Where was American Hustle filmed

Locations

• 200 East 66th Street & 3rd Avenue (Apartment)

  In movie

  Scene where used to represent an apartment-area setting with a believable everyday New York rhythm, allowing exterior coverage of arrivals, departures, and street interactions in a recognizable Upper East Side residential context.

  Real

  200 East 66th Street & 3rd Avenue (Apartment) on the map

  Scene was shot a typical Upper East Side residential corner where mid-rise and high-rise apartment buildings dominate, supported by steady local foot traffic and neighborhood retail. The area reads as lived-in Manhattan rather than a purely tourist-facing destination.

• 26 Federal Plaza (Broadway & Thomas Street)

  In movie

  Scene where used to suggest federal investigative and administrative activity, with exterior approaches and surrounding civic streets reinforcing a serious government setting that contrasts with the story’s more glamorous Manhattan locations.

  Real

  26 Federal Plaza (Broadway & Thomas Street) on the map

  Scene was shot a large federal office complex in Lower Manhattan associated with courts and government agencies, recognizable for its modernist architecture and security-conscious plaza areas. The location strongly communicates official authority and bureaucratic power.

• Chelsea Hotel

  In movie

  Scene where used for exterior and neighborhood texture that contrasts with more polished Midtown locations, providing a grounded Manhattan backdrop associated with creative life, older buildings, and a less corporate street atmosphere.

  Real

  Chelsea Hotel on the map

  Scene was shot a historic Manhattan hotel famous for its red-brick Victorian Gothic style and deep ties to artists, writers, and musicians. The building’s distinctive facade and cultural reputation make it a strong real-world marker of bohemian New York history.

• Grand Army Plaza

  In movie

  Scene where

  Real

  Grand Army Plaza on the map

  Scene was shot Grand Army Plaza lies between 58th Street and 60th Street, just west of Fifth Avenue and just east of East Drive. It is bisected by Central Park South. The plaza is bounded on the north by Scholars Gate, once one of the two main entrances to the carriage drives of Central Park; bounded on the west by the famed Plaza Hotel; bounded on the south by the Bergdorf Goodman department store, formerly the site of the Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, once one of Fifth Avenue's grandest Gilded Age mansions.

  New York

• Hotel Chelsea

  In movie

  Scene where Irving and Sydney stay at legendary Chelsea Hotel in New York.

  Real

  Hotel Chelsea on the map

  Scene was shot

  New York, Hotel Chelsea

• Mid Town Mall

  In movie

  Scene where Richie DiMaso and Sydney Prosser walk out of the club.

  Real

  Mid Town Mall on the map

  Scene was shot

  Worcester

• Park Avenue / East 63rd Street

  In movie

  Scene where Irving and Sydney celebrating in New York.

  Real

  Park Avenue / East 63rd Street on the map

  Scene was shot

  New York

• The Plaza Hotel

  In movie

  Scene where The Plaza Hotel is the stage of an important set up involving con man Irving Rosenfeld, his attractive partner Sydney Prosser, FBI agent Richie DiMaso and Carmine Polito.

  Real

  Hotel Plaza on the map

  Scene was shot

  New York, Hotel Plaza

• The street

  In movie

  Scene where Irving, Sydney and Richie go down the street

  Real

  The street on the map

  Scene was shot on the main street of the city of Worcester, which is west of Boston.

  Worcester

• Worcester Art Museum

  In movie

  Scene where Irving and Richie discuss the fake Rembrandt in Worcester Art Museum.

  Real

  Worcester Art Museum on the map

  Scene was shot The Worcester Art Museum, also known by its acronym WAM, houses over 38,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day and representing cultures from all over the world. WAM opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and ranks among the more important art museums of its kind in the nation.

  Worcester