New York City Area Filming Locations for ‘The Godfather,’ Then and Now

Corleone mansion in Staten Island, present day. Photo by Nick Carr

Nick Carr of Scouting NY recently tracked down many of the New York City area filming locations from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1971 classic The Godfather. Many of the locations have changed drastically over the intervening years but as Carr discovered, some of the locations–such as the Corleone mansion in Staten Island–looks much the same.

Tollbooth shooting scene from The Godfather.

Tollbooth scene shooting location at Mitchel Air Force Base in Garden City, Long Island, present day. Photo by Nick Carr

Hotel scene from The Godfather.

The Hotel Edison in Manhattan, present day. Photo by Nick Carr

Corleone mansion gate as seen in The Godfather.

Location of Corleone mansion gate, present day (the stone walls were fake and built just for the film). Photo by Nick Carr