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darkflame927 t1_je3esl7 wrote

I didn't really know this until recently but fun fact, canonically, Gotham City is located in South Jersey by where AC is lol

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VelocityGrrl39 t1_je3meio wrote

Gotham has been located a lot of places. DC is inconsistent like that.

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mapinis t1_je3qtxw wrote

This old asylum is North Jersey tho :)

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SPKmnd90 t1_je3ukfm wrote

And isn't Metropolis in Delaware? Even more hilarious.

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scyber t1_je4ken7 wrote

Not really near AC (depending on how you define "near"). It is on the Delaware bay. Metropolis is across the river in Delaware.

https://www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/comments/roe14m/til_that_gotham_city_is_in_new_jersey/

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njstein t1_je4n9gd wrote

it's fucking pleasantville.

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njstein t1_je4nhiq wrote

wait fuck i'm bad at maps. it's more like millville (is the closest city because the land highlighted is a wildlife refuge)

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Workodactyl t1_je52vai wrote

I think Gotham City is also based on Newark, which wasn’t some of The Joker shot at?

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reeny706 t1_je3gnen wrote

Bruh that place has been nothing for so long. Glad to see it being used for something.

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NeverTrustATurtle t1_je3hav1 wrote

Film and TV crews shoot there a lot. I’m sure whoever owns the property is making some nice coin by basically turning it into a studio

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reeny706 t1_je3hgrg wrote

Seriously, that’s great. I’ve been driving by there for 40 or so years now.

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Thisismypasswprd t1_je76scd wrote

For the few days a year they get paid ..... im sure it's still a big loss.

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BunzoBear t1_je8lif6 wrote

The location fee for a couple days of filming one movie pays for the cost of that property for a year so if they film more than one movie the rest is profit

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Thisismypasswprd t1_je92m2m wrote

What costs? I work on the industry so I'd be happy to answer questions but you don't know what you're saying. Even with a 5 figure per day cost it doesn't amount to much..especially when were talking about such a huge building like that. It costs high 6 figures to keep that place from degrading. If it was operating it would be millions a year to maintain.

Some shoots may be only a day or a week. We're really not talking about that much money in the grand scheme of such a big building

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BlissfulGreen2 t1_je3kfnk wrote

Murphy was smart to restore the film and tv tax credits. Translates to money being spent in NJ and jobs.

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blockytraditionalist t1_je3dgar wrote

I've passed the place more times than I can count in the dead of night after work. It used to be a psych ward and may one day become apartments (or so I'm told).

Assuming that's true, just..

Hell To The F**king No

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OneAndDone169 t1_je4hboo wrote

Psych ward??? Nooooo this was a tuberculosis hospital!! IMO I think that’s worse than a psych ward. Those TB hospitals were a last stop for most and some messed up stuff went on in those places

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dylan2187 t1_je4ejbz wrote

This is the place by Clara mass right?

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Viinna__ t1_je5e2j2 wrote

yup, its in belleville a few minutes short from the hospital

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EsseXploreR t1_je4hnee wrote

The apartments are actually completely finished, I got a tour of them a little while back. It's really strange to see.

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clearedtoland22 t1_je50l1c wrote

They did that to a few hospitals in Queens, NY. Turned them into luxury apartments.

I couldn’t get passed the thought of the laundry room being in the morgue or the bedroom being someone’s deathbed.

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R0LL0T0MAS1 t1_je39o3c wrote

Where in jersey

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Ok-Construction-4542 t1_je7op5k wrote

I was just rubbernecking past it around 6:30/7 because people were finally arriving on set and groups of people were walking over to check it out. Some Gaga fans out there wearing her merch. All the old cop cars and fake news vans look very cool.

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Anxious-Energy292 OP t1_je398ef wrote

Last week they were filming and I was able to get right up by the fence with barbed wire but it seemed like they were just doing a few test runs

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ProbstBucks t1_je5blo3 wrote

Wouldn't be surprised if they're just using the outside for establishing shots and filming the interiors somewhere else. However, if Lady Gaga is ever there, lmk and I'll be there in five minutes.

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iberian_prince t1_je3dc3h wrote

Ive been inside there. Thats crazy

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blahhhkit t1_je3j2lk wrote

What did it look like inside? Was it still in use at the time you went?

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HamHockShortDock t1_je4axqp wrote

I'm pretty sure we broke in there one time as kids. I remember a room that was just full of children's shoes. So creepy.

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iberian_prince t1_je4nojk wrote

Yeah hospitals and asylums tend to just leave documents,clothes, pics and equipment behind.

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HamHockShortDock t1_je4nxcw wrote

The whole thing was creepy abandoned but something about the shoe room really got me. I think maybe because it has a holocaust vibe, nahmean?

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JackyVeronica t1_je57ttk wrote

> I remember a room that was just full of children's shoes. So creepy.

In this same thread, I read the blog with photos of inside. Indeed creepy. But what got me was your 'children's shoes' comment, when I was reading the comments from the blog..... This one in particular. And many other comments on that website with child abuse recollections from people who used to be patients there:

AnonymousApril 11, 2014 at 10:29 AM Not sure why but my previous comment today posted or seemed to and is no longer here. I am the person who's story ABNJ referred to sending a chill down his spine. My post said I was at a loss for words and encouraged anyone who was abused here look online as they will find at least one other person also seeking justice. The name of the place I was in out behind this hospital was "The Essex County Emergency Children's Shelter". There was also a ward for disabled kids in the hospital, I think 4th floor, that was run by a "private" firm for the County. The main hospital building was only partially occupied since the 50's maybe earlier and the open part was used as the County Geriatric Center until it closed in the 70's. This is why some pics of the place look like very old decay and some look like its only a couple decades since abandonment. Weird note; One of the guys who bought it is the son of a guy who was a buddy of my dad.

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EsseXploreR t1_je4hh04 wrote

I have photos from inside on my blog if you're interested.

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iberian_prince t1_je4nk0h wrote

A user commented his blog that has photos of the inside but not every floor is wrecked. Theres still floors that look okay when i went and those were the ones with pictures of people who worked there and work party photos everywhere. Lots of stuff left behind as per usual with these places. It was abandoned when i went cops kinda patrol it. Place is full of asbestos tho.

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JerseyGiantsFan t1_je3u5ct wrote

This is really cool! It looks to me like they’re filming a prison scene or a mental hospital scene or something. Zooming in, I see lots of 1970s or 1980s style police cars, ambulances, a few news trucks. Plus the search lights - with all that detail they must be shooting outside soon, too.

We’ve had a few movies being filmed in Elizabeth lately, as well. “Day of the Fight” was filming here in September or October last year on the backstreets of the Peterstown section, and “Your Monster” was filming somewhere on East Jersey near Broad (either near or at the old Ritz theater).

At least 2 major studios (Netflix and Lionsgate) are setting up shop in NJ, too, thanks to the tax breaks (which I think is awesome), so we should be seeing a lot more of this type of thing in the coming years.

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bm14 t1_je4mbjd wrote

It's going to be Arkham Asylum

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JerseyGiantsFan t1_je58db5 wrote

I …don’t know why the hell I didn’t make that connection. Of COURSE it’s Arkham Asylum. Teenage-me would be embarrassed that I didn’t realize it sooner. 🤦‍♂️

Thanks for the correction!

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Thisismypasswprd t1_je77bwc wrote

It's been going on a lot longer than you think. Just this past 3 years I worked on . ...trial Chicago7, wutang on hulu, walking dead, mean girls TV show, American horror stories... I mean shit I could keep going. I work in film biz. And that's also working in nyc in between too

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JerseyGiantsFan t1_jebx69r wrote

That’s really cool! My oldest son took a film/video editing course throughout his 4 years in High School, but after graduation he decided that working with his hands (plumbing, carpentry, etc) was more his style.

Do you know of any websites or Twitter/Facebook/etc accounts that regularly update what, when & where filming is taking place in the greater NJ/NYC area? There was a NYC Filming Twitter account I used to follow a while back, but whoever was running it stopped posting. It’d be awesome to have a resource like that, whether it’s to avoid an area due to traffic or scope it out from a distance (so as not to disturb the actors & crew).

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Thisismypasswprd t1_jegks7y wrote

It's more localized. You'd have to find the communities who post about that. Like montclair has a newsletter somewhere. The jobs list is confidential to our union members but it's just a list of jobs and the main location/stage

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quietworlock22 t1_je3c6os wrote

Cool! Is this supposed to be Arkham

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EsseXploreR t1_je4hl7w wrote

Yep!

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on_mission t1_je5aalq wrote

I have lived in Belleville and Bloomfield my whole life and have described this building as Arkham Asylum….and now look what happened lol

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bamnet t1_je3rw09 wrote

That helps explain the fleet of Gotham-branded cars parked in Carlstadt.

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BCNJ09 t1_je5dctp wrote

It's right across from the Fairfield Inn, I'm sure the tourists are loving that 😁

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JrCoke88 t1_je3c0ae wrote

Know that spot real well Belleville Strong

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jsvcycling t1_je3e6dm wrote

I was driving past there earlier today (it's a couple minutes from my parent's house) and they were definitely getting ready for something. Saw a few trucks enter the property.

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Kyanpe t1_je42lzp wrote

Lmao I remember driving by that place several years ago and gawking at it. My car hit the curb 😅

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dlstove t1_je4fucl wrote

Neat. Now film in the playboy mansion in Sussex county

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tylerb011 t1_je4im2g wrote

More fun facts: they were filming an episode of FBI’s Most Wanted in Little Falls last night @ St. George on Long Hill Rd

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Clifton1979 t1_je49do6 wrote

Haddads Film service has been loading / unloading all week in little falls their trucks at the rear of a warehouse: it’s near the quick check on long hill road.

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YukiHase t1_je4pm3n wrote

In Ringwood they're filming for a movie called "Y2K" in a few days, allegedly with Jenna Ortega. Really cool that they're doing that in my town, but of course it's because our shopping center looks like it rotted at the turn of the millennium

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Gypsyknight21 t1_je58fac wrote

It’s a few minutes from my house and pretty cool. A friend snapped some photos for us during the day. There’s also some vehicles parked at another location she got photos of as well

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ROI-NJ t1_je5p2qz wrote

Can't wait to see this when it comes out

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climbhigher420 t1_je4jhk5 wrote

My neighbors light up their backyard like that. All night for 14 hours.

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Exciting-Survey7743 t1_je4n3ha wrote

Someone opened the gas pipes, no filming happening. Just hallucinations. 😂😉

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MapleChimes t1_je4u6yj wrote

Oh cool! Excited about this movie. Loved the first one.

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CloudScaler t1_je4wcmb wrote

Essex county isolation hospital. I know they were renovating it for adapted use, didn’t know it would be a movie set!

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PurgatoryRider85 t1_je4zuhw wrote

It’s wild, that for all the government screws up, they somehow mastered a very specific brand of uneasiness when they built these state hospitals/sanitariums. There’s a building on Long Island that’s just a larger version of this one that was once the country’s most populated psych ward

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darkwolf131 t1_je57cmx wrote

I was wondering what all the cranes and temporary fences and people standing at the fences, looking at the building were all about earlier this week!

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snugjebus t1_je5a5oe wrote

Wait what? Where is this at?

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Gypsyknight21 t1_je5au26 wrote

Belleville. Corner of Franklin and Belleville Ave

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snugjebus t1_je5bd0o wrote

Ah North Jersey. Im down South. Seems to be North Jersey gets all the cool action 😂 guess thats cause down south where I am is all tree farms 🤣 nothing interesting here.

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bmd201 t1_je5jfm6 wrote

also used for a beautiful mind

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RippingAallDay t1_je5m180 wrote

I used to live near this - wife & I always said it looked like an insane asylum... glad to see it being used!

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spaghetti0223 t1_je5qjpl wrote

I lived in Bloomfield for a while and was so amazed whenever I drove past this building. It just screams "horror film." When I looked it up, I was surprised it was out of use for so long and only in one film. Honestly excited it's being celebrated in this film.

Oh and tangent... I hoped to find local legends and such when I researched it. But as I recall, I could only find accounts of former patients who had fond memories of excellent caregiving as children with infectious diseases.

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Theninjared t1_je61zrn wrote

Look at that, Belleville is almost cool.

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hagemeyp t1_je6r1dj wrote

Used to live a few blocks away- creepy place!

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SoItWouldBe t1_je7ibs9 wrote

i actually came by here a few years ago to record a vlog with some friends, wasn't it an abandoned psych ward before this? they ended up rennovating it when we showd up so it wasn't as cool but still glad to see its used

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fzalta18 t1_je7qfs2 wrote

Thought it was the Asbury Park connection center

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Rainbowrobb t1_je3gyqm wrote

They've been working on that building for years

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