Scouting New York

The State of Monopoly's Real Life Inspiration

When the infamous real estate and development board game was created, it took the streets of Atlantic City, NJ as the inspiration for its property names. In a photo tour through the city, Nick Carr notes how these streets appear today.

October 1, 2013 - Scouting New York

An Historic Preservation Horror Story

A movie location scout fell in love with a turn-of-the-century Victorian in Queens, but ended up not using it for the TV show they were scouting. Years later, they returned and found that something horrible had happened.

July 3, 2012 - Scouting New York

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