but the reverse is more likely: the building design was based on a castle in part because this symbol had long been identified with Army engineers. The club was built in the 1870s and the engineer castle symbol dates from circa 1840. When Fort Totten's Castle was restored in the 1990s, the Corps of Engineers was contacted in the hope that they would participate, particularly since the Fort Totten Castle was occupied at one time by the Corps of Engineers, but the military failed to show any interest. In popular culture In the TV series The Endgame, Fort Totten is used as a government black site, and is where criminal mastermind Elena Federova is detained upon her capture. The music video for Jay-Z's collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna, "Run This Town", was filmed on August 6, 2009 at Fort Totten. Fort Totten appeared in the TV series White Collar, episode 13 season 5, "Diamond Exchange". Fort Totten appears in season 4 episode 13 of Blue Bloods (TV Series), "Unfinished Business". See also Fort Totten (disambiguation) Seacoast defense in the United States Totten (disambiguation) United States Army Coast Artillery Corps References External links Fort Totten - NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation Bayside Historical Society Fort Totten, NY Alumni New York State Military Museum - Information about Fort Totten List of all US coastal forts and batteries at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website FortWiki, lists most CONUS and Canadian forts 1862 establishments in New York (state) Totten Totten Military and war museums in New York (state) New York (state) in the American Civil War Museums in Queens, New York Parks in Queens, New York Nature centers in New York City Installations of the United States Army Military history of New York City National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York Totten New York City designated historic districts New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens, New York Bayside, Queens East River