Every exterior shot in The Taking of Pelham 123

Every exterior shot in The Taking of Pelham 123

This is a list of the location of every exterior shot in New York City from the classic 1974 crime film The Taking of Pelham 123.

Most of the film, which concerns a subway hijacking, take places underground, but there are about 40 exterior shots in Manhattan. The filmmakers evidently took care to use real locations that match the action in the film (i.e., when the subway train is parked near the 28th Street station, the aboveground police field command was filmed at 28th Street and Park Avenue), with only a few continuity breaks. Despite the passage of 50 years, nearly all the exterior shots are still easily identifiable in the contemporary city.

Timestamps are from the YouTube video, which is free to watch with ads as of July 2026.

Highlights

56:26–59:58 A police convoy transports the ransom money from the Federal Reserve Bank in Lower Manhattan to the field headquarters at 28th Street, passing through the Financial District, Civic Center, SoHo, and the East Village.

Comprehensive list

Entering the subway

1:41 Lexington Avenue and 59th Street, facing north; Bloomingdale's department store at right (StreetView)

Subsequent interior shots in the subway are the actual Lexington and 59th Street station.

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