Maps of Movies
Taxi Driver (1976)
Where Taxi Driver says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Nearly every stop of Travis Bickle's night shift is a real Manhattan street, and many of the buildings are gone.
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Scenes and places
Applying for the night shift (1976)
Travis, a sleepless Vietnam veteran, applies for a night-shift cab job at the garage. He tells the manager he will work any hours, any place.
Set in Yellow Taxi Company garage, 623-629 W 57th St — Travis, a sleepless Vietnam veteran, applies for a night-shift cab job at the garage. He tells the manager he will work any hours, any place. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Yellow Taxi Company garage at 623-629 W 57th St; the site is now the VIA 57 West residential tower.
Filmed at Yellow Taxi Company garage, 623-629 W 57th St — Filmed at the Yellow Taxi Company garage site; the pin is the building photographed at 625 W 57th St. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Cruising 8th Avenue and 42nd Street (1976)
Between fares Travis drifts past the porn theaters and grindhouse marquees of 8th Avenue and 42nd Street. He rides the night streets with no destination.
Set in 8th Avenue near 42nd Street, Show World Center — Between fares Travis drifts past the porn theaters and grindhouse marquees of 8th Avenue and 42nd Street. He rides the night streets with no destination. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Show World Center (669 Eighth Avenue) was a four-story sex center in the "Forty-Deuce" era; it closed in 2018, marquee remains.
Filmed at 8th Avenue near 42nd Street, Show World Center — A shot of the old Show World Center marquee places the scene on 8th Avenue; the pin is the 8th Avenue and 42nd Street entrance, not the exact corner. Per two blogs, the porn theater in the scene is the Show & Tell at 737 8th Ave (between 46th and 47th St), now a vacant lot or closed shop; it may be a different building from the Show World Center listed here. No coordinate found for it. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Palantine campaign headquarters (1976)
Travis spots Betsy, a campaign volunteer in a white dress, through the window of the Palantine headquarters. He becomes fixated on her.
Set in Broadway and W 63rd St — Travis spots Betsy, a campaign volunteer in a white dress, through the window of the Palantine headquarters. He becomes fixated on her. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Broadway & W 63rd St corner; the building has since been completely changed (a Bank of America stands there).
Filmed at Broadway and W 63rd St — Filmed at the corner of 63rd and Broadway; the pin is the Dante Park corner. The site is now a Bank of America; the 62nd St address on a DVD extra is wrong, according to Scouting NY. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Parked outside the Rialto (1976)
Travis keeps cruising Times Square and parks outside a theater marquee, killing time between fares.
Set in Rialto Theater, 7th Ave between 42nd and 43rd St — Back on patrol, Travis stops his cab outside a Times Square theater whose marquee reads Anita Nymphet. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Rialto Theater was demolished in 1998; 3 Times Square occupies the site.
Filmed at Rialto Theater site, 7th Ave (now 3 Times Square) — Filmed outside the Rialto Theater, demolished in 1998; a Reuters building (3 Times Square) stands there. The pin is the 3 Times Square building, not the theater's exact spot. The next corner is Nedick's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Coffee and pie with Betsy (1976)
Travis takes Betsy for coffee and pie. He chats awkwardly, compliments her eyes, and asks her to a movie.
Set in Columbus Circle coffee shop — Travis takes Betsy for coffee and pie. He chats awkwardly, compliments her eyes, and asks her to a movie. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Childs was a coffee-shop chain; one source puts it at 4 Columbus Circle, another at 58th & 8th Ave (now a Duane Reade).
Filmed at Columbus Circle coffee shop — Two sources disagree on the exact site; the pin is Columbus Circle, near the first. The 58th St and 8th Ave corner is backed by two independent blogs; the 4 Columbus Circle site by one. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The second date at the Lyric (1976)
Travis takes Betsy to a sex-education film in an adult theater. She walks out soon after it starts.
Set in Lyric Theatre, 213 W 42nd St — Travis takes Betsy to a sex-education film in an adult theater. She walks out soon after it starts. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Lyric Theatre on 42nd St opened in 1903 as an opera school and turned to film in 1934; it was later demolished and parts were reused in the Hilton Theatre.
The apology call (1976)
Travis phones Betsy from a public phone to apologize, then asks for coffee and mentions flowers. She cuts the call short.
Set in Ed Sullivan Theater lobby, 1697 Broadway — Travis phones Betsy from a public phone to apologize, then asks for coffee and mentions flowers. She cuts the call short. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Ed Sullivan Theater building at 1697 Broadway houses the Late Show studio and the Mayor's Office of Film.
Filmed at Ed Sullivan Theater lobby, 1697 Broadway — Filmed in the lobby of the Ed Sullivan Theater building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Late-night cafeteria with the cabbies (1976)
Travis joins other cabbies at a late-night cafeteria. He tries to tell his colleague Wizard about the bad ideas in his head.
Set in Belmore Cafeteria, 407 Park Ave S — Travis joins other cabbies at a late-night cafeteria. He tries to tell his colleague Wizard about the bad ideas in his head. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Belmore Cafeteria (407 Park Ave S) opened in 1929; its owner sold the property in 1981 and it was later demolished.
Fares at the Hotel Olcott (1976)
Travis picks up and drops off fares at the Upper West Side hotel.
Set in Hotel Olcott, 27 W 72nd St — Travis picks up and drops off fares at the Upper West Side hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Hotel Olcott (27 W 72nd St) opened in 1925 with 227 suites; it became condominiums in 2005.
Filmed at Hotel Olcott, 27 W 72nd St — Filmed at the Hotel Olcott. The coordinate is a rounded value (about 100 m). The Hotel Olcott (opened 1930) is still operating. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Buying guns from Easy Andy (1976)
Travis meets gun dealer Easy Andy through a contact and buys several handguns in a hotel room.
Set in 5th Ave and W 19th St — Travis meets gun dealer Easy Andy through a contact and buys several handguns in a hotel room. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The pickup corner faces Madison Square Park; the diner on the corner is now a Sephora.
Filmed at 5th Ave and W 19th St — The pickup was filmed at 5th Ave and 19th St; the room scene was filmed at 97 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn (no checked coordinate). The pin is the Fifth Avenue building photographed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Practice at the underground range (1976)
Travis practices shooting with his new guns at an underground range.
Set in West Side Rifle & Pistol Range, 20 W 20th St — Travis practices shooting with his new guns at an underground range. Google Maps · Apple Maps
West Side Rifle & Pistol Range, 20 W 20th St, an underground range operating since 1964.
Filmed at West Side Rifle & Pistol Range, 20 W 20th St — Filmed at the range at 20 W 20th St. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The first Palantine rally (1976)
Travis attends a rally and gives a Secret Service agent a fake name and address.
Set in Cadman Plaza area, Brooklyn (Pineapple Walk, inferred) — Travis attends a rally and gives a Secret Service agent a fake name and address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn; the exact spot is a reader/author inference.
Filmed at Cadman Plaza area, Brooklyn (Pineapple Walk, inferred) — The exact spot is inferred from the Manhattan Bridge angle and a reader comment; the pin is Cadman Plaza Park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The corner grocery hold-up (1976)
Travis steps into a corner grocery and a hold-up begins.
Set in M&R Market, Columbus Ave — Travis steps into a corner grocery and a hold-up begins. Google Maps · Apple Maps
One source says the building at 540 Columbus Ave is now a Starbucks; a reader places it between 87th and 88th.
Outside the Variety Theatre (1976)
Travis waits outside a seedy porn cinema and meets Iris near it.
Set in Variety Theatre, Third Ave near 13th St — Travis waits outside a seedy porn cinema and meets Iris near it. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Variety Theatre on Third Ave near 13th St; a 21-story condo stands on the site.
Filmed at Variety Theatre, Third Ave near 13th St — Filmed at the Variety Theatre (100 Third Ave in the text, 110 in a caption), now demolished. The pin is a Third Avenue building at 13th St. Location confirmed on Third Ave between 13th and 14th St by a second blog. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Iris's street on East 13th (1976)
Travis revisits the street where Iris lives and tries to talk to her, tension with her pimp rising.
Set in E 13th St near Third Ave — Travis revisits the street where Iris lives and tries to talk to her, tension with her pimp rising. Google Maps · Apple Maps
East 13th St between 2nd and 3rd Ave; the red door and the Jefferson Theater lot are gone.
Filmed at E 13th St near Third Ave — Filmed at 202, 204 and 226 E 13th St; the pin is Third Avenue at 13th St. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The second rally on Seventh Avenue (1976)
Travis shows up at another Palantine rally in Midtown.
Set in W 38th St and Seventh Ave — Travis shows up at another Palantine rally in Midtown. Google Maps · Apple Maps
W 38th St & Seventh Ave; Spanish Taverna still exists.
The Columbus Circle rally (1976)
Palantine speaks at a rally on Columbus Circle, and Travis is in the crowd.
Set in Columbus Circle — Palantine speaks at a rally on Columbus Circle, and Travis is in the crowd. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Columbus Circle is a Manhattan traffic circle ringed by landmarks; the angel statue is still there.
Filmed at Columbus Circle — Filmed at Columbus Circle; the old Gulf + Western building is visible behind. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The last cab ride (1976)
A cab scene on Fifth Avenue outside the St. Regis Hotel closes Travis's story.
Set in St. Regis Hotel, 2 E 55th St — A cab scene on Fifth Avenue outside the St. Regis Hotel closes Travis's story. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The St. Regis Hotel, 2 E 55th St, a luxury hotel at 55th and Fifth.
Filmed at St. Regis Hotel, 2 E 55th St — Filmed at 5th Ave and 55th St in front of the St. Regis Hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Travis Bickle — A sleepless Vietnam veteran who takes a night job driving a New York cab.
- Betsy — A campaign volunteer Travis becomes fixated on.
- Iris — A young girl Travis meets near the Variety Theatre.