Bus Ride & Stop, Harlem | MCU: Location Scout

Luke Cage on a city bus crossing a bridge.

Hey, stranger. Should we get that coffee?

Bus Ride – Bridge

Luke takes a bus back into Harlem, crossing over the Queensboro Bridge from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan

  • Luke Cage on a city bus crossing a bridge.
  • View from city bus crossing a bridge.

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Bus Ride – Basketball Court

The first thing he sees is some people playing basketball. This is a pair of courts off East 96th Street at 1st Avenue in Spanish Harlem.

  • View from city bus of men playing basketball.

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Bus Ride – Harlem Street

Once in Harlem proper, Luke looks south along Malcolm X Blvd. as his bus drives along MLK Jr. Blvd.

  • Luke Cage on city bus looking at a street in Harlem.

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Bus Ride – Apollo Theater

Luke spies the Harlem landmark, the Apollo Theater, from his window, as the bus drives northeast on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, crossing over MLK Jr. Blvd.

  • View from city bus of the Apollo theater in Harlem.

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Bus Ride – Pop’s Barber Shop

The bus drives past Pop’s Barber Shop, located at the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and W. 1119th Street, a frequent location in the first season of Luke Cage.

  • View from city bus of the Pop's Barber Shop in Harlem.

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Bus Stop

Luke exits the bus at Convent and W. 128th Street and heads west down the stairs to 128th Street, where he meets Claire.

  • A city bus pulling up to a Harlem corner.
  • Luke Cage walking away from Harlem bus stop.
  • Luke Cage walking towards Claire Temple.
  • Claire and Luke on a sidewalk in Harlem.

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(The Defenders S01E01, 2017)