New York, New York: Where Marilyn Monroe's Dress Blew Up
Stand on the unmarked subway grate that Marilyn originally stood on as her dress lofted skyward in "The Seven Year Itch." Filmed on Sep. 15, 1954 -- although the director wasn't happy, so the scene that made it into the movie was re-shot later, on a Hollywood back lot.
- Address:
- 590 Lexington Ave., New York, NY
- Directions:
- Midtown. On the west side of Lexington Ave., it's the eighth subway grate south of the intersection of E. 52nd St.
- Admission:
- Free
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Underwhelming. Looks like any other subway grate on any other street in Manhattan. No marker.
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Still, we are grateful for the opportunity to blush for onlookers.