The 1896 Studios & Stages

The 1896 Studios & Stages, a complex of four turn-of-the-century warehouses, is located in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. It houses over a dozen different shooting locations for photo, film and television, as well as 30 artist studios and small businesses servicing the film industry. Opened in 2008 by sculptor, Jen Durbin, The 1896 has welcomed productions both large and small for 15 years. The 1896 was erected in its titular year during Bushwick’s industrial boom, and was part of a block-long factory, with the Stewart end of the street serving as carriage houses for horse and buggies. When Bushwick (known as Boswijck or “little town in the woods” by the Dutch) was founded in 1661, it was little more than forestry and farmland. It wasn’t until the industrial revolution of the late 1800s that warehouses and manufacturing bloomed, and buildings such as The 1896 were erected with pride. Chemical and glass factories, oil refineries and coal yards, as well as 14 breweries (Bushwick was dubbed the “beer capital of the Northeast” by 1890), all flooded into the area.