Thursday, June 16, 2016

Spotting some 'Deuce' coupes on 2nd Avenue



EVG contributor Derek Berg spotted some of the vintage cars used for filming "The Deuce," HBO's upcoming drama series starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, in parts of the neighborhood today (like on Seventh Street)...







Here's more on the series via Deadline:

Written by "The Wire" creator David Simon and longtime collaborator George Pelecanos and directed by Michelle MacLaren, The Deuce follows the HBO blue logostory of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early 1970s through the mid-1980s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic, and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence.

And are some props from Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue ...



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9 comments:

  1. Eden BeeJune 16, 2016 at 9:07 PM

    I am really hoping this will be good.

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  2. GojiraJune 16, 2016 at 10:36 PM

    Ohhhh, sweet. Those babies are from the days when cars were CARS, not ticky-tacky little metal boxes on wheels that all look the same.

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  3. Scuba DivaJune 16, 2016 at 11:21 PM

    …the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early 1970s through the mid-1980s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic, and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence.

    And we liked it that way; we loved it!

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  4. AnonymousJune 17, 2016 at 9:04 AM

    I hope this show is not an endorsement for Rudy and Bloombergs Disney make over of our city. Yes there were a lot of fucked up things but there was also a cultural and artistic explosion in those years, something NYC will never see again.

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  5. AnonymousJune 17, 2016 at 9:44 AM

    I think these guys painted over the excellent Yauch mural at 7th near 1st Ave. Does anyone know anything about this? I was shocked to see it black. Is it gone gone?

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  6. AnonymousJune 17, 2016 at 5:10 PM

    @9:44
    it wasn't them, the artist painted it black as some dick with a marker covered it with scribbles, excuse me... his lame tags.

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  7. devaJune 17, 2016 at 8:30 PM

    @5:10
    Thanks. Damn I want to punch that lame tagger. That mural was the best. What kind of loser would tag over an MCA tribute?

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  8. AnonymousJune 18, 2016 at 10:42 AM

    Photo 4 - Chevy Bel Air from about 1960. A classic!

    You can see some "rat rods" here: skeetmotis.blogspot.com

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  9. MakeoutJune 20, 2016 at 1:41 PM

    Any word of a Vanessa Del Rio cameo?

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