55 Central Park West | |
_by_David_Shankbone.jpg) 55 Central Park West and (to its left) Holy Trinity Lutheran Church | |
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| Location | Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′20″N 73°58′45″W / 40.77223447°N 73.9791438°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Schwartz & Gross |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Part of | Central Park West Historic District (ID82001189[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 1982[1] |
55 Central Park West is a 19-floor housing cooperative on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Built in 1929, it was designed by the architectural firm Schwartz & Gross.[2] The building is a contributing property within the Central Park West Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building holds significance in American popular culture because the plot of the 1984 film Ghostbusters revolves heavily around it. Although the building does not have an official name, it is often colloquially referred to as The Ghostbusters Building, The Shandor Building, The Shandor Apartments or Spook Central, the fictional names it is given in the film.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.