Except this is not a movie, it's a TV show — and it's not called Jonathan, it's called The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!
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| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel sign. |
This next picture will come as a surprise to East Villagers, because it's a bar scene being filmed not at the beloved Vazac's!
The bar beneath the black tarp is the beloved Josie's Bar, on East 6th Street, famous for having a statue of a bear in front of it, that you can't see because of the black tarp!
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| Tarp-hidden bear statue. |
But fear not, Vazac's has not been ignored! It's just been rebranded as Milston's Tavern:
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| Milston's Tavern. |
Here is a close-up:
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| Close-up. |
And for added effect, they built a subway entrance right outside!
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| Subway entrance. |
In real life, there couldn't be a subway station there — the East Village was built on a swamp!
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