The main part The Sopranos the memorabilia went up for sale, and the highest bidder pocketed a pretty penny for it.
Holsten’s Restaurant in Bloomfield, NJ, is a real-life old-school diner and ice cream parlor that was used as a filming location for the iconic finale of the HBO series. As the diner prepares for renovations, the booth – where Tony Soprano sat with his family as he watched the front door over their shoulders – has been listed on eBay. The sale price was $82,600 after bidding closed Monday night.
“We are currently renovating our booths at Holsten’s,” said eBay. “This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own the ORIGINAL booth where the Sopranos family sat for the final scene of the famous play!”
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The cult booth at Holsten’s restaurant, where the last scene of HBO’s “The Sopranos” was filmed.
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Included with the booth were both seats, a table and a partition wall (along with a panel placed after The Soprano family finale aired reading “Reserved for the Sopranos”). Holsten’s also noted that the jukebox — on which Tony played Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” in the final scene while waiting for his family to arrive — was not included in the auction. Delivery will be at the expense of the winner.
Over 230 The Sopranos super fans bid on the booth, where Tony (James Gandolfini), Carmela (Edie Falco) and AJ (Robert Iler) sat waiting for Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) in a much-discussed scene.
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The longtime NJ diner and ice cream shop, which first opened in 1939 and still serves many of its original menu items, including ice cream, milkshakes, candy and burgers, has become an attraction for fans The Soprano family. The salon even dedicated a section of its website to the HBO series, writing that Holsten’s remains “a place of cultural significance, a point of pride for locals.”
“When Gandolfini passed away in 2013, owner Ron Stark placed a reserved sign on the stand in honor of the beloved actor,” their site reads. “He ended up leaving the sign there for two weeks because the cabin unexpectedly became a place for fans to remember The Soprano family star leaving notes and cards at the table. Everything left there was given to Gandolfini’s son, Michael Gandolfini.”
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Co-owner Chris Carley said for The New York Times he set the booth’s opening bid at $3,000 in hopes of getting $10,000. Profits will help finance the renovation of the restaurant.
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