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The Swan New York Loft is a Land Without Magic location on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the eleventh episode of the third season.
History
After First Curse
When the dark curse is undone, Emma and Henry obtain false memories of their life together. As Emma recalls, a fire broke out in her apartment in Boston, which caused her and Henry to start their lives over in New York. ("Going Home," "New York City Serenade")
During Second Curse
A year later, it is morning in New York City. Emma wakes up in her new apartment and makes breakfast for herself and Henry. As she serves the hot cocoa, Henry points out that something is missing, and Emma adds cinnamon in their drink. Suddenly, the doorbell rings. Henry asks if someone's coming over, but Emma says no. She answers the door to see a strange man dressed in pirate clothes, and he claims to know her. He tries to convince her that her family is in danger, but Emma says that her family is right here. The stranger says that he can make her remember and attempts to give her true love's kiss, but it doesn't work. She knees him in the groin and ignores his profuse explanations by slamming the door closed, before she resumes her breakfast. ("Going Home")
A woman named Mrs. Cuse looks after Henry while Emma is on a date with Walsh. When Emma returns home, Mrs. Cuse informs her that Henry was quiet tonight, but Henry merely explains that he was concentrating on playing his video game. Emma joins him and as they play, Henry is curious to know how Emma's date went. When he hears that Walsh proposed to Emma, he urges her to accept, since Walsh has proven himself to be serious, and won't leave her like his biological father did. The following morning, Henry is getting ready for school. Emma hands him a permission slip for a field trip and opens a note that Hook gave her which is the address for Neal's apartment in the city. Henry sends a text to Walsh asking him to come over for dinner at eight o'clock and later informs Emma about this.
Emma regains her memories from a potion that Hook gives her and the two of them share a drink in her apartment. She learns that her family has been re-cursed by someone powerful. Emma then heads to the rooftop with Walsh, where she rejects his proposal; citing that she has to take care of past business. Walsh reveals knowledge about the memory potion and violently attacks Emma after turning into a flying monkey. Emma shoves him off the roof. Over breakfast the next morning, Emma tells Henry that she needs his help with a case. Henry is overjoyed at the prospect of no school and a trip with his mother. When Hook arrives, Emma gives Henry a cover story about him and Emma puts on her red leather jacket before the three head to Storybrooke. ("New York City Serenade")Trivia
On-screen Notes
- The apartment number is the same as its first episode's number—311.[1] ("Going Home," "New York City Serenade")
- The city view from the top of Emma's apartment building[2] is the same as the view seen from the top of Neal's apartment building in "An Untold Story",[3] indicating that the two buildings are located in the same neighborhood. ("New York City Serenade")
Lost
- Emma's apartment alarm clock rings at 8:15 A.M. and stops at 8:15:04 A.M.[4] 4, 8 and 15 are all Lost numbers. ("Going Home")
Popular Culture
- The song playing on Emma's music player is "Charley's Girl" by Lou Reed. ("Going Home")
- While Henry is watering the plants, Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith and two copies of an unnamed book by Gore Vidal can be seen on the bookshelf.[5] ("Going Home")
- The video game Henry is playing is Diablo III. ("New York City Serenade")
Props Notes
- The mugs over Emma's kitchen sink,[6] which are used to serve hot cocoa in the morning, are beige Dinera mugs from IKEA[7] (the exact model is no longer available). Emma's breakfast plates[8] are beige Dinera plates from IKEA.[9] ("Going Home," "New York City Serenade")
- Emma's drinking glasses[14] are Fabulös glasses in green from IKEA[15] (the exact color is no longer available). ("Going Home", "New York City Serenade")
- The book that Henry is putting into his schoolbag in the morning[16] is the same book prop that was used for Mary Margaret's copy of The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne in "7:15 A.M."[17] and "Skin Deep",[18] and Ruby's copy of the same title in "Tiny".[19] However, Henry's book is too far away to make out the title. ("New York City Serenade")
- There are two Grundtal wall shelves in stainless steel from IKEA[20] over Emma's kitchen counter[21] (the exact size is no longer available). ("Going Home", "New York City Serenade")
- According to the label, the bottle that Hook and Emma are drinking from contains Jamaican Dark Rum from "Santa Christ[obscured]".[23] ("New York City Serenade")
Set Dressing
- The bottle of breakfast syrup sitting on the table when Emma and Henry are having breakfast[24] is the same prop sitting on the table when David makes Emma breakfast in her Storybrooke house in "Strange Case".[25] ("Going Home")
- A HOGHEM wall shelf in black-brown from IKEA[26] is sitting in the corner of Emma's living room.[27] Another copy of the shelf is sitting in Emma's kitchen.[28] ("Going Home", "New York City Serenade")
- An OMAR one section shelving unit from IKEA[29] is sitting in the corner next to Emma's countertop.[30] ("Going Home," "New York City Serenade")
- On Emma's wall,[31] there is a Japanese internment camp mail bag from World War II.[32] ("Going Home," "New York City Serenade")
- The swan-shaped fruit bowl on the table[33] is a Giant Bird Bowl by Jonathan Adler[34] (no longer available). ("New York City Serenade")
"They all crowded round it panting and asking, "But who has won?"
- In the apartment,[35] there is a poster by the famous book illustrator Arthur Rackham. The illustration is called "They all crowded round it panting and asking, “But who has won?”" and was created for a 1907 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (link to page). It shows Alice surrounded by a group of creatures, including the Dodo. The caption says "Rackham in New York".[36] ("New York City Serenade")
- The cuckoo clock on the wall[16] is a white Torre & Tagus Village Cuckoo Clock.[37] ("New York City Serenade")
- There is a simplehuman tension arm paper towel holder[38] on Emma's kitchen table.[39] ("New York City Serenade")
- On Emma's desk,[40] there is a Linen Document Box from Restoration Hardware.[41] ("New York City Serenade")
- On the shelf beneath the cuckoo clock,[42] there is a Casa tissue box cover in white from Umbra[43] and a white Menu A/S Double Candleholder.[44] ("New York City Serenade")
- There is a High and Dry dishrack from Black+Blum[45] and a Joseph Joseph Elevate carousel kitchen utensil set[46] on the kitchen counter (note that Emma's kitchen tools are facing inward, to hide the brand name).[47] ("New York City Serenade")
- Emma's dish brush[48] is a green Plastis dishwashing brush from IKEA.[49] ("New York City Serenade")
- A Grundtal paper towel holder from IKEA[50] (no longer available) is hanging over the countertop in Emma's kitchen.[51] ("New York City Serenade")
- Two white Sockerärt vases/jugs from IKEA[52] are sitting on Emma's kitchen shelves.[53] ("New York City Serenade")
- The same jug is sitting in Zelena's kitchen in "Street Rats",[54] "Dark Waters"[55] and "Where Bluebirds Fly".[56]
- One of the framed pictures in Emma's living room[57] was later used to decorate Mr. Gold's hotel suite in "An Untold Story".[58] ("New York City Serenade")
- A "The End" bookend from CB2[59] (no longer available) is sitting on Emma's shelf.[60] ("New York City Serenade")
- On the kitchen table,[61] there is an Anthropologie Faccia Serving Bowl[62] (no longer available) and a Knyck napkin holder from IKEA.[63] ("New York City Serenade")
Filming Locations
- The scenes in Emma and Henry's apartment were filmed in Gastown's Koret Lofts building[64] on East Cordova Street, Vancouver. These large New York style open loft apartments are characterized by their sandblasted exposed brick, posts, wooden beams and ceilings.
- Koret Lofts also doubles as the exterior of Samdi Holdings in "The Guardian".[65]
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
| "The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears |
| "New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
| Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
| "Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive |
| Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
| "Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive | Absent | ||||||
| "Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
| Archive | Absent | Absent | Absent | |||||||
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
