Looking for the exacto location of the the secret life of Walter Mitty Life Magazine cover

[gusw666]

Heya gang, I am going crazy, I am going to be in NY in a few days, and I want to have my picture taken in the same spot of this Life magazine cover in the movie:

I googled the real building right across the street from the Radio City music call and rockefeller center, but I can´t find the right spot!! I mean, there is this one that is on the next block:

But it doesnt seem to be the same place.

Anyone can help me identify where he is sitting in the cover?

Thank you!!!!


Gus

 

[Psab keel]

As with lots of filming locations, establishing shots can be deceiving because closeups can be filmed somewhere different, even if it's nearby.

Best of luck in your search.

 

[Darth Lars]

Edit: -- never mind -- I'm confused too

 

[Lightning]

Hmm.. I think that the fountain has been rebuilt between the first picture and the second.
It used to be smaller, and just up to the building. Today, you can walk between the fountain and the building, which you couldn't then. Here's a photo of the old fountain.

yeah the Time&Life engraving is still there, just no fountain.

 

[Darth Lars]

I'm sorry, I got the two buildings confused.

I looked at older images on Google Maps. The fountain on the magazine cover was still there in 2014. Then the place was covered in scaffolding 2016-2019. In pictures from 2021, the fountain is no longer there.

The fountain in the picture of Ben Stiller is obviously the fountain across the street.

 

[gusw666]

Is the time and life logo still somewhere? I looked with streetview and coudlnt find it.

 

[gusw666]

Well, thank you go the scaffolding comment, I was able to look at old streetview photos, and got the right spo!



Thank you all!!

 

[gusw666]

Well, here you have the results:

Thank you all for your help!


Gus

 

[joberg]

I had to look twice at the woman sitting beside you in one of the pic; she could be Marisa Tomei's sister

 

[gusw666]

I had to look twice at the woman sitting beside you in one of the pic; she could be Marisa Tomei's sister

Haha, that was funny! That is the wife...I tragged her to the craft!

Gus

 

[drusselmeyer]

Oh that movie! To pocket To pocket To pocket To pocket...