Sesame Street (location)

Sesame Street is the public thoroughfare where the central characters live on Sesame Street.
==Geography==
Officially located in New York City — as is often confirmed by various sources — Sesame Street was designed to resemble an urban, inner city landscape, recognizable to children (although slightly idealized). While many of the inserts took place in puppet-scale interiors, ranging from Ernie and Bert's apartment and Charlie's Restaurant, to the countless walls or the varying game show sets of Guy Smiley, the main storyline scenes have almost always focused (or at least begun) on the street and its environs, outside of special location episodes. It serves as a meeting place for human and Muppet cast members alike.
The most prominent location is 123 Sesame Street, the apartment building whose front stoop is a frequent gathering place for the main characters (and home to others). Another significant structure is the building that houses Hooper's Store and the Fix-It Shop, which also features some apartments above (including that of Bob and, in the early days, David). Between the two is a more open courtyard area, dubbed the yard, highlighted by an old carriage house/garage decorated with letters. The surrounding area includes the fire-escape of 123, and items such as a tire swing for the neighborhood and picnic benches, which are often used by patrons of Hooper's.
To the right of 123 are the somewhat more unusual abodes of Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Oscar's trash can is situated upon a pile of crates and often near other debris by the front steps, while a line of salvaged doors demarcates the area for Big Bird's nest, consisting of a large literal bird's nest and many other accessories.
From the 1970s through the late 1980s, the itinerant fruit cart of Mr. Macintosh and the rolling hotdog stand belonging to Willy frequently dotted the landscape. In later years, the neighborhood expanded Around the Corner, with a host of new sets, which were eventually dropped. Through it all, the street lamppost has been a constant, the green fixture with its familiar "123 Sesame Street" sign often seen at the beginning or end of episodes, and that has essentially become the program's symbol, used on merchandise and, in variations, on most of the international versions of the show.
According to an appearance by The Count on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2015, there were 85 residents of the street at the time.
==How to get to Sesame Street==
:See How to get to Sesame Street (rumor)
==Near losses==
There have been at least two occasions where Sesame Street was almost torn down. In Save Our Street, Mr. Meanie planned on turning Sesame Street into a parking lot.
In Stars and Street Forever, millionaire Ronald Grump (a parody of Donald Trump) attempted to evict the residents of Sesame Street, tear the street down and build a building called a Grump Tower. The residents of the street were against this and did whatever they could to stop this from happening. However, Ronald Grump later learned that he couldn't just evict Oscar the Grouch; Oscar had to agree to move. Even after offering to buy him a bigger trash can and more trash Oscar refused to agree to move just to be mean to Ronald Grump and Ronald Grump eventually decided that everybody on the street is too nice to deserve a Grump Tower.
Hurricanes hit the street in 1991 and 2001; and blizzards and snowstorms have occurred multiple times. Additionally, there were fires at Hooper's Store in 1973, 1987, and 2002 and at 123 Sesame Street in 1990.
==Filming==
The actual studio sets used for Sesame Street have changed over the years, taping at Kaufman Astoria Studios since 1993. In the feature film Follow That Bird (filmed in Toronto), a more elaborate version of the street was constructed with an auto shop, bakery, and other buildings. For The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, the same set from the show was used, adding a laundromat, a deli, and an assortment of outdoor cafes and vendors, including a sno-cone stand. For the latter, the set was uniquely built up a few feet above the floor rather than at ground level. The same practice was employed for the set built for Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic.Below the Frame EP#46: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Part 2
A 360° capture of the set took place in 2022 using Epic Game's Unreal Engine, creating a fully computer-generated version of the street.Sesame Workshop Sesame Workshop Develops 360° Capture of Iconic Sesame Street Set with Help from Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games April 6, 2022 This has been employed in a number of episodes beginning in Season 53.
Oscar was quoted in Life Magazine in 2009 about the street, "It used to snow… but it got to be too expensive." "The Reflections of Oscar the Grouch", Oscar the Grouch, Guest editor, November 5, 2009. Life Magazine.
==Galleries==
===Rare views of the street===
Julie_on_ss6.jpg|Birds' eye view from Julie on Sesame Street.
1939 - 03.jpg|An abandoned lot in Episode 1939.
Ep1974 across street from trashcan.jpg|directly across from Oscar's trash can in Episode 1974.
124 Sesame Street ep2319.jpg|124 Sesame Street and a Thrift Shop across from 123 Sesame Street in Episode 2319.
2722 04a.jpg|wide shot of building with Fix-It Shop, Hooper's Store, and Bob's apartment from Episode 2722.
2HeaderPhoneBooth.jpg|Across the street from Sesame Street, Luis and the Two-Headed Monster use new telephone booths.
4030-03.jpg|Across the street from the The Mail It Shop in Episode 4030.
Acrossstreet-4135.jpg|A view of the opposite side of the street as seen from Hooper's Store in Episode 4135.
2946g.jpg|Another rarely seen view from the yard.
3981h2.jpg|A view of the street as seen from a different angle of Hooper's Store in Episode 3981.
4186b.jpg|Another view of the street behind Gabi and the Bear family in Episode 4186.
IMG_0813.jpg|The apartments on the building next to Big Bird's nest with no definite known residents (formerly the fire escape of the Furry Arms Hotel).
GGMalaysia1.jpg|A view of across the street, as seen in several Global Grover skits and Abby in Wonderland.
4107.12.jpg|A view looking upwards when Big Bird becomes little in Episode 4107.
ViewFromLaundromat.jpg|A view looking down the street from the Subway, showing a new store added in 2008.
Oneworldonesky1.jpg|A view looking upwards in One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure.
4502-City.png|A CGI city is seen next to the Bike Shop in Season 45, showing a playground and a bridge among the cityscape.
Endofstreet.jpg|A view of the end of the street added for Season 51, with a Spinney Street sign across the way.Matt Vogel on Instagram
5203k.jpg|Another view of the end of the street in Episode 5203.
Folge2329-5.jpg|A limbo set, but in this sketch, it's mentioned that the Sesame Street sign is right in view as Bob is heading home, indicating it's across from the regular action.
===Animated===
TSWLO.11.jpg|The Street We Live On
Street.png|"Hot and Cold"
Fun Fun Elmo stoop.jpg|"Fun Fun Elmo"
4632d.png|A CGI-rendered, underwater version of the street from Episode 4632
ElmosRidingAnimated.jpg|"Riding My Tricycle"
IRemember-AnimatedMupps.jpg|"I Remember"
===Blueprints===
StreetSetBlueprint.jpg|labeled "c. 1970," but at least 1972 or later per inclusion of the Fix-It Shop 
CTW Archives Street blueprints.jpg|from the CTW Archives
FloorPlan-Keepers.jpg|Finders Keepers
FloorPlan-DayCare.jpg|Gina's Family Day Care Center
SSGarden-FloorPlan.jpg|Community Garden
==See also==
* Sesame Street Day, an honorary real world location.
* How to get to Sesame Street (rumor)
==Sources==
==External links==
*Interactive Map on Sesamestreet.org (archived)
*"How to Get to Sesame Street" on The Stranger by Eric Fredericksen, December 2, 1999
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