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Beaux-Arts library (1911) with iconic stone lions. Filming location for Ghostbusters and The Day After Tomorrow.
Everything that was here
- 1911–present · still open
New York Public LibraryFilming Location
Beaux-Arts library (1911) with iconic stone lions. Filming location for Ghostbusters and The Day After Tomorrow.
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Only men were served here until 1905, when actress Lillie Langtry was turned away, sued, and won.
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