Just a thought, but it occurred to me that there isn't a sufficient subway backdrop outside of the New York Subway Museum of which the movie industry has a studio-like environment to film various period movies with the cars and a station as backdrop.
I had in mind a museum such as Seashore, which if it could attract the movie industry's interest, might be able to have them contribute in part or whole to the construction of an enclosed mock subway stop (and/or El) for use in their movies. Subways being a common theme in the movies, the beauty of a set where there were numerous cars of different periods and cities would be that it might be a win-win situation, with such patronage supporting new construction, rehab of some older equipment, incoming revenue, an interesting display area within the museum, and possibly even an enclosed space with which to place some aging equipment. The movie industry would get a facility built to their specifications, which would allow them a period backdrop on a "closed set" when they desired. The cycle might continue with public interest in seeing where movies were shot, bringing to the museum additional revenues than would otherwise be received.
"Railtown 1897" in California is regularly used this way for steam locomotive shots, but an east coast museum like Seashore, with it's fleet and proximity to New York and Boston, would seem to be ideal.
Just a thought.
I had in mind a museum such as Seashore, which if it could attract the movie industry's interest, might be able to have them contribute in part or whole to the construction of an enclosed mock subway stop (and/or El) for use in their movies. Subways being a common theme in the movies, the beauty of a set where there were numerous cars of different periods and cities would be that it might be a win-win situation, with such patronage supporting new construction, rehab of some older equipment, incoming revenue, an interesting display area within the museum, and possibly even an enclosed space with which to place some aging equipment. The movie industry would get a facility built to their specifications, which would allow them a period backdrop on a "closed set" when they desired. The cycle might continue with public interest in seeing where movies were shot, bringing to the museum additional revenues than would otherwise be received.
"Railtown 1897" in California is regularly used this way for steam locomotive shots, but an east coast museum like Seashore, with it's fleet and proximity to New York and Boston, would seem to be ideal.
Just a thought.
~Paul Joyce~
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Paul Joyce passed away in August, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion at railroad.net.
