The house seen in the opening of the movie was build in 1921. It was originally a triplex. My parents lived in one of the three apartments since 1946 and purchased the entire thing in the early sixties. All they had to do was break through a window and a closet wall to make it into one house.
Growing up in the Hudson Ave. house in the 1960’s was great because it had so many rooms. More importantly it had many exits. Three front doors and three back doors. I could sneak out of my room through a window or back door and go out bike riding with my friends in the middle of the night.
My dad told me there were oil wells on the property before the house was built. That may be why the house is sinking and changing shape. Some of the furniture has been in the house for over 60 years and the house has not been painted in over 50 years.
Every square inch of that house has a story. When I see it in the movie, the memories flood back. It was fun to have the film crew there and capture some of its charm. Scott S. Seccombe