Filmed in Flatbush: Sophie's Choice

No quest to document Flatbush's history in film and television would be complete without a look at "Sophie's Choice." Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Peter MacNicol star in the 1982 drama about a Holocaust survivor's post-war life in Brooklyn, but Prospect Park South's 101 Rugby Road steals the show.

We recently watched the Academy Award-winning film and were thrilled to see the beautiful paint job our neighborhood celebrity underwent for the film. But we have a feeling one of the house's first owners, West Point graduate Col. Alexander S. Bacon, wouldn't be too excited to see his prized Victorian transformed into the "Pink Palace."

Now painted a more reserved gray that helps this star keep a low profile, 101 Rugby is still a beautiful house, and "Sophie's Choice" does a great job showcasing it. And while it's not quite a segment from "Open House NYC," the movie offers a tour of the first and second floors of the house as well as dramatic exterior shots from a variety of heights and angles. And best of all, 101 Rugby has the distinction of actually portraying a house in Brooklyn, unlike its neighbors who are usually cast as houses in other cities or states.