Reviewing the scenes of St. Louis on New York Escape – What do they look like today?

St. Louis -One of the biggest movie productions that once put St. Louis on the cinematographic map is the cult classics of the 80s of the last century “Ascape From New York”, which has embarked on the landmarks and neighborhoods of the Gateway City to represent the dystopic future, where the dystopic future is

New York Escape presents at the Manhattan area in New York as a massive prison with maximum security. The chaos comes when the air force was abducted and crashed in Manhattan. Then a group of violent prisoners takes the President hostage, throwing the nation into a crisis.

Snake Plissken, played by actor Kurt Russell, posing near the New York Freedom Statue at the beginning of Thursday, October 9, 1980, during the New York Escape shoots. (AP Photo / Richard Drew)

The newly created snake of a criminal Pliskik, a former Special Forces soldier who has become a criminal, has been appointed to rescue the president within 24 hours in exchange for a full pardon. As he or she traverses a lawless underworld, the snake struggles with brutal gangs, insidious traps and shaken alliances in a desperate race against time.

The film, directed by renowned science fiction director John Carpenter, Stars Kurt Russell as a snake and Donald Plessee as president. Although filmed in several states, St. Louis plays a major role in the revival of the disintegrating, post-apocalyptic urban landscape.

IMDB, an online film productions database, lists at least seven St. Louis locations used in Escape from New York, although there are probably more that has not been officially documented.

On Saturday, Fox 2 reviewed some of the iconic places of the movie to see what they look like today.

Rock bridge

The chain of the rock bridge, which connects northern St. Louis with Illinois in real life, stands for the fictional “69th Street” Bridge in New York. This is the situation for one of the most important scenes of the film, where a snake makes a desperate application to escape from the prison island with the President after Klibi.

In the end, the rock bridge chain gained more fame in the 1980s, when it was used as a backdrop for a dramatic culmination scene that helped to raise the tension of the film.

In a soft spring afternoon, visitors can be seen walking on the historical span after part of the emblematic path 66. Now it is decorated with plaques and reverence to honor his past.

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Union

Union Station is used to present the New York Garden of Madison Square, organizes a brutal gladiator battle that emphasizes iniquity and shows the stability of a snake.

This weekend, the landmark in St. Louis hosted Frozen Four Conbes, as St. Louis welcomed the annual hockey tournament of the college with a sports holiday, not survival. Union Station has enjoyed the impetus of tourism over the last decade, thanks in part to major repairs and new attractions.

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Civil courts

Also in the center of St. Louis, the civil court building serves as a remarkable location of a hiding place, which he adds to the granular cityscape of the film.

The civil court building, almost 100-year-old structure, is a courtroom in real life, which remains an emblematic piece of St. Louis’s architecture, known for its pyramid roof.

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FOX Tale Theater

Fox Theater stars the scene in New York Escape for a scene during which a snake searches for clues and navigates sinister remains.

In real life, Fox’s theater is quite vibrant, the main place of the art area of ​​the Grand Center in the neighborhood of St. Louis in the city center. He hosts Broadway Shows, concerts and other exquisite arts events.

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Lokust Street and 21st Street

This city intersection served as the background of one of the most popular moments of the film: the dramatic disaster of the aircraft, the first domino in a series of chaotic events that leads to the capture of the president and the subsequent crisis of the island.

The surrounding locust of street and 21st street are the room for a crane, parking lot and a building for the production of goods. It is also a very short walk from the home of St. Louis City Sk, Energizer Park.

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Saint Charles Street and 17th/18th streets

Here are a site with mostly streets, a few major moments in New York Escape. Landing of a helicopter, a snake looking at a bar, and a tense encounter with villains are among the main events of the film that pass through St. Charles Street.

Nowadays, around the intersections of St. Charles with the 17th and 18th streets, the area includes Glo Studios, an apartment complex and parking from nearby Avenue Washington. There seems to be some current construction works.

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A new Masonic temple

In a relatively small role in the film, the new Masonic temple provides external photos, which are the New York Public Library.

The temple was once the center for the Masonic Community of St. Louis, known for its elegant marble architecture. In recent years, there has been a boost to revive the building as an apartment complex.

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How to watch

Escape from New York is available on many digital streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at home, Google Play Movies and YouTube TV. There is a chance to get it on the Roku channel or with a FUBOTV subscription.

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