The Plaza
From outsideMidtown
The hotel at the corner of the park, across Grand Army Plaza from the building that held FAO Schwarz.
- Time there
- 20 minutes
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Cost
- Free to look; the food hall downstairs is open to everyone
- Good to know
- The Big piano scene was filmed in the General Motors Building across the plaza, where FAO Schwarz stood until 2015.
Filmed here
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Kevin checks in with his father’s credit card and runs rings around the concierge. The lobby is the Plaza’s; some rooms were filmed elsewhere.
Private land or a working building. Look from a public spot; please don’t go in.
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