LOST INWOOD 

—Hollywood on the Hudson: Uptown’s Celluloid Past–

 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4th, 7:30PM at THE INWOOD FARM

Early in the Twentieth Century, before there was Hollywood, New York filmmakers churned out silent movies from makeshift studios in Manhattan. When producers wanted to shoot wild and woolly westerns, they headed uptown, where the dirt roads, hills and trails could still pass for the American west. As early as 1909 the company that would become Universal constructed an outdoor set on Dyckman Street near Broadway.

This month at LOST INWOOD we’ll examine the seldom-told story of the origins of the film industry—born on the dusty lots and trails of northern Manhattan—more than a century ago.

Join Cole Thompson on this stunning voyage back in time as we explore the exciting beginnings of film.

• Learn how renegade independent NYC film companies subverted Thomas Edison’s stranglehold on the movie industry.
• Explore early uptown film lots where directors invented techniques still used today.
• Meet the stars of these Uptown films, including actors Mary Pickford and Florence Lawrence, often referred to as the first movie star.
• Discover Inwood’s connection to Fort Lee, NJ, once a filmmaking boom town.
• Explore forgotten Uptown movie palaces built during filmmaking’s Gilded Age.
• Watch local uptown locations in Hollywood blockbusters: from Clint Eastwood in Coogan’s Bluff to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Basketball Diaries, and more.

Please join us Tuesday February 4th 7:30pm at THE INWOOD FARM. It’s free to the public, but reservations are recommended.