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Forest Hills Tennis Stadium Makes 'Mad Men' Cameo...Sort Of
Hit show has characters chasing the Rolling Stones to a concert in Forest Hills.
Sunday night's episode of Mad Men featured a cameo by the in its heyday...or at least a soundstage stand-in.
The episode featured the show's protagonist, ad man Don Draper, chasing the Rolling Stones to a concert in Forest Hills to try and please a client. It was directed by show star Jon Hamm.
The episode was not shot on location, nor did it feature any shots of the actual stadium — and likely would not have been able to,
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Gothamist has some photos of the concert in question, which did in fact happen in 1966. The show, a period piece set in the 1960's, frequently uses real historical events as touchstones for the characters.
This isn't the first time that Forest Hills has had a brush with TV fame, however.
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