007 Book location: Central Park Zoo

Bond book: 007 in New York (1964)
Place and location in the book: Central Park Zoo, New York, USA
Actual place and location: Central Park Zoo, 64th St and 5th Ave, New York, NY, USA
What happens here in the book: Bond was supposed to meet his contact in front of  the Reptile House (but there is no such place in Central Park Zoo in NY, but in London Zoo there is)
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2012

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"Bond had been instructed to make contact and he had arranged to do so, that afternoon at three o'clock, outside (the rendezvous had seemed time appropriate to Bond) the Reptile House at the Central Park Zoo"

"After the scrambled eggs in the Edwardian Room, everything went hopelessly wrong and, instead of the dream programme, there had to be urgent and embarrassing telephone calls with London head- quarters and, and then only by the greatest of good luck, un untidy meeting at midnight beside the skating rink at Rockefeller Center with tears and threats of suicide from English girl. and it was all New York City's fault ! One can hardly credit the deficiency, but there is no Reptile House at the Central Park Zoo."

Ian Fleming: "007 in New York"

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007 Book: Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)

Bond book: Octopussy and The Living Daylights

Author: Ian Fleming

Publication date: 23 June 1966

 

Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming in the Bond series. The book is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 23 June 1966.
The two original stories, "Octopussy" and "The Living Daylights", were both adapted for publication in comic strip format in the Daily Express in 1966–1967.

"Octopussy"

Secret Service operative James Bond, code name 007, is assigned to apprehend a hero of the Second World War implicated in a murder involving a cache of Nazi gold. Bond appears briefly in this story, which is told mostly in flashback and from the point of view of Major Dexter Smythe, the villain.

"The Living Daylights"

An unusually morose James Bond is assigned sniper duty to help British agent 272 escape from East Berlin. Bond's duty is to prevent a top KGB assassin codenamed "Trigger" from killing 272 by eliminating the sniper.

"The Property of a Lady"

James Bond investigates a Secret Service employee, Maria Freudenstein, who is a double agent about to be paid by her Russian keepers by auctioning a clock crafted by Peter Carl Fabergé at Sotheby's in her name. The Russians have sent the Resident Director of the KGB in London to attend the auction and underbid for the item to push the price to the necessary value to pay for her services as a double agent. Bond attends the auction in hopes of spotting this man; after doing so the man is expelled from London as persona non grata.

"007 in New York"

A brief tale in which Bond muses about New York City and his favourite recipe for scrambled eggs, during a quick mission to the titular city to warn a female MI6 employee that her new boyfriend is a KGB agent. It is notable for including a rare humorous conclusion and for its mention of Solange, a young lady of Bond's intimate acquaintance who works in a shop, Abercrombie's, "appropriately employed in their Indoor Games Department".

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007 Drink: Taittinger Champagne

Drink: Taittinger Champagne

Bond movie appearance: From Russia with Love

Bond book appearance: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 007 in New York, James Bond the Spy Who Loved Me, Brokenclaw, Nobody Lives Forever, The Facts of Death

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Taittinger Champagne is Bond's favorite champagne in the Ian Fleming novels, and features prominently in the movie "From Russia With Love".

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Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

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007 Restaurant: The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant, New York, USA

THE GRAND CENTRAL OYSTER BAR & RESTAURANT


Location: New York, USA
Address: Lower Level, Grand Central Terminal, 89 East 42nd Street
Bond book appearance: 007 in New York, James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007

The Oyster Bar first opened its doors in 1913 on the lower level of Grand Central Terminal. Woodrow Wilson was President, the United States was on the threshold of World War I, and Prohibition was just six years away. New York City was slowly emerging as a literary and artistic center, and little “salons” that attracted writers and artists and dilettantes were starting to spring up in Greenwich Village and in other parts of the city. The resplendent new Grand Central Terminal opened its doors that year too, on the site of what formerly had been the old and rundown train depot. People flocked to see the new terminal that was then as now considered an engineering marvel.
For almost 60 years the old Oyster Bar remained a landmark. But if the truth be known, the long-lived acceptance of the restaurant was based more on its being located at the hub of America’s long-haul passenger train system than on excellence. With the decline of the long-haul passenger train system, came the decline of the restaurant. It had no position among New York restaurants, and while thousands of commuters passed by everyday, very few went inside to eat.

"During a few days in New York, he did not see the squirrels, but got to know oyster stew at Oyster Bar in Central Station's suburban floor. He thought it was the finest food since bouillabaisse, which he had eaten before the war with Marthe de Brandt in Marseille."

John Pearson: "James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007"

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007 Hotel: The Plaza Hotel, New York, USA

THE PLAZA HOTEL

Location: New York, USA
Address: Fifth Avenue at Central Park South
Bond book appearance: Live and Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever, 007 in New York

Central Park, Fifth Avenue, spectacular art, thriving culture, endless shopping, unbelievable dining and lively nightlife – this is New York City. Amid the whirl of excitement you will find The Plaza, a Fairmont Managed Hotel. A cultural oasis amid a bustling metropolis, The Plaza continues the tradition of defining luxury through unmatched service with a modern spirit.

While traditions remain, such as the opulent grandeur of the Beaux Arts décor and the superb ambience of the legendary Palm Court, New York’s premier destination for Afternoon Tea, exciting new offerings include the elegant Champagne Bar and stylish Rose Club, as well as the acclaimed Todd English Food Hall and The Plaza Food Hall.

The Plaza Hotel offers 282 distinctive guestrooms, including 102 suites, which boast the largest square footage of any luxury hotel in New York City.

"And then what about the best meal in New York - oyster stew with cream, crackers, and Miller High Life at the Oyster Bar at Grand Central? No, he didn’t want to sit up at a bar - somewhere spacious and comfortable where he could read a paper in peace. Yes. That was it! The Edwardian Room at the Plaza, a corner table."

Ian Fleming: "007 in New York" 

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