West Side Story was filmed in New York in the United States of America.
24 Commerce Street
In movie
Scene where The department store Gimbles.
Real
Scene was shot 24 Commerce Street is a 19-floors high office building also known as the Federal Trust Company Building and the First National State Bank Building. The office building was built at the beginning of the twentieth century. It was completed in 1926. The building is part of what is called the Four Corners Historic District.
Newark
Monsignor King Hall Brooklyn - St. Thomas Aquinas Sports
In movie
Scene where Tony and Maria meet each other at the dance.
Real
Scene was shot "We had so many dancers to fill the space and equipment, and we needed a stage for the band, and proper entrances for the Sharks to come into the scene because the Sharks entrance into the gym is a big event. Most of the sites we saw were too small and didn’t work,” Production Designer Adam Stockhausen told TimeOut magazine.
Stockhausen: The 'Dance at the Gym' was probably the largest number we tackled. With more than sixty dancers and over 150 extras, so many people, complicated choreography and a lot of moving parts, it took time to capture."
New York
Church of the Intercession - Crypt
In movie
Scene where Tony and Maria are in the chapel.
Real
Scene was shot The Church of the Intercession is an Episcopal congregation which was founded in 1846. The current sanctuary was built in the periode 1912 - 1915. It was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in the Gothic Revival style.
A door on the side of the church reveals a staircase leading to a dimly lit, gothic-style crypt, with arched ceilings supported by massive columns. The crypt is used for classic music concerts.
New York
St. Nicholas Ave
In movie
Scene where Anita and the ladies like to be in America...
Real
Scene was shot The scene was filmed in the neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan known as the Hamilton Heights. It is named after Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. He lived in the Hamilton Grange Mansion - or Hamilton Grange National Memorial - the last two years of his life. The memorial is very close to where the scene form West Side Story was filmed.
Across the street is the location from another part of the same scene: the Puerto Rican gym where Bernardo trained, according to Harlem+Bespoke. But that gym is no longer there.
New York
Ellison Street
In movie
Scene where Riff and the Jets are on the move.
Real
Scene was shot Paterson lies in the region which was originally claimed by the Dutch as New Netherlands. When the British took over, they called it the Province of New Jersey.
Paterson is known as the Silk City for its dominant role in silk production during the latter half of the 19th century.
It has since evolved into a major destination for Hispanic immigrants as well as for immigrants from Bangladesh, India and South Asia. According to a 2010 census Paterson has a population of approximately 146,000
Paterson