Where was Midnight Cowboy filmed

Locations

• Claridge Hotel

  In movie

  Scene where Joe Buck arrives in the bustling Midtown Manhattan area, taking in the sights and sounds of New York City for the first time, wide-eyed and full of misplaced confidence about his prospects as a hustler in the big city.

  Real

  Claridge Hotel on the map

  Scene was shot historic hotel building located at the corner of Broadway and East 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The Claridge Hotel was a well-known establishment in the Times Square area during the mid-20th century. The building still stands in this busy commercial district surrounded by theaters and office towers, though the hotel itself has undergone changes over the decades.

• Phone Booth

  In movie

  Scene where Joe Buck and Ratzo are walking the street of New York.

  Real

  Phone Booth 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.

• Townhouse at 117 East 70th Street

  In movie

  Scene where Joe Buck visits a townhouse on East 70th Street, one of the upscale residential locations he encounters during his attempts to find wealthy women willing to pay for his companionship on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

  Real

  Townhouse at 117 East 70th Street on the map

  Scene was shot a residential townhouse at 117 East 70th Street near Park Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side. This quiet, tree-lined block features classic brownstone and limestone townhouses dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, typical of the neighborhood's refined architectural character.

• W 58 Street

  In movie

  Scene where Joe Buck and Ratzo are crossing the street when they are almost hit by a car. "Hey, I'm walking here! I'm walking here!"

  Real

  W 58 Street on the map

  Scene was shot on 6th Avenue in New York City, right next to Central Park, at its southern border.

• Willis Avenue Bridge

  In movie

  Scene where Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo are walking across the bridge to visit the cemetery where Rizzo’s father is buried.

  Real

  Willis Avenue Bridge on the map

  Scene was shot The original Willis Avenue Bridge opened in 1901, but was replaced in 2010. The new bridge is 350 feet long, 65 feet high and 77 feet wide. The bridge as seen on the famous publicity photo from the movie therefore disappeared.