In Film
Urban fruit stands are often used in filmmaking and television productions to add to the sense of community of the area depicted, particularly with regard to ethnic neighborhoods in New York City.
They are significant in two scenes from The Godfather. In Part II, young Corleone's growing respect in the neighborhood is shown partially by a fruit stand's owner's refusal to accept payment from Vito for his purchase. In the first film, Vito is shot down at a fruit stand while buying oranges, harbingers of doom in all three films.
Sidewalk fruit stands have become somewhat of a cliché in action films, as cars frequently crash into them during chases.
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