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Fun Facts

• In my research for the GB map of Los Angeles, I e-mailed the staff at the Los Angeles Public Library. Below is the e-mail I received from Ms. Mary Anderson. Out of respect, I have not included her e-mail address.

  Subject: Ghostbusters
  Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 12:18:49 -0700
  From: Mary Anderson
  Organization: County of Los Angeles Public Library
  To: Paul Rudoff

  Dear Mr. Rudoff:

  There was a library scene in the film Ghostbusters which used our old "shelflist" cards (we were converting over to an electronic system at the time). Shelflist cards look just like catalog cards complete with card catalog shelves and trays.

  I am told that the actual library where the movie was filmed was the old (pre-fire) Central Library of the Los Angeles Public Library. I have not been able to verify this. You may wish to visit their site at http://www.lapl.org

  So, it seems that the catalog (where the cards flew up in the air) was from the County Public Library but the interiors that were supposed to be New York Public Library were shot at Los Angeles Public Library (the City library).

  We have no written records of this but several long-time County Public Library staffers remembered. Hope this helps!

  Mary T. Anderson
  Head, Adult Services
  County of Los Angeles Public Library

Photos

• Complete widescreen screen capture from GB1
• The Card Catalogue

Outside Links

• Official Site
• Walt Lockley's architectural analysis
• Los Angeles' Very Special Libraries
• Fodor's Online Travel Guide