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On Location. These places are the real-life backdrops for Cyndi’s life/career. Wanna visit?

Ozone Park, Queens: message me privately if you want this address.

Ozone Park, Queens: message me privately if you want this address.

Cyndi Lauper's childhood home. My Dad grew up on Long Island... and at one point, his nuclear family lived with my great-grandparents. They lived close to Cyndi's childhood home in Ozone Park, Queens. Here's Cyndi mentioning it in this article: "In our own apartment, downstairs from Nana and Grandpa, we would usually turn the 'Yule Log' on television. Channel 11 had it every year. But I remember that night, at Aunt Gracie's and Uncle Vinny's, we didn't need a yule log to warm us because we had one another. And that was a tradition growing up. I saw us as a closely-knit family in our two connected houses made with shingles that looked like the color of Good and Plenty candy."

 Cyndi talks about growing up Catholic in Ozone Park

Cyndi talks about growing up Catholic in Ozone Park

103-12 101st Ave, Queens, NY

103-12 101st Ave, Queens, NY

St. Mary, Gate of Heaven Catholic School. Next to Ozone Park, Cyndi was enrolled here as a kid. She’s talked about being kicked out of school when her mother got a divorce. Many years later, Cyndi and Ed while in Flyer played a dance here in the 70’s. Eddy: “As we know, Cyndi has a rebellious side. When we played here she decided to wear a school uniform. When she came on stage, she had it hiked up high like a mini skirt. The shirt was disheveled and of course the hair was in pigtails. Needless to say the Nuns were not amused and afterwards let us know that.”

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 St. Mary, Gate of Heaven Catholic Church (next to the Catholic School) is one of the churches Cyndi attended as a child. I took these photos when I was last in Ozone Park and tried to imagine her thoughts when gazing upon these powerful symbols. Con

St. Mary, Gate of Heaven Catholic Church (next to the Catholic School) is one of the churches Cyndi attended as a child. I took these photos when I was last in Ozone Park and tried to imagine her thoughts when gazing upon these powerful symbols. Construction began in 1904, 120 years ago.

Forest Park Carousel: Woodhaven Blvd & Forest Park Dr., Woodhaven, New York (Queens)

Forest Park Carousel: Woodhaven Blvd & Forest Park Dr., Woodhaven, New York (Queens)

Cyndi Lauper AND my Dad's childhood carousel.

Delacorte Theater: Manhattan

Delacorte Theater: Manhattan

Cyndi: “I’ve been going to the Delacorte since I was a little kid.” This is an outdoor theatre in Central Park, not far from the bench dedicated to Cyndi’s father-in-law. Just off of 80th Street on the southwest corner of the Great Lawn. It is best known for The Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park production.

Richmond Hill High School : 89-30 114th St., Queens NY

Richmond Hill High School : 89-30 114th St., Queens NY

Cyndi spent two years here before dropping out. Thank you Assistant Principal Stan Turetsky for sharing this photo of Cyndi performing in the talent show. Possibly the first pic of Cyndi performing publicly?

2150 Hempstead Turnpike: Elmont, NY

2150 Hempstead Turnpike: Elmont, NY

Belmont Park horse racing track in Queens. One of Cyndi’s first jobs… hot walking the horses to cool them down after races.

Corner of 6th Avenue and West 9th Street: Manhattan

Corner of 6th Avenue and West 9th Street: Manhattan

Not far from the Stonewall Inn and GJWTHF subway is Trude Heller’s nightclub: now Bagel Pub!! 🥯 A TV dance show was broadcast here in the 60’s AND Cyndi & Ed Wenzel played here with Flyer in the 70’s, which was primarily a lesbian bar at the time. This is where Cyndi was introduced to the gay community … + they loved her 🌈 So much for landmarks! Want a schmear?

2101-2119 Broadway: Manhattan

2101-2119 Broadway: Manhattan

The Ansonia: where Cyndi would work with vocal coach Katie Agresta. When she lost her voice in 1977, she found Katie training singers here… Cyndi went here for many years to rehabilitate and eventually master her voice. Ironically right down the street from the Beacon Theatre where Cyndi did her ‘Home For The Holidays’ shows.

57 St. Marks Place

57 St. Marks Place

Club 57 was THE place to see rising acts from 1978-1983. Both Cyndi and Madonna performed here before becoming superstars.

100 W. 83rd Street, Manhattan

100 W. 83rd Street, Manhattan

Made the pilgrimage to the ORIGINAL Screaming Mimi’s: the store where Cyndi worked before her big break. It’s been verified that the first store opened in 1978 & then expanded to include next door 3 years later. The current occupants want nothing to do with inside visitors, understandably.

This was the 2nd location

This was the 2nd location

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This is the current location of Screaming Mimi’s: 240 W. 14th St.

This is the current location of Screaming Mimi’s: 240 W. 14th St.

Screaming Mimi’s is still around but now in a 3rd location. Check it out for some amazing vintage outfits and accessories!

321 W. 44th Street, Manhattan

321 W. 44th Street, Manhattan

The Record Plant in NYC. Who recorded here?

Cyndi Lauper (She’s So Unusual), Bruce Springsteen (Born To Run), Fleetwood Mac (Rumours) plus… Prince, KISS, David Bowie, Blondie, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses…. AND John Lennon recorded Imagine here before he was shot arriving home from this studio :(

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 Manhattan recording studio… where ‘She’s So Unusual’ was recorded! The Plant was once called The Record Plant

Manhattan recording studio… where ‘She’s So Unusual’ was recorded! The Plant was once called The Record Plant

1208 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY

1208 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY

She’s So Unusual: Coney Island, NY… Then and Now: 40 years later!

Sadly the Wax Musee has been torn down.

 It’s been 10 years since our first visit to Coney Island. If you ever want to go to Coney Island, please do it SOON. It has changed sooooo much even since our last visit and it’s changing all the time. There is NO evidence of the SSU album front cov

It’s been 10 years since our first visit to Coney Island. If you ever want to go to Coney Island, please do it SOON. It has changed sooooo much even since our last visit and it’s changing all the time. There is NO evidence of the SSU album front cover (the parachute jump from the back cover is still there!) Even the building that REPLACED the Wax Museé building has now been torn down. I took a shot here of all that is left from the blue buildings. Trying to recreate anything 40 years later is basically impossible. All new construction seems to be focused on baseball 😒 Time stops for nothing or no one ⏰

PS: my first visit to Coney Island was in 1987 and I had no clue that the She’s So Unusual cover shot was done here, so I completely missed my opportunity to see the ’World In Wax’ 😢😢😢

 Coney Island. The Parachute Jump: the “Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn.” Riders were belted into a two-person canvas seat, then hoisted to the top, where a release mechanism would drop them, the descent slowed only by the parachute.

Coney Island. The Parachute Jump: the “Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn.” Riders were belted into a two-person canvas seat, then hoisted to the top, where a release mechanism would drop them, the descent slowed only by the parachute.

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Housed at MOMA: 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues: Manhattan

Housed at MOMA: 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues: Manhattan

The Starry Night: Vincent van Gogh at MOMA.


Cyndi’s ‘She’s So Unusual’ shoes: at the National Museum of American History (?): website says currently not on view

Gay Street, Greenwich Village: Manhattan

Gay Street, Greenwich Village: Manhattan

Girls Just Want To Have Fun!

 “I come home in the morning light”, still on Gay Street

“I come home in the morning light”, still on Gay Street

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 Did you know that this famous scene was filmed very close to the ‘F*R*I*E*N*D*S’ apartment? Just a few streets down. This street hasn’t changed much in 4 decades!

Did you know that this famous scene was filmed very close to the ‘F*R*I*E*N*D*S’ apartment? Just a few streets down. This street hasn’t changed much in 4 decades!

The Met: 1000 5th Ave, Manhattan

The Met: 1000 5th Ave, Manhattan

This scene with all the girls was filmed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The fountain is hardly visible in the clip but what a scene these art goers must have stumbled upon outside The Met in 1983!

Greenwich Village: Manhattan

Greenwich Village: Manhattan

This is the Christopher Street subway station, confirmed by Cyndi as the GJWTHF scene.

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New York County/City Courthouse at 60 Centre Street: Manhattan

New York County/City Courthouse at 60 Centre Street: Manhattan

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88 Pine Street: Manhattan

88 Pine Street: Manhattan

Another mystery solved! This sculpture is still around 40 years later. The director had these girls ALL over Manhattan 🏙

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65 W. 55th Street, Suites 4G & 4D: Manhattan

65 W. 55th Street, Suites 4G & 4D: Manhattan

You’d never know that this was David Wolff’s office when he managed Cyndi through ‘She’s So Unusual’ ! How interesting is that history?!

Corner of 59th St and First Ave: Manhattan

Corner of 59th St and First Ave: Manhattan

A young Cyndi with the Queensboro Bridge in the background. Maybe symbolic of a Queens kid taking on Manhattan 💪 The Queen from Queens!

 "Dear Joe + David, this is so sweet, xx Cyndi Lauper"  Cyndi liked that we visited the sites of the Time After Time video shoot in 2015 (30 years later)… she signed this in 2016 over dinner. All of these locations are in New Jersey.

"Dear Joe + David, this is so sweet, xx Cyndi Lauper"

Cyndi liked that we visited the sites of the Time After Time video shoot in 2015 (30 years later)… she signed this in 2016 over dinner. All of these locations are in New Jersey.

 Tom’s Diner: Roxbury Township, NJ

Tom’s Diner: Roxbury Township, NJ

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DEMOLISHED :(

DEMOLISHED :(

Tom's Diner has been torn down.

It USED to be at: US-46 & US-10 Intersection, Roxbury, NJ

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10 Main Street, Wharton, New Jersey

10 Main Street, Wharton, New Jersey

Main Street & West Central Avenue: Wharton, New Jersey

Main Street & West Central Avenue: Wharton, New Jersey

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 Time After Time: Morristown Train Station

Time After Time: Morristown Train Station

122 Morris Street: Morristown, New Jersey

122 Morris Street: Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown Train Station

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 Time After Time train station: Morristown, NJ

Time After Time train station: Morristown, NJ

 Cyndi behind the scenes working on the Time After Time video with director Edd Griles

Cyndi behind the scenes working on the Time After Time video with director Edd Griles

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260 West Broadway

260 West Broadway

The Thread Building is where Cyndi lived with David Wolff

853 7th Avenue, Suite 9D: Manhattan

853 7th Avenue, Suite 9D: Manhattan

For whatever reason, Dave Wolff + Cyndi moved offices, probably around the True Colors album. This building housed their next office.

441 W 53rd St: Manhattan

441 W 53rd St: Manhattan

The Power Station… where Cyndi recorded the True Colors album.

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42-22 22nd Street

42-22 22nd Street

The ’True Colors’ video was filmed here in Queens.

The intersection of Plymouth and Pearl Streets, just east of the Manhattan Bridge, in Brooklyn

The intersection of Plymouth and Pearl Streets, just east of the Manhattan Bridge, in Brooklyn

A Night To Remember: Then (1989) and Now (2015)

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Photo Credit: Chip Simons

Photo Credit: Chip Simons

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 2023: Photo and video of location for the ‘I Drove All Night’ pic sleeve and ‘A Night To Remember’ album. We returned since we had just walked the Manhattan Bridge!  I got the photographer’s permission to use one of these photos for the InductCyndiL

2023: Photo and video of location for the ‘I Drove All Night’ pic sleeve and ‘A Night To Remember’ album. We returned since we had just walked the Manhattan Bridge!

I got the photographer’s permission to use one of these photos for the InductCyndiLauper campaign: and he told me they were scouting these locations on bikes. The cameras were running on battery and he only got about 16 shots in before everything died. Thankfully Cyndi was a total professional of course… and they made this happen QUICKLY.

Again, this area has changed significantly and renovations are being done on most surrounding streets. This will eventually be modernized so make your pilgrimage SOON.

The Manhattan Bridge connects Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue Extension

The Manhattan Bridge connects Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue Extension

‘A Night To Remember’ album cover back image

Brooklyn Waterfront From Washington St. To Atlantic Ave

Brooklyn Waterfront From Washington St. To Atlantic Ave

The ‘Heading West’ picture sleeve was shot at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, but it’s the Manhattan Bridge pictured. This area has been completely tourist-ified!

 Flushing Meadows-Corona Park: Queens, NY

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park: Queens, NY

Hey Now!

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The Seuffert Bandshell: Forest Park, Woodhaven NY (Queens)

The Seuffert Bandshell: Forest Park, Woodhaven NY (Queens)

‘Stay’ Music Video

NYC Subway: this sign is now gone

NYC Subway: this sign is now gone

Times Square: Manhattan

Times Square: Manhattan

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 302 W. 45th St

302 W. 45th St

Kinky Boots: First run on Broadway @ Al Hirschfeld Theatre

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 Cyndi said in an interview that her career truly took off at The Record Plant due to She’s So Unusual (pictured on the left side of this photo) and took off AGAIN with Kinky Boots The Musical, right around the corner! (pictured on the right side of

Cyndi said in an interview that her career truly took off at The Record Plant due to She’s So Unusual (pictured on the left side of this photo) and took off AGAIN with Kinky Boots The Musical, right around the corner! (pictured on the right side of this photo). Pretty valuable real estate:)

The majority of Cyndi's 'Home For The Holidays' shows were at The Beacon Theatre: 2124 Broadway

The majority of Cyndi's 'Home For The Holidays' shows were at The Beacon Theatre: 2124 Broadway

 Cyndi singing ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ live in Central Park, NYC

Cyndi singing ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ live in Central Park, NYC

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Strawberry Fields is a 2.5-acre landscaped section in New York City's Central Park, designed by the landscape architect Bruce Kelly, that is dedicated to the memory of former Beatles member, John Lennon. It is named after the Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever" written by Lennon

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 Cyndi being interviewed on Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel

Cyndi being interviewed on Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel

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254 W. 54th Street, Manhattan

254 W. 54th Street, Manhattan

THE Studio 54 that was world famous in the 70’s is still around but has been reincarnated several times. After it was closed down for tax evasion, it reopened as a club and Blue Angel played their last show here. Later bought up by Roundabout Theatre for Broadway shows, Cyndi appeared here in ‘Three Penny Opera.’

 Saw this Grammy outfit when it WAS on display at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, but I’m told it’s no longer being featured. The ring? It’s here at THE MUSEUM: see Exhibit #1

Saw this Grammy outfit when it WAS on display at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, but I’m told it’s no longer being featured. The ring? It’s here at THE MUSEUM: see Exhibit #1

Garden Estates Mobile Home Park: Connecticut

Garden Estates Mobile Home Park: Connecticut

Cyndi did the promo shoot for her ‘Bring Ya To The Brink’ album at a trailer park in Connecticut. The little deer was borrowed from Bambi Arnold’s yard, included on the album cover, and is now resting peacefully here at The Museum: see Exhibit 1: The Collection

 Before and after: 2008 vs. 2023

Before and after: 2008 vs. 2023

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 This particular trailer has since been torn down and a new one stands in it’s place

This particular trailer has since been torn down and a new one stands in it’s place

3100 Belmont Blvd., Nashville TN

3100 Belmont Blvd., Nashville TN

The Sound Emporium is one of the most famous recording studios in Nashville. Cyndi Lauper's country album DETOUR was recorded here... as well as Dolly Parton, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow etc. etc

United Palace: 4140 Broadway, Manhattan

United Palace: 4140 Broadway, Manhattan

Cyndi’s Women In Rock shoot featured in Billboard Magazine 2018… I visited The United Palace in 2019. Built in 1930, it was one of five Loew’s ‘Wonder Theatres’ across the boroughs and New Jersey

 To see this actual outfit in The Museum, click on Exhibit 1: The Collection

To see this actual outfit in The Museum, click on Exhibit 1: The Collection

 My 3rd Cyndi concert was Madison Square Garden in 1986 for the True Colors Tour. This incredible concert dress was on display at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Florida… but it has since been moved to another Hard Rock Location: Unknown.

My 3rd Cyndi concert was Madison Square Garden in 1986 for the True Colors Tour. This incredible concert dress was on display at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Florida… but it has since been moved to another Hard Rock Location: Unknown.

6243 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles CA

6243 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles CA

Cyndi’s Hollywood Star: Awarded 4/11/16

Pioneertown, CA: San Bernardino Mountain Desert

Pioneertown, CA: San Bernardino Mountain Desert

Pioneertown is in the middle of Nowhere, CA… near Joshua Tree. Still had to go b/c this is where Cyndi did her promo shoots for the Detour album as well as the filming for the Funnel of Love video

Pappy + Harriet's: 53688 Pioneertown Road

Pappy + Harriet's: 53688 Pioneertown Road

Cyndi’s ‘Funnel Of Love’ video and pic sleeve were shot at Pappy + Harriet’s Bar & Grill. Have a meal here AND see the spots Cyndi took her promo photos for the DETOUR album.

 Promo shoot in the women’s restroom

Promo shoot in the women’s restroom

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 Tunnel Of Love Video location

Tunnel Of Love Video location

 Not the exact dirt road, but close enough: somewhere out in the desert by PioneerTown.  We didn’t have time to look for the exact spot.

Not the exact dirt road, but close enough: somewhere out in the desert by PioneerTown. We didn’t have time to look for the exact spot.

 Cyndi Lauper's Manhattan apartment... Of course we weren't invited in ;)

Cyndi Lauper's Manhattan apartment... Of course we weren't invited in ;)

 This outfit WAS at the Rock Hall… now moved to The Smithsonian

This outfit WAS at the Rock Hall… now moved to The Smithsonian

 ICONIC

ICONIC

1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard (East 9th Street at Lake Erie): Cleveland OH

1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard (East 9th Street at Lake Erie): Cleveland OH

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NO LONGER houses Cyndi’s iconic red corset and skirt from the ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’ video

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269 W. 154th St, Harlem NY

269 W. 154th St, Harlem NY

True Colors Residence, a housing site for LGBTQIA teens who were granted a safe living situation through Cyndi’s own charity www.truecolorsunited.org

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Central Park: Manhattan

Central Park: Manhattan

Cyndi sitting on her father-in-law’s bench… we finally found it 😂

 Thank you Nick Naro for Cyndi-site-hunting with us today! David and Nick were saints while we looked at hundreds of benches 😇

Thank you Nick Naro for Cyndi-site-hunting with us today! David and Nick were saints while we looked at hundreds of benches 😇

175 N. State Street, Chicago

175 N. State Street, Chicago

The Chicago Theatre has a signed poster from Cyndi's appearance during the She's So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour

1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago

1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago

Cyndi performed at the 2006 Gay Games at Wrigley Field for the closing ceremony

53 Christopher St: Manhattan

53 Christopher St: Manhattan

Cyndi at the Stonewall Inn 🌈

 Historic site: historic person!

Historic site: historic person!

 Cyndi has performed AND presented a few times at the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center

Cyndi has performed AND presented a few times at the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center Plaza on 49th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Rockefeller Center Plaza on 49th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

 World famous Radio City Music Hall: a regular venue for Cyndi

World famous Radio City Music Hall: a regular venue for Cyndi

1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center: Midtown

1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center: Midtown

4 Pennsylvania Plaza

4 Pennsylvania Plaza

Lots of Cyndi concerts here BUT also where Wrestlemania 1: ‘Rock and Wrestling’ was filmed in 1985 :) RIP Lou Albano, Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Iron Sheik and Andre The Giant