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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

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5. The interior scenes were at Old St. Patrick's

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 06:44 PM

Nov 2014

The scenes outside the church were shot at St. Joachim and St. Anne in the Pleasant Plains section of Staten Island, New York.

What's nice is that the film preserves how the church originally looked. Most of the church was destroyed in a fire in 1973 however the facade was left standing. A new church was built on the same site incorporating the original facade and steeple.

Here's a site with pictures of the church as it appears now.
http://www.scoutingny.com/theres-something-wrong-with-this-staten-island-church/

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Indeed it is. It was shot at Old St.Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street. rug Nov 2014 #3

The interior scenes were at Old St. Patrick's 47of74 Nov 2014 #5

I didn't know tghat about the exterior. rug Nov 2014 #6

Nice article. beemer27 Nov 2014 #2

It was refreshing to read. rug Nov 2014 #4