Music, technology, architecture and engineering have all been influenced
by people and events in Long Island City. Learn more about the Steinways
and others changed the word with innovative ideas. Or go to our Fun
Facts page to see how much trivia you know about Long Island City.
LIC's favored location to NY played a role in building the Paramount Studios in the 1920s.
A significant portion of the production, distribution and filming of movies was done in LIC.
From Marx Brothers comedies to the filming of "the Wiz," LIC continues to play an important
role in the entertainment industry. It is most fitting that the story of the moving image and its
impacton 20th Century culture should have a home in the Museum of Motion Picture and Television in LIC
