Continuity mistake: In the first 1968 section, where Noodles rents a car and drives back to his old neighbourhood, watch the background of the wide shot as he is stopping the car. In the close-up that follows when Noodles gets out, two girls have appeared, hanging around a doorway, who were not to be seen the moment before.

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
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Directed by: Sergio Leone
Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Danny Aiello, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Treat Williams, Elizabeth McGovern
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Answer: It couldn't have been left there for that long. That's movie fiction. It would have been removed after a few days, maybe a week, then likely placed in "Lost and Found" for a period of time before being discarded or sold off.
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