One of television’s most recognizable fictional businesses once stood in Kearny, but today the famous filming location has been replaced by a public parking lot.
For millions of fans of The Sopranos, Satriale’s Pork Store was the center of Tony Soprano’s world. The neighborhood butcher shop served as the backdrop for countless meetings, conversations, and memorable moments throughout the HBO series.
What many New Jersey residents don’t realize is that the iconic storefront no longer exists. The building at 101 Kearny Avenue in Kearny, which portrayed Satriale’s for nearly the entire run of the series, was demolished in 2007 and the site now serves as a public parking lot.
The original Satriale’s appeared only once
When The Sopranos filmed its pilot episode, producers used a real neighborhood butcher shop—Centanni’s Meat Market in Elizabeth—to portray Satriale’s Pork Store…