His first starring film role was as a junkie again, in "The Panic in Needle Park" (1971).
Needle Park, and the name hadn't been a joke.
New Yorkers simply knew it as Needle Park.
There's a piña colada stand across the street from Needle Park.
Dave Cochrane - bass guitar on "Needle Park"
What developed at Needle Park was the worst of both worlds.
Platzspitz became Needle Park only gradually, as addicts congregated at the park in recent years.
Thus to call Needle Park an experiment is dubious.
"Sounds to me like these guys would have been right at home down in Needle Park," Eddie said.
I wasnt there but they said it knocked him from Bickfords to Needle Park, hahahaha.