Where was The Happening filmed

Locations

• 6th Avenue and West 18th Street

  In movie

  Scene where street-level sequences set in Manhattan as the strange phenomenon spreads through the city. This Chelsea intersection was used to depict the urban environment where New Yorkers begin to notice that something deeply unsettling is happening around them, with the everyday bustle of the neighborhood contrasting against the growing sense of dread.

  Real

  6th Avenue and West 18th Street on the map

  Scene was shot This is a busy intersection in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, located near the border of the Flatiron District. The area is characterized by a mix of commercial buildings, restaurants, and residential lofts. Sixth Avenue (officially Avenue of the Americas) is a major north-south thoroughfare, and the intersection sits close to notable landmarks such as the historic Ladies' Mile shopping district.

• The Mall (Central Park)

  In movie

  Scene where

  Real

  The Mall (Central Park) on the map

  Scene was shot The Mall, running from the flower bed on Center Drive in the south to Bethesda Terrace in the north, is the only straight path in the entire park. The path runs through a series of statues of famous writers known as the Literary Walk and past the Naumburg Bandshell. The walkway and surrounding American elms were built in 1857 and designed as part of the large park by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.

  New York