Series II: Location Scout Photographs (Lyn Pinezich)

Series II contains additional location scout photographs donated by Lyn Pinezich, a New York-based location scout/manager who has worked in the film industry since the late 1980's.

The photographs depict a wide range of locations, and retain their original organization into categories, including; restaurants, bars, offices, parks, offices buildings and spaces, streets, residences, and clothing stores. There are also boxes relating to other boroughs and states such as the Bronx, Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, Upstate New York, and New Jersey. There are some cross referencing between the various files; these are highlighted in the container list where appropriate.

Below are descriptions of some of the highlights within the collection. Additional categories will be found in the box list.

Bars Includes a variety of different types of bars such as dive bars, bar & grills, sports bars, Irish bars, nightclubs, strip clubs, and supper clubs. There is some overlap between bars and restaurants as some venues are 'bar and grills'. This file has been arranged alphabetically.

The Bronx: Includes bars, buildings, colleges, funeral homes, hospitals, lots and warehouses, parks, residences, and streets.

Buildings: Includes building fronts and exteriors, hallways and stairwells, atriums, foyers, lobbies, function rooms, and warehouses. Buildings are mainly residential buildings. Also includes some office buildings, store fronts, and armories. Includes some buildings which are not in existence anymore, such as the World Trade Center.

Note that some of the office buildings folders have been organized alphabetically by name of building, and others are arranged alphabetically by neighborhood, as indicated in the box list.

Court Houses: Includes court rooms, judge's chambers, and a jail cell.

Derelict buildings and empty spaces: Includes derelict and abandoned buildings, empty spaces, and empty lots. Contains a variety of different kinds of buildings including residential, corporate, and commercial buildings. This file contains some portfolios of apartment buildings and foyers.

Hospitals: Also includes a variety of medical institutions such as nursing homes, pediatric institutions. This file has been arranged alphabetically.

Hotels Some of these hotels are not in operation anymore and others are derelict spaces. This file has been arranged alphabetically.

Long Island: Small collection including hospitals, apartments, and streets.

New Jersey: Includes airports, bars and restaurants, buildings, hospitals, hallways and corridors, funeral homes, parks, residential buildings, streets, warehouses, factories, yards, and docks.

Parks: Includes a number of parks and outdoor spaces in Manhattan, most notably central park, of which there is a large collection. Some of these parks are not in operation anymore. This category has been arranged by neighborhood.

Queens: Includes bars, buildings, derelict spaces, hospitals, parks, residences, restaurants, streets, and warehouses.

Residences Includes a variety of different types of residence buildings in Manhattan such as apartments, lofts, brownstones, and townhouses. This category also contains portfolios of apartment building exteriors and foyers. This file has been arranged by neighborhood. Note that there are additional residence related folders in the 'Building' file.

Restaurants: Includes cafes, delicatessans, coffee shops, fast food restaurants, casual eating establishments and more upscale eateries. Includes numerous portfolios of Tavern on the Green in Central Park, and a number of restaurants that were being scouted as a potential location for a restaurant set in Washington DC. There is some overlap between restaurants and bars as some venues are 'bar and grills'. This file has been arranged alphabetically.

Staten Island: Small collection including parks, buildings, residences, and streets.

Upstate New York: Includes streets and residences, parks and outdoor spaces, and a variety of different kinds of buildings such as restaurants, gas stations, storefronts, churches, and laundromats.