one of the great movies I've ever watch and looking back to this film location is a reminder how the movie was filmed thank you so much sir nick for sharing this video 👍🙏
This was AWESOME!!! I have most likely passed by many of the filming locations down on Mott St. and Mulberry St. without even realizing one of my favorite movies was filmed there. I actually live about 2 minutes away from the Sands Point Preserve where the interior of Woltz's home was filmed and had the pleasure of touring the home some years back. It looks pretty much as it did in the film 50 years ago. Thank you so much for posting!
Very cool. I am going to visit Sands Point whenever they resume tours. Glad you enjoyed it!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You’re attention for detail is phenomenal. Nice one Nick 👍
That’s mighty kind of you, thanks a lot!
Superb documentary! I did not know that Garden City was the location of Sonny's assasination (Mitchell Field). My family moved there after living in Staten Island and Queens, nearby the other main 'Godfather' locations. You put them all in perspective, and enhanced our collective memory of Parts I and II. Great Job!
Awesome, many thanks!
It's unbelievable how places change through the flow of time. And how many have actually gotten worse loosing all the fashion they had at the time. Another wonderful journey in the movie world! Thank you!
although lacking atmosphere & ethnic charm some areas seem to have gotten better...
@@garyschultz7768 Well, yes and no ...
@@CalebBerman and what has this sermon of yours to do with our comments?
@@michenesi sinners gather here. spread the word, Caleb.
This world gets uglier and uglier for every year that passes.
Thank you for taking all of us on a tour 50 years later. Great video and commentary
Hi Nick, totally agree that The Godfather 1 & 2 were great, great movies. You sir are also great at what you do, and how you do it. Can't wait till the next one.
Awesome.. Thanks so much! I hope to have Part 2 done later this year.
That was incredible! Great job with this video. I've always enjoyed comparing before and after shots of filming locations and you nailed it with this. I love the way the tree maintains its general shape over 50 years in front of Clemenza's house. Thanks for posting this video.
That’s great to hear, and thank you!
Thank you for all the incredible details that took to make this. It wasn't easy to get everything lined up perfectly like you did. The "Godfather " would be proud.
Thanks a lot Tony!
I agree. He did an amazing job matching these locations which honestly look the same for the most part.
Thank You Soo Much for doing this video. I’ve always wondered where are these actual locations, now I know. I’ve seen The Godfather over 100+times including the original theatrical release and I can’t get enough of it. Please do another videoI I’ll wait, Thanks again. “You made a video I can’t refuse”
Haha, will do! Thanks a lot.
Great video. I've watched a lot of movie and TV filming location videos and this is one of the best. Excellent job in marrying up the locations to the film shots. The extra behind the scenes details you gave were great too. Superb job, well done. Thank you for posting.
I really appreciate that, thank you!
This is one of my favorite videos on KZhead. Thank you so much for your due diligence. Loved it.
Love these videos!!!! You deserve at least 100K subscribers!
You are so right. He does an outstanding job and deserves at least 100k subscribers.
Great to hear! Thanks a lot!!
I remember when the Corleone house was up for sale a few years ago, and wondering to myself if I had a few million dollars to spare I would have bought it just for it's rightful place in film history. I love that you cover all movies, but especially the 1970s, which i consider the best decade and where the blockbuster was created starting with this film in 1972, and continuing with The Exorcist, Jaws, and Star Wars. Great Job as always Nick. 👍
Such a great decade in film history.. It’s great to hear how your enjoying the videos! I really appreciate it John.
You did a magnificent job lining up those shots, I’m impressed! A couple of years ago, I visited NYC and stayed at the Hotel Edison for a week. Unbeknownst to me at the time of booking, the hotel was featured in The Godfather (and Bullets over Broadway, Birdman and Seinfeld) - thankfully I found out before I arrived, which made the trip even more fun. Great video, Nick. Excellent tribute to one of the Greatest Films of All Time
Very cool.. I really appreciate the feedback!
Excellent, excellent, excellent! You've answered several inquiries that I hadn't been able to find answers to for over 30 years! Thanks a lot!!!
Thanks awesome, and thank you!
Loved the video and walk through of the Godfather locations. I’ve been to a few of the locations without realising it, Great job Thanks.
Wow! Great work. Really appreciate you taking the time to put these together.
That was GREAT! I especially like how you got the angles of the shots exactly right and lined up so perfectly! I'm sure that took some serious effort!
Thanks so much!
Well done Nick. Thank you for this and all the hard work!
I really like how you do split screen comparisons! Lots of work goes into this, much appreciated!
Thank you Diane!
And it is aging perfectly well. Well done ... The Godfather movies are always worth watching. Good flicks back then
Wow. That was really good. GFII is still one of my favorites. So any time someone sheds some light on the production... it's a real treat. Thank you so much for putting this together. Very well done.
I really appreciate that, and look forward to covering that classic as well.
@@NickP Oops! Wrong movie. But still... thanks for taking the time to make that possible. Enjoyed every minute of it. Looking forward to the next one!
@@Seemsayin No worries bud. I actually mispronounced Tom Hagen’s name a couple times in this video lol.
@@NickP No big deal, Nick. There are greater tragedies in life. You just keep doing what you're doing. Now... get back to work!
@@Seemsayin haha that’s right!!
The Godfather is the best movie all time! Tks for this video.
Was just watching The Godfather a couple nights ago wondering about the locations. You read my mind!
Great stuff! You really did a great job of finding and viewing the same or close as possible places this movie was filmed. I recently finished the book "Leave the Gun, Take the Canoli" which details the making of this movie. I remember as a kid growing up in North Jersey across from NY City, they filmed a few scenes of a tv movie near my house and the disruption that took place in and around the area they were filming. I can only imagine how these homeowners felt back then. Just wondering if anyone came out of their home while you were at the compound and made any comments to you? I'm sure they get sightseers all the time looking for this exact location. Thanks again.
Thanks! One resident was outside 95 Longfellow and was friendly. We didn’t speak but I think he understood what I was doing. I heard about that book. I have to pick up a copy. I also heard of a 50th anniversary mag made by one of the bigger company’s, maybe Life but not sure.
this is one of the best things I've ever seen on YT. THANX, Nick P
That’s greatly appreciated Tony.
Thank you,most enjoyable. Iconic film and a real treat revisiting the locations in later years. Thoroughly enjoyed this 🙏
That’s awesome, and thank you for the great feedback.
Excellent! Looking forward to your Godfather Pt. 2 video. Thanks!
Excellent work! I greatly appreciate all the hard work you put into these. :)
Many thanks!
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Nice job putting this together
Thank you!
That split screen is the best! So much easier to see before and after! Thanks for your hard work!
Thank you!
Thanks for going to all the trouble of lining up the shots. That was the best part!
I really enjoyed this video, thanks for all your hard work Nick!
Woah! I was just re-watching your *amazing* Jaws filming location video yesterday afternoon and guffawing loudly at “that’s some bad hat Harry” only to see this morning that you’ve also uploaded a new gem?! ✨🤯 ESP is real! It’s a Nick P was here kind of week for me. Hooray!! Can’t wait to watch!
Hahaha that’s great!! Hope you enjoy it!!
The scene where Quint is sharing a few laughs with Brody and Hooper and then tells them about the USS Indianapolis was my favorite part of the film.
Thank you for this spectacular video! I have always wondered what the filming locations looked like. ❤️
Thank you for that wonderful feedback!
I absolutly love the millimetre precision of getting the angles right. Thank you for that it makes all the difference👍🏻👍🏻
Great video! Always wanted to see these places. Really well done. Thanks. Looking forward to pt 2 as well
Just an absolutely phenomenal job tracking down all these locations! I really enjoyed this video. Excellent job, and thanks for sharing!!
Great to hear, many thanks!
Now this is how you do a location video i have seen a few Godfather locations in this one in my opinion is the best thanks, Nick.
Thanks for the great feedback jimmy.
I'm so glad you got the location of sonny assassination. I always wanted to see a physical location and I haven't until today. Great job on your video
Happy to make the connection, and thanks a lot!
Great editing. Thanks for posting . One of my top 3 films of all time
Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks!
that was so interesting, thank you for sharing your research ,I'm viewing from Scotland, I've visited NYC 4 times in the last 20 years, on each visit I enjoyed visiting some locations from The French Connection and Once Upon A Time In America, I had a look around Mott Street looking for Godfather locations, it was quite difficult to visualise the locations from The Godfather as things have changed so much, your film really clarifies a lot of the detail there.
That’s great.. I look forward to visiting your part of the world soon. Btw, I’m also a fan of The French Connection. I’ll be covering that and GF2 in the future.
@@NickP hey Nick, thanks for the reply! I look forward to your French Connection coverage!!
Right on! Great to see you back, Nick! I love this flick and can't watch it enough, but do limit my viewing to about 9nce a year so I don't risk wearing it out. Part 2 is also great, but usually skip part 3. Thanks for the great video!
That’s so funny Dave. I do the same thing, so it never gets old. Part 2 is great and general do the same with Part 3 lol. Thanks a lot buddy!
@@NickP It's a shame about part 3 as it had real potential. I think he just did it too late & ran out of steam.
@@LeAnimal65 I agree.. Kind of winged and forced.
Hi nick another great video you have done, classic film too. The owners of the house were given a piece of the wall after they turned it down .
@@jamesmccabe6562 oh wow! Glad you enjoyed it James.. Many thanks!
This is my favourite movie of all time, and I love the way you have created the twin views so we can see them both, old and new. Great job, thank you.
That’s great, many thanks!
Thank you for the virtual tour!
Wow. What a great video. Love the split screens. You did a great job on this one Nick!!!!
Thanks a lot brother!
Great to see new content Nick, please keep it coming man 🍿👀👈🏼💯✌🏼
Great job filming, editing, spilt screen and the music !!
Thanks a lot!
Excellent video .. thank you so much for producing it so well!
Thanks a lot!
Wonderful trip through the GF filming locations! A huge thank you for sharing!
Brilliant Looking forward to seeing your future videos . I'm watching from England!!!
Many thanks!
That was absolutely incredible! Your attention to detail and knowledge of this absolute classic is nothing short of amazing! Your narration and added informative trivial anecdotes added so much color to the backdrop, and not to mention all of your editing and production work! I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have watched The Godfather and Godfather II. The first time was at my grandparents house. It was the made for TV version, when they used to put up a “Viewer Discretion Is Advised” warning at the beginning of the movie, and after each commercial break. I had to be 12 or 13 at the time, and what I remember most as a young innocent kid at that time was the horse head scene at Woltz’s mansion. A lot has changed since then! I have owned many versions on different media, and sill have the “The Godfather 1902-1959, The Complete Epic on VHS with that book and the added scenes that were omitted from the original, the revenge of Apollonia,etc. When I heard The Godfather III was coming out in 1990, I was thrilled and could not wait to see it…I was equally disappointed when I left the theater, but have given it a few more chances since seeing it on the big screen over the years , but with all due respect to Mr. Coppola, it is not even in the same league. The Godfather brings me to a place, a place that although I have physically never been, I get sent back to every time I watch it. The Soundtrack is equally captivating. When I hear the opening notes of The Godfather Waltz, probably the most recognizable piece from the soundtrack, two things happen…I get goosebumps and I get transported back to that “place”! I’m not sure it what order though! The power of film and music!
Very well said, and I really appreciate the great feedback. I couldn’t agree with you more about Part 3, and the way both Part 1 & 2 make you feel. That is movie magic for you, done very very well. Thanks so much!
Thanks for doing these videos! This would have been a great feature on the 50th Anniversary Blu Ray.
This was interesting, loved it!! Thank you!! LOVE the movie all time favorite of mine.
I was 12 when the the first one came out, never really got into the movie. But because of the The Offer being released, I have just yesterday started watching The Godfather. Thank you for this time capsule.
Wow! Fantatsic job! Videos like this take a very long time, both in filming and in editing. You did an amazing job!
I really appreciate that Nelson!
Good stuff! Thanks for posting it.
This video was well put together. Great work!
Many thanks!
Thanks for making and sharing this! A few years ago, we visited Forza d'Agro in Sicily to see some of the churches in the town of "Corleone" when Michael meets and marries Appolonia. It was a special experience.
That’s so cool.. I really want to do that.
Excellent work taking us back
Absolutely a fantastic video! Thank You!
Well you got me glued to my seat for the entire video , well done ! Cheers from Quebec !
Thanks a lot Lou!
@@NickP My pleasure ! You are very good !
Outstanding research and production. Very informative, interesting and entertaining. Thank you!
Thank you Mike!
WOWOWOWOW, alot of work here! I love how you got the exact camera shot (some trees got thicker). Also, the film has dark exposure, and its great that your shots are brighter, so you can see more detail. GFII next?!?
Awesome! Thanks a lot! And yes, I will do that sometime soon!
Great stuff- I was actually in the Falaise mansion in Sands Point many years ago. We were in the dining room where Woltz told Hagen about why Johnny Fontaine would never get the movie part. The horsehead scene was actually filmed in the mansion's kitchen, everything was removed by the window and the bed was put in the spot.
Thanks for the info! I hope they resume tours sometime soon.
Incredbile work thanks nick look forward to the next one 🇬🇧👍🏾
Just subscribed and just found you! You do terrific work! Enjoyed this very much!
Thanks so much, you made my day!!
@@NickP LOL I was just reading about the movie. I got engaged just as the filming was ending Aug 71 and got married Oct. 71. We have been married 51 yrs. Never knew film history was being made while I was dating my husband. WOW!
@@estelleadamski308 That’s great!
@@estelleadamski308 lol
Great work, Nick !
Thanks for doing it. I enjoyed it immensely
Fantastic now-then comparison job you made. Respect that great work👍.
Many thanks!
Boy, thank you sir for doing all the leg work. Most people would have just used stock photos, especially of Radio City. Great job.
Thank you!
I’ll be doing Part 2 in the future
Excellent work,I will share this with all my friends
Thanks a lot Frank!
Awesome..thanks for taking the effort for this
Truly amazing video. Thank you so much. Enjoyed every second.
Great to hear, and thank you!
really enjoyed this one!!
Thanks!
Greatest movie ever made next to Godfather part 2 nothing can come close. Legendary! Pacino a star was born ✨✨🙌🏼
I got to say, you did a really good job with getting the angles and editing and all. What took you hours and hours to do, we get to enjoy for 30 min. Thank you!!!
You did a great job. I love seeing the actual locations. Please do more!
Many thanks! More coming!
Thank you for the painstaking job....enjoyed watching it completely. thank you
Fantastic work, thank you for this!
EXCELLENT WORK MY FRIEND WELL DONE I THOROUGHLY ENJOY IT THANKS FOR SHARING
That’s awesome, and thank you!
Very nicely done. Thanks for the upload.
Amazing, once again. Love your videos 🙏 all the way from sunny England 🏴 😆
Many thanks Paul! Lol
Thanks for doing this, I really enjoyed it. I just got back from Sicily where I checked out all the locations, but this was pretty cool too. Looks like a lot of hard work was put into this... it was worth it,,, Thanks!
I really enjoyed this video. It was well edited and great!
Thank you!
If you ever make it out to Santo Domingo, i can show you where they did the grenade and hotel scenes for godfather 2! Love the channel man
One day! Hopefully soon. I want to get the Italy shots as well. I appreciate the offer which I may take you up on!
Fantastic job. Especially in the top/bottom comparison shots.
Thanks a lot
New Subscriber! You did a great job on this video. Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for sharing this with the world, great job!! Rio de janeiro, Brazil
Thank you!