New York Alleys

The **New York Alleys** were a part of the Metropolitan area of the Universal backlot. It was built after the 1990 fire but burned down in 2008.

The main alley ran northeast from 6th Street to Georgetown Avenue, between Block VII and Block IV. A second alley ran under an archway to the southeast, leading to New York Street.

## Main alley

### *Newsies* (1992)

In *Newsies*, the street is seen several times. During the song *Santa Fe*, Jack rides a horse down the street. During the montage of the newsies handing out flyers at the end, a shot from the street shows a horse and cart riding down 6th Street.

Jack rides northeast up the streetLooking southwest towards 6th St.
### *Dracula* (1992)

In *Dracula*, when Jonathan Harker spots Dracula on the street, he looks towards 6th Street and the New York Alley.

Looking northeast from New York Street, through 6th Street, to the alley
### *The Shadow* (1994)

The street appears in *The Shadow* dressed as Chinatown, and the location of the Sun Yet kitchen that Lamont follows someone into.

Looking northeastLooking southwest towards 6th StreetThe Sun Yet kitchen door
### *A Walk in the Clouds* (1995)

When Paul returns home and finds his wife with another man, he runs off down the New York Alley to return to the Napa Valley.

Looking southwest towards 6th Street
### *How to Make an American Quilt* (1995)

The scene of Marianna Neale meeting Winston in Paris was shot here; they run from 6th Street to a car parked in the alley, and Winston bids her goodbye.

The view from 6th StreetLooking northeast, with Georgetown Avenue and New England Street visible in the distance
### *The Crow: City of Angels* (1996)

As Ashe leaves the church, he sees a Day of the Dead carriage coming through the archway into the street.

Coming through the archway
### *Jingle All the Way* (1996)

When Howard Langston runs from the cop, he runs across the street from the archway to Block VII.

### *Mrs. Santa Claus* (1996)

At the start of the film, Mrs. Santa Claus crash lands her sleigh on the New York alley street. Later, in the song "Avenue A", she watches a tap dancing child on the street.

### *Sliders* (1996)

The alley appears several times in Season 3 of *Sliders*:

* In "Rules of the Game", the gang walk northeast along alley when a dog barks at them. Later, they walk southwest down the alley and find a dead android dog.
* In "The Fire Within", the gang walk down the alley and ask a group of oil workers for jobs.
* In "Murder Most Foul", the alley appears when Quinn chases a young boy, and later when Wade is almost murdered.

### *The Burning Zone* (1996)

The alley appears several times in *The Burning Zone*:

* In "Faces in the Night", Marcase and Cassian arrive here from the archway alley and speak to the police.
* In "Elegy for a Dream", Hailey and Rhodes staked out the immigrant bar from this alley.
* In "Wild Fire", there is a flashback of Kevin stealing a football and running from 6th Street into this alley, where he is shot and killed.

Entering through the archwayLooking northeastThe alley in the backgroundLooking southeast towards 6th Street
### *The Pretender* Season 1 (1997)

In "The Dragon House: Part 2", the New York Alley was seen in the establishing shot of Boston. Sydney and Miss Parker park on the street, and Mr Raines is shot in the alley as the others run in to help.

### *House of Frankenstein* (1997)

In Part 1 of *House of Frankenstein*, when the policeman is pursuing Frankenstein's monster he runs across the New York Alley where he comes across a man who looks like the monster, before entering Block VII.

### *Mafia!* (1998)

In *Mafia!*, when young Tony is running away from Marzoni and his leg braces break off, he is running southwest down the New York Alley.

### *End of Days* (1999)

After escaping from Christine York's house, Jericho runs down the New York Alley street which has had a wall and wooden structure added to it.

Block VII alley blocked offIn front of the added wallJericho shoots back
### *FreakyLinks* (2001)

In the *FreakyLinks* episode "The Stone Room", the New York Alley was seen in the background outside the law firm.

Looking southwest
### *Bruce Almighty* (2003)

In *Bruce Almighty*, when Bruce excuses himself from dinner after hearing prayers in his head, he exits into the NY alley street by the large garage door.

### *24* (2003)

In S2 episode 18 of *24*, Jack escapes from Block VII, across the street to his car waiting in the archway alley. Kate Warner shoots a bad guy near the railing area.

Jack shoots a man while escapingRailing area
### *The Good German* (2006)

The exterior of the Bugi Wugi Club was a frontage added on the New York Alley over the entrance to Block VII.

Looking southwest towards 6th StreetThe added frontageTully beats JakeBlock VII in the background
### *The Prestige* (2006)

Although it does not appear in the finished film, the street features in a behind the scenes feature.

Nathan Crowley points out the angles
### *Superhero Movie* (2008)

In a post-credits blooper, Rick runs from this street into the Archway Alley.

### *Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog* (2008)

The finale of Act 1 takes place in the street. Dr. Horrible controls the van from the railing area, and Captain Hammer stops the van on the street by the archway, and confronts Dr. Horrible there.

Penny hands out flyers by the archwayLooking northeast up the streetCaptain Hammer stops the vanThe railing areaFinale musical number
## Archway Alley

This alleyway led southeast from the "New York Alley" street and joined up with the New York Street. It had several doors and balconies adorning the alleyway.

### *Newsies* (1992)

The archway alley appears several times in *Newsies*. It appears in the opening musical number *Carrying the Banner*, as well as in *Santa Fe* and also after Jack has escaped from custody.

During *Carrying the Banner*During *Santa Fe*After Jack escapes custody
### *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993)

In the Season 2 episode "Where the Heart Is", the alley appeared twice: the Quinn family passed it when arriving in Boston, and later Dr. Quinn and Dr. Burke were walking through the archway talking.

View from New York StreetLooking northwest
### *The Shadow* (1994)

The archway alley appears twice in *The Shadow*: when Lamont is walking to his secret sanctum, and again at the end of the film as he walks away.

Walking to the archwayLooking south at New York StreetFinal shot of the film
### *NYPD Blue* (1995)

In the Season 2 *NYPD Blue* episode "Vishy-Vashy-Vinny", the arms deal where Vinny and Andy sell a machine gun to Tommy took place in the archway alley.

### *The Nutty Professor* (1996)

In the nightmare sequence when Sherman becomes a giant and passes wind, the hobo who lights a match was sitting in this alley.

New York Street in background
### *Jingle All the Way* (1996)

When Howard Langston runs from the cop, he runs down the archway alley before coming through the archway onto the street.

### *Mrs. Santa Claus* (1996)

Mrs. Santa Claus walks through the archway alley during the song "Avenue A". Later, she comes across some children with a christmas tree and convinces the police officer they are not stealing it.

### *Sliders* (1996)

The alley appears several times in Season 3 of *Sliders*:

* In "Rules of the Game", a dog barks at the gang from the archway alley
* In "Murder Most Foul", Quinn chases a young boy down the alley. Later, they slide out of the world from the alley.
* In "Sole Survivors", Wade and Rembrandt walk down the alley after their car breaks down.

### *The Burning Zone* (1996)

The alley appears in two episodes of *The Burning Zone*:

* In "Faces in the Night", Marcase and Cassian drive down the archway alley when they arrive and speak to the police.
* In "Elegy for a Dream", the immigrant bar doorway was in the alley.

Looking towards New York StreetWalking through the archView from the main alley
### *The Pretender* Season 1 (1997)

In "The Dragon House: Part 2", Jarod runs up the archway alley before confronting Mr Raines.

### *House of Frankenstein* (1997)

In Part 1 of *House of Frankenstein*, after Frankenstein's monster steals the shoes he exits a door in the archway alley, pursued by a policeman. The monster escapes across New York Alley to Block VII.

### *End of Days* (1999)

After escaping from Christine York's apartment, Jericho faces off with Marge and another officer coming down the archway alley.

Looking towards New York StreetMarge arrivesLooking northwest
### *America's Sweethearts* (2001)

In *America's Sweethearts*, Eddie drives a motorbike from the archway alley when he crashes into the Chinatown restaurant.

In the alleyThe archway in the background
### *Big Fat Liar* (2002)

In *Big Fat Liar*, when Marty chases Jason through the backlot they pass through the alley, dressed as Chinatown, with two people fighting.

### *24* (2003)

In Season 2 episode 18, Jack escapes in a car driving down this alley onto the New York Street.

Looking southeast to New York StreetLooking northwest towards the archway
### *The Good German* (2006)

When Tully drives to the Bugi Wugi club he drives down the archway alley, which has been extended forwards into New York Alley.

Looking towards New York StreetThe extended arch
### *The Prestige* (2006)

Although it does not appear in the finished film, the alley features in a behind the scenes feature.

### *National Treasure: Book of Secrets* (2007)

In the opening scene of *National Treasure: Book of Secrets*, set in 1865, John Wilkes Booth rides to and from the theater down the archway alley.

### *Superhero Movie* (2008)

In a post-credits blooper, Rick runs into the Archway Alley to change into his Dragonfly costume, before hitting his head on a lamppost.

### *24* (2009)

At the start of Season 7 episode 9, Iké Dubaku meets his girlfriend Marika Donoso at a door in this alleyway.