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"To accurately recreate cramped, cluttered mid-century tenements for the film, the art department took a field trip to New York’s Tenement Museum to inspect a preserved tenement from 1938; the visit underscored how coal-powered heating left a pervasive dark dust that residents countered by painting rooms bright colors to manufacture a more cheery atmosphere—details that directly informed the look of Marty and Rachel’s homes." - Alexandra Jhamb Burns