This apartment was rented by Porpentina and Queenie Goldstein in 1926. Located at 679 West 24th Street in New York, it was situated upstairs and consisted of two rooms.[1]
A sitting area with a fireplace, an iron, a clotheshorse, dress maker's dummy, sofa, and assorted magazines scattered about. There was also a kitchen with a table, chairs, and cupboards stocked with the components of a meal and containing assorted dishes and cutlery. There was a bedroom, that could be closed off with a pocket door, which contained two neatly-made twin beds and a bookcase.[2][3]
History[]
Dinner at the Goldstein's apartment
The liveliness of magic-infused housework made up for an absence of luxury. The Goldstein sisters’ landlady, Mrs Esposito, did not allow them to bring men into the building. However, Tina brought Newt Scamander and Jacob Kowalski to her and her sister's apartment in December 1927.
Behind the scenes[]
- The apartment is based on historical tenement living conditions researched by the crew of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at the 97 Orchard Street New York Tenement Museum.[4]
Appearances[]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, page 34
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 40
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 39
- ↑ Inside 97 Orchard Street, New York’s Tenement Museum at Pottermore
