Residents in Boston’s North End took in the 1920’s scene on Friday complete with Ben Affleck filming his movie, “Live By Night”. Here are some scenes from the movie set on Margaret Street, Cleveland Place and the Prado.
Ben during a coffee break in the filming of the “Live By Night” movie (Photo by David Marx)
A clean-shaven 1920’s Ben Affleck on the Prado
Kids play extras on the movie Live by Night (Photo by Karen D’Amico)
Margaret Street with 1920’s car and laundry line
Laundry lines on Cleveland Place
Old time newspapers
1920’s automobile on Margaret street.
Horse cart moving down Sheafe Street
Horse cart on Sheafe Street looking down Margaret
Neighborhood movie set
The folks from LEGOLAND Discovery Center sent over this LEGO version of Ben Affleck shooting his movie in the North End
Auto carriage on top of Brinks garage with Zakim Bridge (Photo by Rebecca Griffin)
Antique car on roof of North End garage (Photo by Rebecca Griffin)
Kids extras (Photo by Rebecca Griffin)
1920’s boys (Photo by Rebecca Griffin)
1920’s men (Photo by Rebecca Griffin)
Standing on the streets (Photo by Rebecca Griffin)
The Hats! (Photo by Rebecca Griffin)
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After three days of prep work, Margaret and Prince Street in Boston’s North End are starting to look like the 1920’s for Friday/Saturday’s filming of Ben Affleck’s “Live By Night” movie. Berna DiNunzio captures the old-time scene in these photographs. We hear laundry lines are coming for a love interest scene on Cleveland Place. Also, Read More…
On Monday morning, neighbors woke up to this scene on Margaret Street with trash strewn up and down the sidewalk. Witnesses speculated on that it looked like trash pickers had been to blame. The incident was reported to the city hotline and cleaned up by a resident. Photo by Lynn Bova. Ed: The Maker’s Mark Read More…
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15 Replies to “Filming with Ben Affleck “Live by Night” in 1920’s North End [Photos]”
Wow! How exciting. I wonder if they used any N.E. residents in the film. Years ago the Thomas Crown Affair movie did.
The kids are all from the North End. A teacher told me so !
william carlton has to be in this movie. he’s perfect for it.
Lol did someone take that last photo with a potato. Annwaaaays I cannot wait for this!! I love Ben’s directing and writing he seems to know what he’s doing. !!
Great photos Matt! I’d trust you taking my family portrait.
I love photos! Would love to uss some of these on my site..great work! I will give you credit on the site.
That is fine with credit and link back to this post please. Thank you. –Matt
Matt, you should be their film director. Too bad they haven’t discovered you yet!
Maruerite are you any relations to Mike Buonopane from spinellis in east boston he lives in winthrop mass?
Love the kids on the steps!
The laundry was hung by someone who never hung laundry before. Each piece of clothing should share a clothes pin with the next piece!
You would never see “whites” like sheets and underwear hung with “colored” clothes. They were washed separately and on different days.
If someone did hang them out together their neighbors knew they were being lazy and there would be lots of comments made at the grocery or meat store. My mother used a product called bluing with the “whites”, it was supposed to make them whiter. Don’t ask me how.
Your right Nick and Chris. That’s a bad looking clothes line. Women in the N.E. took pride in hanging out their laundry. Nick, your comment on how the neighbors would actually discuss a bad hanging job cracked me up. You can still buy bluing solution today and it’s better than bleach.
Nick and Chris are absolutely correct !!!! Clothes lines were very important !!
Thanks Matt these photos are fabulous !!
Great photos I don’t see any dogs in this film. Why didn’t they ask me I would have been an extra. Freeway
Wow! How exciting. I wonder if they used any N.E. residents in the film. Years ago the Thomas Crown Affair movie did.
The kids are all from the North End. A teacher told me so !
william carlton has to be in this movie. he’s perfect for it.
Lol did someone take that last photo with a potato. Annwaaaays I cannot wait for this!! I love Ben’s directing and writing he seems to know what he’s doing. !!
Great photos Matt! I’d trust you taking my family portrait.
I love photos! Would love to uss some of these on my site..great work! I will give you credit on the site.
That is fine with credit and link back to this post please. Thank you. –Matt
Matt, you should be their film director. Too bad they haven’t discovered you yet!
Maruerite are you any relations to Mike Buonopane from spinellis in east boston he lives in winthrop mass?
Love the kids on the steps!
The laundry was hung by someone who never hung laundry before. Each piece of clothing should share a clothes pin with the next piece!
You would never see “whites” like sheets and underwear hung with “colored” clothes. They were washed separately and on different days.
If someone did hang them out together their neighbors knew they were being lazy and there would be lots of comments made at the grocery or meat store. My mother used a product called bluing with the “whites”, it was supposed to make them whiter. Don’t ask me how.
Your right Nick and Chris. That’s a bad looking clothes line. Women in the N.E. took pride in hanging out their laundry. Nick, your comment on how the neighbors would actually discuss a bad hanging job cracked me up. You can still buy bluing solution today and it’s better than bleach.
Nick and Chris are absolutely correct !!!! Clothes lines were very important !!
Thanks Matt these photos are fabulous !!
Great photos I don’t see any dogs in this film. Why didn’t they ask me I would have been an extra. Freeway