Woody Allen loves playing around in the past. Sweet And Lowdown goes back to the jazz age – the twenties and thirties. Which means lovely costumes, incredible cars – and a real challenge of finding locations.
In Sweet And Lowdown, we don’t see the hip urban landscape of Manhattan that Allen sold to the world. In the story, it’s Chicago, New Jersey and upstate New York. But it’s all just a couple of hours from Allen’s house.
This is one that we know very few locations for. We would love to hear from you if you recognise any of them.
There was some studio shooting. Allen turned the Teaneck Armoury into a studio to shoot the talking heads and create a mock film set. Perhaps some of the other locations were also sets.
Anyway, here is what we know. Filming locations for Sweet And Lowdown.
Fresh Pond Rail Yard
Glendale, NY
Emmett hangs out there as a drunk. We revisit it several times.
Rye, NY
From the beach and boardwalk, we see the Playland Ice Casino in the background. We later see the boardwalk from near the casino. We also see the casino at night.
Playland Park, Rye
Part of the Playland grounds. Hattie lives near the roller coaster.
7 Old Albany Post Rd, Ossining, New York
The talent show venue.
1799 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, New Jersey.
Allen used this for a studio, to shoot various film sets.
Emmett follows Blanche here.
86 Bedford Street, New York
The final NY bar.
Unknown Filming Location from Sweet And Lowdown (1999). Ben Caffery's Pic-A-Rib. Very distinctive looking place with large doors with windows and the rock wall stage? Definitely NY or NJ. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/VrLeYQojQL
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Unknown Filming Location from Sweet And Lowdown (1999). Pool Hall with distinctive wall mural paintings. NY or NJ somewhere. Anyone know where it is? pic.twitter.com/zysNpUraOW
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Unknown Filming Location from Sweet And Lowdown (1999). Street with old buildings. Definitely been re-dressed with (new) old signs by the production team. NY or NJ somewhere. pic.twitter.com/xyFBuzGXWa
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Another great retro club/bar/performance space. NY somewhere. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/SBtSL2brRL
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Unknown Filming Location. Yet another Sweet And Lowdown incredible retro room. Maybe a hotel this time? NY somewhere. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/XofHQzFBfh
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Unknown Filming Location. Unknown worker cottages or campgrounds somewhere? Wider NY area? Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/Km41OdyArF
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Fictional film studio exterior. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/XrEyCYeqdK
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Cool retro looking recording studio. New York somewhere. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/pXjLFfb0jl
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Retro office building/hospital? New York somewhere. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/PaPBiXvacr
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Dressed to be vintage overpass. Steps to a train. Queens perhaps? Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/WnqHFB5G7o
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Posh restaurant. New York. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/DffWHPetgE
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Retro Hotel. New York somewhere? pic.twitter.com/G0NCt1Fad8
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Another cool looking retro recording studio. Certainly NY somewhere? pic.twitter.com/ACqkTzi0xp
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Unknown Filming Location. Sweet And Lowdown. Retro gas station. We know it's on route 9W near Upper Nyack. Anyone know it? pic.twitter.com/09BftvEgqA
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