Thousands of hopefuls overloaded casting calls for extras earlier this month. On a daily basis, cars and pedestrians slow on Thames Street to drink in the metamorphosis of Queen Anne's Square. Tourists seem puzzled. Teens accustomed to lounging in the park now stand on the sidewalk looking cranky. He plans to bring children to the park to observe the filming.
Workers are accustomed to the gawking from outside the orange plastic fence which rings the set.
At times, they revel in it. It was wonderful. Yesterday's persistent wind carried the whine of saws and the thud of staple guns from the prison, which is about 40 feet high and 150 feet long. Up the hill, the white Trinity Church gleamed as big machines tore up the park's sod. If they do, we're busted.