On 24. June, 1976, Kiss’ legendary New York City photo shoot with photographers Barry Levine and Richard Corkery took place. Photos were taken on the streets throughout the city, and in stops at Central Park and the Empire State Building, where one of Kiss’ most iconic photos ever was taken.
Locations during the photo shoot:
3rd – 34th Street, 5th Avenue in front of the Empire State Building.
33rd – 34th Street, 5th Avenue on top of the Empire State Building.
49th – 50th Street, 1619 Broadway, in front of the Brill Building and Colony Records.
50 Central Park South, 6th Avenue, in front and inside of Rumplemayer’s at Hotel St. Moritz.
59th Street, 6th Avenue in Central Park, near José Julián Martí statue.
59th Street, Grand Army Plaza, in front of the Plaza Hotel.
200 Central Park West, American Museum of Natural History.
See photos at Kisstorians’ Facebook page here.
Ace Frehley:
“I remember crawling through this elevator room to get to the edge of where we were gonna do the photo session. It was pretty bizarre seeing the motors for the elevators and the cables. I don’t have a fear of heights so I thought it was cool. There was a kind of safety thing there so I don’t think we were in any real danger.”
Peter Criss:
“I got so drunk with Ace. We drank so much champagne and I was loaded on that shoot. I was feeling great as we all do on champagne. Ace and I were loaded. We had a ball. I was hanging off the fucking edge of the damn thing. Gene was having a heart attack about it.”
Paul Stanley:
“We were all scared shitless. You could see one arm and one hand of each guy and the other hand was holding on for dear life. It’s pretty awesome to be up there and look and see three states. We climbed the ladder in those boots. It was a pretty interesting time.”
Gene Simmons:
“We were nuts! We would do anything you would imagine. Let’s go on top of the Empire State Building and hang over the side for a photo. That’ll look cool. Let’s go!”
– “Kiss: Behind The Mask” by Ken Sharp and David Leaf
24. June, 1976, Kiss in front of dinosaur fossils in the Fossil Halls at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Photo: Richard Corkery NY Daily News
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On 24. June, 1976, Kiss’ legendary New York City photo shoot with photographers Barry Levine and Richard Corkery took place. Photos were taken on the streets throughout the city, and in stops at Central Park and the Empire State Building, where one of Kiss’ most iconic photos ever was taken.
Locations during the photo shoot:
3rd – 34th Street, 5th Avenue in front of the Empire State Building.
33rd – 34th Street, 5th Avenue on top of the Empire State Building.
49th – 50th Street, 1619 Broadway, in front of the Brill Building and Colony Records.
50 Central Park South, 6th Avenue, in front and inside of Rumplemayer’s at Hotel St. Moritz.
59th Street, 6th Avenue in Central Park, near José Julián Martí statue.
59th Street, Grand Army Plaza, in front of the Plaza Hotel.
200 Central Park West, American Museum of Natural History.
See photos at Kisstorians’ Facebook page here.
Ace Frehley:
“I remember crawling through this elevator room to get to the edge of where we were gonna do the photo session. It was pretty bizarre seeing the motors for the elevators and the cables. I don’t have a fear of heights so I thought it was cool. There was a kind of safety thing there so I don’t think we were in any real danger.”
Peter Criss:
“I got so drunk with Ace. We drank so much champagne and I was loaded on that shoot. I was feeling great as we all do on champagne. Ace and I were loaded. We had a ball. I was hanging off the fucking edge of the damn thing. Gene was having a heart attack about it.”
Paul Stanley:
“We were all scared shitless. You could see one arm and one hand of each guy and the other hand was holding on for dear life. It’s pretty awesome to be up there and look and see three states. We climbed the ladder in those boots. It was a pretty interesting time.”
Gene Simmons:
“We were nuts! We would do anything you would imagine. Let’s go on top of the Empire State Building and hang over the side for a photo. That’ll look cool. Let’s go!”
– “Kiss: Behind The Mask” by Ken Sharp and David Leaf
24. June, 1976, Kiss in front of dinosaur fossils in the Fossil Halls at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Photo: Richard Corkery NY Daily News