Hidden stories in Arconia

If any tourist wants to include Arconia’s location on their next trip to the city of skyscrapers, it’s next to the guys’ apartment from Friends or the most iconic settings. sex in New YorkIt should be noted that there is no structure with this name, it is rather imaginary. But it’s inspired other blocks are just as special and wrapped in legendwhich can actually be found. Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, In the years that The Golden Age series showed us, huge structures that took up an entire block were built. These buildings became cities within cities, a place where its inhabitants can make a living with almost no need for the inevitable outside exodus.

Despite their large population, the series made us see these buildings as a magnet. lonely people The act of walking out of apartment doors and interacting with other neighbors, where no one knows anyone, can turn into quite an adventure. The plot is for three of these solitary beings, police stories and podcast loversdecides to investigate the mysterious death of one of his neighbors. In its purest style Murder mystery in Manhattan of the Woody Allen .Communities so large that if one of their residents were encouraged to do a podcast about the most horrific happenings in the neighborhood, they would allow it, be more confident in success.

As Arconia, the facade we see on the screen throughout the series is actually belnord buildingraised 1908 by architect H. Hobbart Weeks and was promoted to apartment in time world’s largestcapable of accommodating 1500 residents. Floors that dazzle with their luxury and decorated in the purest Luis style XVI. Inside 1976Belnord’s neighborhood skirmishes splashed into the newspaper headlines when the occupants began. Longest tenant strike in historyto protest the appalling conditions in which the owner livedLillian Sherilikept the property. He neither reformed nor allowed him to reform. 16 years of strike. Chronicles of the period say that one of the judges involved in the case retired after the two sides rejected the settlement offer offered to them. “They Deserve Each Other”, aforementioned. We must remember that the main plot of this second season (spoiler alert) was the murder of Bunny Folger (Jayne Hoodyshell) chairman of the parish council. Were the authors inspired by the tensions created by this conflict?

Although not all scenes in the series were shot in Belnord. Indoor shots correspond to studios or some other nearby structure whose style more closely corresponds to that of the façade. 270 Riverside Drive. But there are other real buildings that inspired the writers and have a longer history than Belnord.

One of the first features that comes to mind, as it is very similar to the one in the series due to its name, is this: Ansonia. contained in Upper West Side from New York and raised by millionaire William Stokes At the end of the 19th century, it would become the largest hotel in the world. 1,400 rooms and 300 suites, a large fountain with a live seal at the entrance and commercial spaces serving its tenants. Among its famous residents was a baseball player. babe ruthcomposer Igor Stravinsky or tenor Enrico Caruso. 1929 Great Depression The restaurant, which serves customers on each floor, made it necessary to close the kitchen service and the rooms. Thus began a period of great decline, in which even the building was about to be demolished due to its devastation. Although in the end not only his rehabilitation was achieved, but also could be protected.

Although in terms of black legend, it is another symbolic construct whose true stories can contribute to more than one plot of the series. dakotaraised 1884 by architect Henry Handerbergis often labeled cursed because of the Dakota legend, but the list of celebrities who reside there and those rejected by the strict selection system for residents is very long. Among the dismissed tenants Madonna, Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith, Billy Joel or Cher .After buying a house for eight million euros, one of the last famous residents, Alex Baldwin. judy wreath, Boris Karlov, Connect, pain, Lauren Bacall Y Jennifer Lopez are some of its most famous inhabitants. One of the events that fueled the Dakota’s dark legend is the scene where the movie was shot. devil’s seed of the Roman Polanskiwhose demonic theme will obscure the possible motive for the murder Sharon Tate, the producer’s wife, of the Charles Manson cult. Another of his illustrious tenants was shot dead at his doorstep. John Lennonin 1980.

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Only in the second season of the murders in the building did we see a plot that the heroes discovered. a whole gallery of secret passages connecting the apartments and access hidden exits from the building. Concealed tunnels are useful in these large masses for quick transport of care services from one place to another in case of an emergency. This system may remind us of the dark legend of the serial killer. H. H. HolmesHe admitted only about twenty of the so-called crimes, to which about 300 crimes were attributed. death building. A castle full of passages, traps and secret chambers that guarantees itself immunity and ensures that its victims cannot be discovered. This sinister structure is not in New York, in Chicagothe adventures of this serial killer caught the attention of another famous New Yorker, Martin Scorsesewho has been preparing a series about her figure for years.

Only the murders in the building got us high bases for the third seasonGiven the success of the series, we don’t know if it will be the last. But who are we anyway we can say goodbye From Steve Martin, who has already announced that he will retire when the series ends. After ten years of almost disappearing, many of us applaud her return with this great series and now we will regret her departure.