Lofty Inspiration from the Movie Ghost LoftLife

Lofty Inspiration from the Movie Ghost
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With Patrick Swayze's recent passing, we all remembered that "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." I also remembered seeing a recent article in LoftLife magazine regarding a very familiar looking loft.

The article did not say it was the same loft as depicted in the movie Ghost, so I wasn't 100% sure. A little more digging around on the internet and I found this article via Toronto Condos. Turns out, it is indeed the loft in the film — sort of. The owner decided she did not want to disrupt her family's life with a full scale film production, so instead gave the blueprints of the loft to the filmakers and an almost exact replica was built on a Paramount soundstage!

YOu can see even more images of sculptor Michele Oka Doner's SoHo loft at LoftLife | The Pioneer.

(Images: John Neitzel/LoftLife)

Comments (7)

That's so funny. Saw photos of this loft in a book on NY lofts that a friend gave me and I was so sure it was the one used in Ghost. I think it was the stairs that gave it away.

posted by Sasha on September 22nd 2009 at 2:19pm
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One of the most beautiful lofts I've ever seen. They nailed it.

posted by medusa12120 on September 22nd 2009 at 2:19pm
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I'm glad this mystery is solved. I was so certain when I saw the photos in Loft Life that this was the loft from the movie but couldn't find a shred of evidence to back it up. You would think that would be something worth mentioning when writing an article about the place and I did find several, but no mention of the movie. Now it all makes sense.

posted by dmstudio on September 22nd 2009 at 3:17pm
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Sasha,

I've had that book for awhile now, If it's the same one, the cover shot is of the round table if I'm correct.

posted by funstraw on September 22nd 2009 at 4:19pm
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They did,however, shoot on the streets outside that building. I was walking through SOHO one night (it must have been '89 or '90) and the street was blocked off by a film crew. I asked one of the PAs who was in the movie and was told Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg which, at that time, seemed about the oddest combination I could imagine.

posted by flavorpacket on September 22nd 2009 at 6:31pm
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Love this.

Can we stick to tasteful interiors like this instead of so much kitsch?

posted by visual on September 23rd 2009 at 5:29am
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It was a pleasure to photograph. I spent a half day there, shooting these photos loft for LoftLife. The longer I stayed, the more interesting details I found. LoftLife did a great job with the layout, running the photos very large.

posted by John Neitzel on September 23rd 2009 at 11:17am
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