I hate how so many big corporations don't care about preserving history and will just erase it like that.

@AltGrendel

11 ай бұрын

It’s alll about money.

@dtna

11 ай бұрын

Land in L.A. is so precious now. The only backlots left now are in the northwest valley. The Walt Disney backlot is still there.

@Jay-wk9xj

11 ай бұрын

It was built to be used and discarded.. it's literally fulfilling its destiny.

@Michelle.smiles

11 ай бұрын

I agree with you ATalkingBadger, So much of history is being lost to money. 3:36 3:59

@RustburgMike

11 ай бұрын

Business, nothing more or less.

I lived in Burbank and have been working in film for 30+ years. Thank you for doing this. I moved just before they announced the ranch was being leveled. Thank you for documenting the final moments of what should have been designated a cultural and historic landmark. I’m crying watching this. So many memories are now just memories.

@zuzuspetals9281

11 ай бұрын

It’s sad to see the progress that isn’t really progress take away not only our memories but also the incredible quality work that used to be put into the film and television industry. Those of us who are older know that CGI can’t replace actual facades that resemble real buildings or real people so soon will only be watching classic films and television series.

@MarkLyonOHIO

11 ай бұрын

What made them decide to level it

@anothercheryladventure9387

11 ай бұрын

Yeah landmark. What are they putting there now?

@anothercheryladventure9387

11 ай бұрын

I loved the movie about going to White Castle in New Jersey. South Jersey more specific and there is mountains all around. And Honey it’s all flat ground around here. Part of the name of the movie was “” “” and kumar go to White Castle” cult movie. Had to laugh seeing the mountains 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤

@Michael-xc5ib

11 ай бұрын

Sad are they going to donate fixtures cupboards lots of stuff can be repurposed

The fact that the Griswold house is being torn down drives homes the sadness of this demolition for me. Christmas Vacation is one of my favorite films and I picture that house in my head like it's somewhere I grew up. Thanks for the last look, Adam.

@thedbcooperforum

7 ай бұрын

It's now all just a memory...nothing but dirt fills the spots...RIP..

@-Katastrophe

7 ай бұрын

It's a real shame, though judging by the condition of the roof it would cost an absolute fortune to fix it and make it at all usable (if you wanted to move it, past tense of course)

@alex0589

7 ай бұрын

the "house" was sets that were demolished or recycled long before the movie even came out.

@thedbcooperforum

7 ай бұрын

@@alex0589 interior shots, yes..the exterior house is in the video..what makes you think it's not the house in the video?????

@KJ-tz7vc

6 ай бұрын

@@alex0589 The exterior still played a big role in the movie, like when Clark was decorating the house.

I hate the loss of history. It's happening everywhere it seems. Thanks for one of the last looks.

@thedbcooperforum

7 ай бұрын

It's all gone now....RIP

@GoldBug78

5 ай бұрын

you are SO right!!!!!! It seems that this happens all over the world. They want to destroy the past

It’s amazing how these back lots are used over and over in different films, but I have never noticed, all the streets see unique in each film.

@patriotmom9053

11 ай бұрын

The book case in the fake burdens basement scene has been used in other fake scenes.

I used to work as a security officer for Warner Bros and had many great experiences on the Warner Ranch and main studio lot. If they are indeed tearing this all down, it’s a tragic loss of film and television history. Thanks for posting this video and bringing back some great memories!

@SunLightFawn

11 ай бұрын

That is so cool! The swimming pool still looks good > probably some of the crew are using it ;-) I'm sure they'll save certain memory item's, but a lot of those building's are falling apart, etc., and it would be awesome if they also built high tech movie building's! I think I saw a shadow in one of the window's, too!? a bit spooky...

@IncredibleMrWrite

11 ай бұрын

@@SunLightFawn I wouldn’t be surprised if the pool gets some “extracurricular” use. When I worked there, it always looked clean and camera-ready. I agree, the place definitely could use some updated facilities. It was looking a little worse for wear, even back during my time there. No doubt, they’ll keep some special items in the archives. As for potential ghost sightings? The place does have some stories! I’ve got a couple of my own I could tell! Maybe in a future podcast one day! 😉

@sandrasanders706

11 ай бұрын

I've heard that WB lot and soundstages have a massive vermon problem?? How true is that?

@IncredibleMrWrite

11 ай бұрын

@@sandrasanders706 back in the early days of the studio, most definitely. The only issue I ever noticed was with raccoons on the backlot. There were plenty of feral studio cats (descendants of those demanded by James Cagney) to keep the smaller pests at bay.

@Glim246

8 ай бұрын

@@IncredibleMrWrite Thanks for that comment about James Cagney. I'm a huge fan and have read his autobiography but never heard that little tidbit. I just looked it up and found the rescue group Cats at the Studios who have been taking care of those cats and many more over the years. Really interesting history.

Funny how we become emotionally attached to what we watched on TV and in the movies. For most of us it represents a time in our lives when we felt happiness and comfort. I know it does for me. Thank you for this. Good memories flowing through 😊

@time4807

10 ай бұрын

It's called mind control. ;)

I worked for years on the WB ranch filming Living Single, The Wayans Bros., & various feature films & commercials. It breaks my heart that they're tearing all this history down. It's just like when MGM tore down Lot 2 & sold it off to build crappy houses. I grew up across the street from MGM & used to play on Lot 2 with my friends, mainly 'hide & seek' from security. Just a damn shame.

@Anth230

8 ай бұрын

If you really worked there for years you should understand why they need to come down now....

@puccipower

6 ай бұрын

Love that memory! Kind of reminds me of a book or something.

@spiritwalker-nv7dp

Ай бұрын

That was also as the park Samantha walked Tabitha.

@spiritwalker-nv7dp

Ай бұрын

It was used on Bewitched too. The pool.

@spiritwalker-nv7dp

Ай бұрын

Doves

Things like this really bring home the fact that we're witnessing the ending of all the things that made up the 20th century. In this case, it's the the way entertainment was once filmed, and it brings to mind the things that happened every day on sets like this, and the life that filled its streets. The stories that were told here, and the memories that brought us all together. If whatever follows turns out to be better, most of us will never know, but as these memories recede it's hard to see any improvements appearing on the horizon.

@leonardothefabulous3490

11 ай бұрын

NOTHING that "follows" will be better. The horizon only has remakes and redos of the Greatness that once was-in all aspects of art (and most of Life).

@gottasay4766

10 ай бұрын

@@leonardothefabulous3490how do you know? Every generation seems to thinks theirs is the best. What a narrow way of thinking.

@leonardodalongisland

10 ай бұрын

@@gottasay4766 How's it narrow if, "every generation" does it? That seems pretty "wide"???

@jett888

10 ай бұрын

Including humanity

@steveanacorteswa3979

5 ай бұрын

I did some work in Hollywood for a Post Production studio in the 80s, they did Playboy at Night there, the first state of the art green screen synced to the cameras , it's gone way beyond that and now everything is the stupid reality tv style, people are really brain dead now

I’ve been an employee of Warner Brothers for 12 years, thank you documenting the Ranch. I have many great memories from working there. I thought they would move the facades and preserve movie history. But I guess that’s not going to happen. It’s sad 😢

@estelalopez3563

6 ай бұрын

What about the old houses from 1800 ? Big companies destroyed them in 1950

@delaville680

5 ай бұрын

Everything that represents tradition, is being erased.

Thanks so much for this video. I worked on that block for the movie "Pleasantville" in 1997. I was the paint Gang boss and was charge of anything shot on that block. I had the best time on that show. If things got too crazy, Id head over to the Bewitched house, sit on the front porch and say" Sam, get me a drink. Is your mother here?...make it a double"

The Partridge family house is the grandma’s house in Young Sheldon. In the season finale, there was a tornado and it destroyed her house. I was able to match up with the house to the left and the trees in the background. 😊 Thank you!

@Hamsalad2

11 ай бұрын

I saw the church in the background.

@retrounderground1

11 ай бұрын

I'm assuming the dead tree near the remains of Meemaw's house is really still alive and was stripped of its leaves for the tornado aftermath scene of Young Sheldon which recently aired in May 2023. That house was just razed in April 2023 and you saw the back of it was still standing. Adam didn't seem to be aware of any of this.

@josephforest7605

14 күн бұрын

Also I think it was the first house on Leave it to Beaver , before they moved to The Marcus Welby House .

Sad to see historical places demolished.Adam is a great tour guide with his knowledge of what was filmed where.Great job!

@gerrydooley951

11 ай бұрын

not really, he's pretty misinformed actually. A lot of what he's saying is incorrect

@bobbyroush3511

11 ай бұрын

@@gerrydooley951 like what? I’m curious

@retrounderground1

11 ай бұрын

He was reading it off a map!

@UberLummox

11 ай бұрын

@@retrounderground1 Which was helpful to me. What was incorrect? I was left wishing for a more comprehensive list of show per building, howevererer. Like the green house lookd like the 1st house used in Leave it to Beaver, but dunno if that was filmed @ WB.

@UberLummox

11 ай бұрын

@@gerrydooley951 Yeah like what? He knew a helluva lot more than I do about it all, that's for sure.

I loved how Hazel leaves her house in Mr B's car, and as she gets in, you can see the Bewitched house next door. Then off Hazel goes to the hospital, and she's driving, and gets pulled over by the cops as she was speeding, I think, and you can see the Bewitched house again. LOL. Even though she's 'heading to the hospital', you can see she just drove around the park.

the amount of age and natural decay the sets had make them feel like an actual real neighborhood. they aged just like real houses were because they were built the same as a real house even though it was only a prop house. the attention to detail in road planning and street layout was also right on the money - it was one of the most well-built live sets of human history let alone movie history.

Truly breaks my heart to hear that the WB Ranch Backlot (old Columbia) will be gone. TV shows like "Father Knows Best", "Hazel", "The Donna Reed Show" and others....I can still visualize the houses used in these shows. Another piece of my childhood gone with the wind. Great video.

@steveanacorteswa3979

5 ай бұрын

Used to come home from school, turn on the B&W TV and watch Hazel and The beav

Thanks for the tour, I worked at Warner Brothers security from 1985 to 1998 and spent many hours at the ranch driving around in the security golf cart bicycles and on foot. Not too much is changed but it was certainly nice seeing it from another person’s viewpoint. I worked there when lethal weapon was films and used to receive calls at 2 o’clock in the morning because the helicopters were flying around for the fight scene at the house. As well as one Christmas vacation was shot there and we got calls from as far as 3 miles away complaining about the bright lights. They were coming off the top of the Griswold house.

@Itsaboutthewaterlife

11 ай бұрын

Great memory.

@tom_reagan

11 ай бұрын

Locals complaining about the Griswold house lights means everything to me. 😂

@cruzin7661

10 ай бұрын

BEST COMMENT EVER!!! Thank you for sharing this with us 😂

@oldguysrock2170

10 ай бұрын

I was a Burbank Police Officer who actually wrote the “disturbing the peace” complaint over the Lethal Weapon late night filming! It was surreal as the ground was soaking wet from the staged fire hydrant shooting up in the air, the helicopters flying low with the night sun illuminating everything, actors in cop uniforms, and a soaking wet Gary Busy. It was all resolved when the studios put the night sun on a tall crane instead of using actual helicopters. I do remember the neighbors in the area were pissed!

I’m so glad you filmed this. They should really keep this as a tourist attraction. LA seems to be losing its appeal as it is and it’s only going to go down without these historic places that embody movie/tv magic from the past. The younger generation seems to be even more fascinated by relics of the past and have a real appreciation for it. They’ve grown up in modern suburbia where literally everything looks identical and the landscape is nothing but boring and complete lack of stimulation in your surroundings drains dopamine & serotonin. People become desperate for things such as this as a “fix”. The older generation has no idea what they’re wasting! Of course they’re prioritizing money over nostalgia. That’s what they’ve been raised & trained to do. What they’re not understanding is that there’s going to be a lot of money in nostalgia. There already is. And it’s only going to steadily move more in that direction when there’s so few relics of the past left to explore and experience. I get that they figure the land has more value utilizing it for new sound stages. I know little to nothing about real estate, but maybe buy up a “neighborhood” full of some crappy, hideous new build homes early 2000 era no one will buy because the only way to update them is for them to be fully gutted not to mention they start to fall apart immediately after being thrown up as quickly and cheaply as possible and after five years to a decade they’re ready to be condemned. Lol, yet it’s actually true. I mean, who in their right mind thought the garage should jut out hideously as a focal point for curb appeal!? Zero privacy homes. Only two to four feet away from each other. Basically town houses that cost more because they’re not literally attached? Lol. Your windows look directly into your neighbour’s identical house or pathetic yard likely smaller than your bedroom. So kids live their entire lives mostly inside. Sorry, I just despise these houses going up everywhere. With a passion. Anyway maybe build the sound stages there? Over top of those hideous monstrosities no one wants anymore as it is. And turn this historic site into a tourist attraction park, as well as an occasional filming site when they want an authentic look and feel for the past in a show/movie. Because CGI just doesn’t do it. It really doesn’t. I thought it creatively fitting that you ended this little blast from the past with a shot of your car mirror and that warning “objects in mirror are closer than they appear” which is so familiar to most of us who were kids before that completely disappeared from mirrors eventually. That in itself caught a moment of nostalgia. Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity to explore WB ranch with you before it’s destroyed.

@Art-is-craft

7 ай бұрын

I just cannot see it doing enough business for visitors. They would have been better making movies with it.

When watching shows like Adam-12 as a kid ? I used to crack up noticing the extremely CLEAR deliniation between the on-location shots & the studio lot (Universal ?) shot scenes. They were truly obvious- enough to make an 8 year old even tell the difference..... Welp, thanks for taking us along & for the memories, chief !! 🚬😎👍

1164 Morning Glory Circle (the Bewitched house) was like a second home to me. I know it was just a façade, but still heartbreaking to see all this entertainment history be wiped away. Thanks Adam, for returning to Warner Bros Ranch again and giving us one last look at our favorite place from the movies and TV. I'm grateful to have the full Bewitched series on DVD so I can still go "home" whenever I want, but still hard to imagine all those wonderful old buildings just being destroyed. ☹

@josephforest7605

11 ай бұрын

I am sad because I wanted to see it ,feel bad when I flew to Cal to see Johnny Carson and his show was cancelled . The Bewitched House is reverse copy of a home in L.A. ,so if it's any consolation , you can still see the original .

@terryw7683

11 ай бұрын

I remember in one episode of Bewitched Daren went running outside for some reason. In that scene you get a great overview of the lot with that mountain in the background. Unmistakable.

@johnkeating362

11 ай бұрын

@@terryw7683 , the realistic mountains of New York. In another scene, Darrin’s parents are driving in a convertible and you can see palm trees behind them. LOL.

Sad: The American entertainment industry, which is mostly unimaginative these days, destroys such treasures. It's not only sad, it's also tragic. The film fans in Germany mourn with you! 😢😢😢 Thank you very much for this great video!

@blacksunshine1089

11 ай бұрын

Sadly, it’s all about appealing to the broadest audience possible, and tiptoeing around people’s “sensitivities”.

@estelalopez3563

6 ай бұрын

This happened in 1960 they destroyed old stuff from 1800

I lived across the street for three years. Very sad, but at least it remains a studio. They need the sound-stages-- they shoot on location now, so these type of sets are not used enough to be viable. I don't know if you're aware, but the shopping center that abuts the studio was all part of the original ranch facility. They sold off part of the land when the studio was having financial trouble. The city would never allow them or any other studio to develop their land for commercial uses today. Universal tried to develop their backlot into thousands of condos and the people who live in Toluca Lake went crazy-- the city was forced to say no. Universal is now developing that part of the backlot off Cahuenga that was used for all of the Frankenstein, Dracula and Werewolf horror films into massive state of the art sound-stages.

Well done, Adam, for doing this and your previous visit to the Warner Bros. Burbank Ranch. Like you I am a location fanatic (mostly westerns), but English living in England. This is another kick in the gut. Laramie Street on the Warner Studio backlot was torn down in 2003, the Western Street destroyed by fire, 1983. Paramount Studios backlot Western Street bulldozed 1979, their Ranch, fire 2018. And now this. Although as far as I’m concerned, is really the second and final stage of destruction. Columbia purchased the land in 1934. There were 2 Western Streets over by Pass Avenue that lasted until 1993. Small section maybe, but that was the heart taken out of it. So think Charles Starrett and ‘High Noon’. Great crane shot of Cooper - with Warner stages in the background. Visiting Southern California for a week in 1995, I did get a lot in. Mostly gleaned from books as this was before the internet proper. Iverson, Lone Ranger rock, Chatsworth etc., but no studio visits. Lone Pine, Vasquez and best of all Melody Ranch, Newhall. Impromptu visit, but the Veluzat brothers very kindly showed me round. No photos, though. I could have been a spy. Hooray for them and Uncle Carl of Universal. He loved his westerns - and the street's still there. Managed a reasonable shot of the Disney Ranch western town from the road. Now also gone. Watching so many westerns as a kid, it felt like I grew up around here. Oh, and Old Tuscon burned down a few months before my visit. Also love your back roads, small towns and ghost towns videos. All the very best. 🤠

A heartbreaking tragic loss....as a kid I was glued to the TV watching The Partridge family and Bewitched...in the later 70s it was Fridays and The Dukes of Hazzard which I didn't see anything that looked familiar from that show. Over filming a soon to be demo site...not a chance...thanks so very much for doing this!! It really is a shame some of those huge old trees can't be worked into their new vision. I bet they could sell some parts of the sets to fans of the various productions too if they wanted.

You are not alone in your fascination with film houses, sets, props, cars and locations! Film is bigger than life! It preserves a scene , a line of dialogue, an actor for generations. The wow factor is definitely not lost on me, for one, Adam! As long as you have the ability and means, keep them coming! We appreciate you!

@darinvint4495

11 ай бұрын

Bigger than life???? Great thing but bigger than life? No NOT bigger than life

@ydne

11 ай бұрын

The art of film includes locations. Thus, are not the locations art? .... (I check out the flood of deals in Malibu before setting in the bulldozers for more over priced housing, if I were the studio and it isn't too late.) ... LA can always use more things to occupy tourists and locals babysitting their tourists.

@jleedw

11 ай бұрын

You keep talking about Wandavision. I have no idea what that is.

@richardswinbusk7787

10 ай бұрын

I remember a post on the Warner Brothers studios The brick was made of Styrofoam, chicken wire and plaster The reason they didn't use real brick was because it would be too heavy to build and if they had to tear it down They also painted from the left for a light source usually on scenic backdrops with buildings Thanks for this terriffic post Adam So sad these classic shells are being razed

I can really appreciate this kind of thing because I really miss the old hollywood and really think its such a shame when places like this go away.The MGM Backlot comes to mind so places like this,it is just fantastic that you can document what it looks like for future generations.

When I worked at Warners in the 1990s, I might have passed the Warner Branch a few times. I never went inside, because it was offlimits to company employees. I am surprised that they are not putting up multi-million dollar homes or condominiums in its place. That is a huge piece of land.

This brings back memories. My father was a carpenter/prop maker there in the '60s, before going to work at Universal. In '68 when I was 5 I was there for the yearly Columbia picnic for family members of employees. Elizabeth Montgomery and Sally Field were there mixing with us and signing autographs. Still have the home movis and pics my dad took that day. I have hazy memories of being there.

@ct6852

11 ай бұрын

Sally Field seems super down to earth. Cool that you got to meet her.

@ChristhirtythreeAD

11 ай бұрын

wow! That's amazing! You should share the home movies of that. Incredible history!

@Mark-lq3sb

11 ай бұрын

I would have had a hard time not hitting on Elizabeth Montgomery (insert wolf whistle here!) Although, in 1968 I was only 9 years old, LOL!

I worked for the Warner Bros. security department many moons ago and spent a number of weekend shifts at the ranch location. It was the graveyard shift, so I had the entire place to myself much of the time (though I worked with one other security officer). The coolest thing--at least for me--was seeing the house used in THE OMEGA MAN. But the place certainly has a fine history. Sad to see it go.

@CPMest81

11 ай бұрын

What a great experience that must have been!

@sammyday3341

11 ай бұрын

What a great movie.

@clairdelunefan

11 ай бұрын

jim ~ Did you ever encounter trouble on your shift? Like people sneaking in to steal pieces of memorabilia or perhaps to vandalize? Or was it nice and quiet most of the time?

@jimvinespresents...8463

11 ай бұрын

@@CPMest81 Oh yes, definitely!

@americantoycoon9206

11 ай бұрын

I was a security guard at Universal Studios in the 1980's. I guarded so many sets including, "Psycho II", "Doctor Detroit", and "Scarface". It was an incredible experience for me, a big movie buff.

My daughter and family have just returned from touring Ireland and London. They didn't go with a group. She's a great photographer. She posted pictures of 700 year old buildings. She mentioned that Americans think a house built in the 80's is old. She used to work as a realtor.

@MrWolfSnack

7 ай бұрын

She is right. But it depends on area. Here in the midwest we have a lot of houses from the wild west and settler days still standing. In the suburbs you see 50s-70s. Newer suburbs 80s. 90s, 00s.

Well done. Reminiscent of a recent trip through many of the old Route 66 “ghost towns” in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma ant Texas. Memories gone.

I think this episode might go down as one of the best on the channel. YEARS from now people will search for this video on youtube to see what the WB ranch once looked like. SO AWESOME that you got to do this.

@TheDailyWoo

11 ай бұрын

I hope so . Glad I was able to document it

@kathryncargill3015

11 ай бұрын

Believe this IS one of his best. Really enjoyable to watch

@markc3258

11 ай бұрын

@@TheDailyWooThis is an iconic video .. Your best so far and will be viewed forever.. You videoed history . It’s the equivalent of the MGM 1972 auction video on yt .. back lot history Thanks 🙏

@pmccoy8924

11 ай бұрын

Google Maps also has this archived for street view I would assume.

@tiggy4750

11 ай бұрын

@@TheDailyWoo Hello, I have read that the Gidget movies were filmed on real beaches, so why would they fill a movie lot with water? Thankyou x

Hollywood is the worst in preserving its own history! Just heartbreaking! Thanks from the bottom of Hollywood lovers’ hearts to you, Adam, and other KZread vloggers who seem to be the only historians interested in documenting this timeless history that will be lost forever! Ironic this is happening after WB’s 100 year anniversary!

@ltldxy71

11 ай бұрын

That’s true. They have been terrible about preserving their own history. I have a HS friend who’s dad was the local TV news movie reviewer when we were kids. He had an enormous collection of old film reels in his basement (like early 20th century). Idk what happened to them when he passed, but I know he was saving them because nobody else was. So sad!

@cruzin7661

10 ай бұрын

Saw one story of how someone is painstakingly preserving all the backdrops found rotting in some storage facility, ready to be destroyed. And yet this guy is walking through actual film history and they are going to tear it down like nothing.

@jett888

10 ай бұрын

You had me at "Worst" Hollywood is the worst ( for predictive programming and social engineering.)

@jett888

10 ай бұрын

@@ltldxy71 probably in the same location as the directions on how to get to the Moon ( Stanley Kubrick)

@icecreamforcrowhurst

10 ай бұрын

Isn’t Hollywood’s legacy all preserved in celluloid?

I was a group of film students who gave tours of the backlot when there was an open house there in the early 70s, later I was one of some 60 managers at Warner's in the 80s in studio operations. Heartbreaking to hear it's all history now. Schade!

I'm glad the plants are being shared versus dozed over. And the memories within those walls? Grateful most are saved on film.

This is such a shame. The ranch should not be torn down. Too bad they couldn't keep it as a museum. So much Hollywood history! Thanks for taking us along, Adam!

@thomasschreiber9559

11 ай бұрын

Seems like they would want to keep using it, proven so useful.

@andrewbaker4896

11 ай бұрын

The amount of work and money that would need to be done to make the property usable wouldn’t be worth it,it’s being replaced with newer production facilities

@uuuultra

11 ай бұрын

movies will be all CGI and a.i. now so they don't need actual buildings

@bettyahlheitt8812

11 ай бұрын

no history grow up

@Anth230

11 ай бұрын

​@@thomasschreiber9559 it used to be very usable. But now it can be more usable with new digital sound stages that can create backgrounds that look just as realistic as the real things but changed on a whim. These facades have outlived their usefulness....it's sad but from a money standpoint it doesn't work anymore...

I wish they could turn this into a tourist tour. So much history. Every board should be put in the Oscar museum!

@MashaT22

11 ай бұрын

I went to WB on a tour around 2008 or 2009 where they drove tourists around in a mega golf cart. I distinctly recall the WB guide driving us off the main lot and taking us over to the Ranch to point out the famous houses and sets. It’s very sad to see this go. I wonder where they will keep filming scenes that require such structures. Renting actual locations is super expensive. I have to imagine they aren’t really doing it due to the cost of maintenance for these structures (which is likely cheaper than renting locations overall), but because they need more space for modern soundstages. I wish they would certify and sell pieces of these structures for fans to keep and/or let local artists use the raw materials for artistic purposes - like it would be cool to build models of these structures out of the real buildings.

@uuuultra

11 ай бұрын

All CGI and a.i. from now on lol

@MondoMiami

11 ай бұрын

Who in god’s name would go to an Oscar museum?

@richardvinsen2385

11 ай бұрын

@@MondoMiami Movie fans.

I am from Redding in Northern California and started in construction. These sets were well built it appears and maintained to stand the test of time. Thanks for the ride.

This is so cool I’ve really enjoyed watching this and it’s brought back so many memories of the good old days when television and movies were great . Thank you for sharing this with us kind Sir .

What a great episode. When I was a young man in the 60's, my uncle was the head of the prop department at Fox. I would spend my summers with him on the lot of many studios. I got to meet so many stars of the time. great memories...

Some of my work during🎉 over three decades in the motion picture industry, was working as a location scout. It’s gotten to where more and more things were not shot on location they were shot in backlots. Now the fact that this is being torn down and they will be building soundstages… what that tells me is that they will be doing a lot more green-screen and then they will just use virtual locations. That way they can re-create any city or small town backdrop for a movie or TV show. Simply fill in the foreground with a little bit of set dressing and a bunch of props and a few picture cars and potted trees and they have saved a huge amount of money by not having to go outside to do it. Beyond location scouting I did a lot of work in the camera department, sound, grip & lighting, special effects etc. I always preferred working on location and available time on soundstages. But I could see over the years that more and more things were moving to controlled sets, less problems with sound issues, easier to control the lighting, easier to control the budget by having people basically just show up and work a 10 hour shift like they’re at a factory. A lot of the soul is missing from the process but for most people it’s about the money. For me it was always much more career than it was employment, big difference. I was part of a small group of people who only worked in film production but most of us had a real passion for going to the cinema and we spend a lot of our free time going to film festivals to see a new commercial films, independent films, documentaries etc. it is, indeed hard for me to see so many cinemas closing so many back lots and the shift towards digitally produced backgrounds, and in the end just a cheaper version of the entertainment product. Sadly it’s always much more the business of filmmaking rather than the art of filmmaking. Rather sad actually.

@leonardothefabulous3490

11 ай бұрын

Video killed the radio star and computers killed Films. I'm with you on this brother.

@JA-vv8wy

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your insights because when he said the sets were being replaced with sound stages, I was like “why would they need sound stages?” You explained it and it makes sense.

@nonelost1

11 ай бұрын

OK, you well explained why they are gonna mow this down. Bully to you for documenting this before they "Toro-ize" it. I could not imagine the alternative of shooting residential neighborhood scenes "on location" and all that would entail (permits, security, etc.) or even renting backlots from competing studios. I guess their beancounters figured out they could make more $$$ from those new sound stages than turning that old backlot into a tourist attraction, while still using it as a controlled space studio backlot.

@jonathansabinvarietyfilms

11 ай бұрын

And now that extreme and constant shallow depth of field has been normalized it's easier to blur fake backgrounds and look quote unquote pro.

@leonardothefabulous3490

11 ай бұрын

@@jonathansabinvarietyfilms GREAT to hear a younger person aware of that!!

This really hurts. Had a few lumps in my throat watching this. The Bewitched house was my favorite. I grew up wanting to move to 1164 Morning Glory Circle. I had hope they could have maybe removed the Bewitched house (facade) and taken it to a museum. An era now bulldozed and will soon be forgotten. Did you notice if the address numbers were still on the Bewitched house? Thank you so much for doing this video. Means a lot in so many ways. You were extremely fortunate to get to film this video.

@ERuth0420

11 ай бұрын

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT THE BEWITCHED HOUSE T____________________________________T 1164 Morning Glory Circle walked so 2800 Sherwood Drive could run, dude ;__________:

@baseballmomof8

11 ай бұрын

It’s not just the Bewitched House. It is also Clark Griswold’s childhood home when he watches old home movies in the attic.😢

In Bewitched, when they're outside in the front yard, the yard looks so large. But when you filmed the Bewitched house/set, the front yard is looking so tiny now.

So sad to see tv history being destroyed.

I started working in the industry in the early 2000s and my first gig was an office production assistant for several WB Television shows. Our offices and sound stages were located on the ranch. We filmed several episodes on Blondie Street and also the main lot. We filmed at the Lethal Weapon, Small Soldiers and The Waltons house. We also filmed at the gas station. The food at the grill was actually pretty good. I use to order food from there a lot because it saved time. Our offices were located near the transportation grid. They were the brown buildings in the parking lot area behind the Partridge family house. The pool was also used too film a few scenes of Collateral Damage. I remember because I walked on the set. Granted I was not on this production, but I really wanted to see Arnold. It was awesome. So many wonderful memories on the ranch. It really hurts to see it go.

Thank you Adam for returning to this location. The Warner Ranch is the holy grail of locations for a lot of people and I'm glad you got in there and "overfilmed" as you called it. All the raw footage of this place, the nails holding it together, it's all a part of history. Thank you very much for visiting it and recording for us.😊

@brodriguez11000

11 ай бұрын

Digitizing the whole thing would be best aside from buying and moving the buildings.

It is so sad they are putting soundstage in place of all this history! I wish I could have had an opportunity to do this. I'm glad you filmed and shared! this is super fascinating.

Thank you for this documentation of what we are all collectively losing of our heritage. I recall the MGM auctions and how much of that stuff should now be in a museum. Kinda sad seeing this.

I know I’m being slightly dramatic, but man some of these houses/facades are part of my history too, not just the suits that are making the decision to get rid of them. Bewitched & Partridge Family…man that was my childhood! And then the Middle!! I loved that show so much! Thank you so much for taking the time to film these places! It was amazing to get a behind the scenes glimpse at things most of us would never be able to see!!

As someone who grew up in the 70s and 80s, I recognized⅚ almost every single movie, television show, and building that you featured in this video. I would like to thank you for taking the time to film this and point out all the history. It is very sad to see the place where so many dreams, wonderful childhood memories, and adult nostalgia were created and divined out of the ether and forged into a perceived reality. It gives me mixed feelings to see all these places, that until now were reality in my mind. Now, seeing their true nature in reality and not through the camera's eye puts into perspective the temporary nature of our existence. Seeing this world of illusion as it really is makes me feel proud to have been a part of that time, but it also gives me a feeling of loss, as the illusion of its reality is exposed. Last but not least, it deeply saddens me to learn that this piece of history that represents the unique time that it came from will soon be erased and disposed of like a worn-out old shoe... but as George Harrison said, "All things must pass." Sad, but true. Thank you again for taking the time to document this complex piece of our collective lives and time.

@soupwifey

11 ай бұрын

Ah yes. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and I watched the shows there that were filmed in the 50s and 60s. Thanks to a little old thing called cable TV. Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network channels played all the classic shows. It's so sad that they just don't fix the studio neighborhood and make it a museum. I'd fly to California and take a tour 💯 %.

@c.m.169

10 ай бұрын

I grew up in the 50s, 60s, 70s and am glad I got to see this before they're gone. I loved Hazel and Gidget and Bewitched and Partridge Family (wish I saw the house before they started tearing it down) and The Flying Nun - still have my Flying Nun bubble gum cards and my Monkeys cards too. All the TV shows and movies. Loved seeing where the toilet in Lethal Weapon exploded. Loved seeing where the Gidget Beach scenes were. Batman and Wild Wild West and Waltons and Gremlins and Griswalds and the animation studios, all so special. Some of todays movies and TV shows I'm not familiar with, so I can't relate to them, but all the ones from the 80s and before I lknow of, not so much after that. Friends in the 90s I know. So sad that they aren't keeping all this history. They could even gives tours, like the other studios. It would mean so much to so many people. It's nostalgia, a very important part of our American entertainment history. Should be preserved.

@mommashawna707

10 ай бұрын

@@c.m.169I would watch the Monkees every single day since I was watching it as a rerun but I was obsessed and I was obsessed with Davy. My mom and dad that are both gone now would make fun of me even when the songs would come on the radio later in life.

@GrantTarredus

10 ай бұрын

You write beautifully. Which - not incidentally - indicates that you’ve read a great deal. Cheers!

@colleen6890

10 ай бұрын

So many uses for these buildings

Blondie was not only a comic strip but a live action film of serials in & around 1946-47. I used to watch them on TCM in the 90's it may have been filmed there hence the name, i mean it was taking place in suburbia.

Awesome tour, thanks for sharing. 😊🌻💗

Warner Bros administration ought to be thoroughly ashamed of themselves for destroying such an iconic piece of motion picture and television history.

thank you Adam for giving us the behind the scenes tour of some of the most iconic houses ever in movies. i will miss the christmas vacation house the most . it has been in my life for 32 years . will be greatly missed ...

@aaronweiser5421

11 ай бұрын

Didnt they film the Leave it to Beaver house on this street..........

I know the dollar must win, but this just fills me with sadness to know it will be deleted from history. Thanks for documenting our memories.

Thank you! I love seeing how everything is made and produced. I just found you today and I’m glad I did.🙏🏼❤️

This hurts my heart. I’m so glad you were granted another visit and able to share with us Adam. I just watched this vlog twice back to back and I’m just so sad that this is all going to be gone soon.😢

@disneydreamer98

11 ай бұрын

Also- if you haven’t watched the show Animal Kingdom, it was a fantastic series!

@sandrasanders706

11 ай бұрын

This hurts me too. So many TV shows, films..filmed at this lot. History means nothing to these owners. I only hope that the artifacts were saved somehow. I really hate this is happening. Why more soundstages??? Hollywood film industry is losing money.😒🙄

I have always had a fascination with old Hollywood, the studio's, everything that goes into making a scene and the eventual movie. There is such history there. Terrible to see it go. It was so quiet but as you walked through I could hear the past. The people, the imagination .....the history. It gave movies character. Sad to think it will be sound stages now and more computer tech. Thank you for capturing a last look and preserving it.

Adam, thank you so much for bringing us all on the tour. Really great to see everything. Brings back memories from films. Very good video. Much appreciated.

10:36 Utterly fascinating! Christmas Vacation (uncensored version) is my all time Christmas movie. And the Lindsey House. As a side note, Davy Jones of the Monkees was born up the road from me in Manchester, England in a town called Openshaw. He's still well regarded here in Manchester, he still has distant family members dotted around and in the 1980s he'd occasionally come home for a walk around his teenage stomping ground. I met him once, circa 1980 when he turned up at his childhood street and he was absolutely friendly and chatting away. Nice to see the places he worked when making the Monkees. Thanks for doing this video.

Having worked in the set construction part of movie making for twenty years, I worked on a lot of the sound stages and at the Warner back lot that you just filmed. It was sort of nostalgic, but I'm very glad I'm retired now! People don't realize how much work it takes to make a movie!

@analogsignal

8 ай бұрын

apparently not for long. Just slap up a green screen, remove any humanity and realness. How bleak the future of film will be

@LilyGazou

8 ай бұрын

I believe you. I work on commercial photography. Lotta fakery. AI is going to change the industry.

I am glad you are documenting this - I hope there are more being done! It is absolutely criminal that this only with history is being destroyed. I realize of course it’s a huge amount of land to leave undeveloped, but it still drives me crazy.

@baylorsailor

11 ай бұрын

It would make a great interactive museum. Considering their present-day movies aren't doing so well maybe they can look for money in a different way, like investing in a massive museum.

@uv77mc85

11 ай бұрын

America doesn't seem to care about history. Cray really.

@gsmith6026

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@baylorsailorMovies these days are crap. So many remakes that aren’t even close to being as good as the original. TV series are mostly garbage also. I watch the old movies and TV series. Even Disney has gone to crap.

Great video! Thank you for taking us with you!

This is an awesome video. Thanks for sharing, Adam. You mention something about how not everyone is as into movie sets/filming locations- but I'm right there with you and love them. I'm glad this was created by someone like you who truly appreciates it.

"Bewitched", was one of my favorite programs as a kid. I LOVED their house and always wanted to live there. So, sad, to know it will be gone.

You didn't over film. This is exactly the kind of content that makes KZread great 🙏🏼 Never seen your channel this video randomly popped up in my feed. I'm glad it did, it was a treat.

@kelliintexas3575

11 ай бұрын

OMG! HIS ARCHIVE IS AMAZING!!!

Oh man!!...I knew this day was coming. I had the pleasure to work at this location for years as Warner Bros. Animation was located on the WB Ranch for a number of years. Gonna miss all the History that was the heritage of this particular location. Lot's of fond memories. Thank you so much for this amazing video!!

A great video!!! Thanks Adam. One of my favorites.

The Heck House location originally had a church. It was removed and the current house built in its place. They then built the church you went into. That same area used to have the Convent Santanco from The Flying Nun. The large area behind the Partridge / Jeannie houses held two parallel western streets where they shot High Noon. The beach area was actually farther back where the neighboring shopping center is now. That same spot was where the Shangri-La set for Lost Horizon. Where you parked used to have several New York streets. The Waltons/Animal Kingdom house had sets for Here Come the Brides, Apple's Way and a copy of the Arbortorium building used in Fantasy Island. With so much Hollywood history already gone, it's so sad to see more fall under the bulldozers. Thanks Adam!

Very interesting! You can tell you're younger (than me) as you highlight some of the movies that were filmed at the houses, but lots of TV history even older than those movies. For example the house to the right of the Griswold house was also the house where Hazel and Gidget were filmed (exterior) and the house to the right of the Patridge house was the house not only for the original Blondie movies, but also the house for Father Knows Best, Mr. Wilson i nDennis the Menace and where Jeanie lived in I Dream of Jeanie. To the right of it was where Dennis the Menace lived. Lots of changes since the 60's when those TV shows were filmed as many of the homes you identified from movies didn't even exist on that street in the 60's, i.e. The Griswold house. Again, very interesting. Sad it's all going away.

Thanks for your hard work Adam.For this old geezer, a lot of memories. The whole property is for me, truly a surreal backdrop.

That was just fascinating to watch! I am so glad you were able to film this, and you did a great job--thanks!

When I was working on various crews in the '80's and '90's, I had the pleasure of working on that location for several shoots. We shot the pilot for the kid's show "Eerie Indiana" for a week, and was on Blondie street most of the time. I toured all of those houses back then when we were in between takes. Such a blast to work there since it was a close location for most of us who lived in the area. Thank for posting this. Great memories.

@annethomer9569

8 ай бұрын

That's so cool

That’s a shame they are getting rid of all of that instead of fixing it up and re-using it. So much history being knocked down. I really loved seeing the Bewitched house. Thanks for showing that. I always thought someday I’d go there and see it in person but I know that will never happen now. Thank you for the great video.

It is disgusting that big money can't be stopped to preserve such a famous and loved location

Adam, Thanks so much for this video! I went to Warner Ranch once as a kid for an event for Betty White's Actors and Other for animals, an organization which is still in operation. I also worked for the IT department at Warner Bros. about 15 years ago and went to the ranch a couple times to install computers in the offices there. Really appreciate you documenting this history!

Thank you for showing the places before they are gone. Christmas Vacation, Bewitched, the Monkees, I Dream of Jeannie. Four of my favorites. I remember the Waltons too. My parents and my grandmother loved that show. We went and meet most of the cast and Earl Hammer, Jr. for the opening of the Waltons Museum in Schuyler, Va. back in the early 90s (I think it was). Sad to see all of this movie and TV history destroyed.

@rp4254

11 ай бұрын

He didn't show the I Dream of Jeannie house!🙄

So great that you documented this piece of history before it's gone. Thanks for your work!

Thank you for sharing this with us! This holds so many memories

Thank you very much for the visit to some of my favorite movies and TV shows.

My Uncle was a security guard for Warner Brothers. My Mom and Dad went on a date there and were shown the production while it was shooting for it's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World.

@tomandtomracing9005

11 ай бұрын

One of the best ever

Thanks to you Adam, I've discovered a passion i didnt know I had. My wife and I have done all sorts of movie studio and backlot tours. It's been so much fun, to see things related to the movies, I know and love. We tipped a private tour driver a good amount and were able to really get to see what was left of Hill Valley, and that was something off my bucket list. Great video as always Adam.

It’s definitely sad to know its all going away! Awesome last look at everything there. Thank you!

Thanks for the tour, I enjoyed seeing where some of my favorite shows were filmed. Such history gone forever.

Why does this have to be torn down, even though it is obviously just about abandoned? I would bet that everyone watching has memories of at least one of the TV shows, or movies that was filmed there. Thanks for taking us along on this nostalgic trip, Adam. I think that many people, for years to come, would still love to tour the place, if allowed to do so. 👏🤠👏

@harrythehammer

11 ай бұрын

Bewitched… I dream of Jeannie… Dennis the Menace… And of course, friends… The friends fountain was also used in Dennis the Menace several times

@rhondaz356

11 ай бұрын

@@harrythehammer EXACTLY, we all have our memories. I didn't realize that about the fountain...👏

@gridley

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. It seems like there are way more soundstages in LA (& the world) than there are outdoor backlots. Incidentally, I believe electrical lines on tall wood utility poles (along California St?) used to run behind the fake houses in Warner's backlot. You can see them in episodes of Bewitched. Amusing too since such a backdrop likely wouldn't have existed in the Darrin Stevens' supposedly upscale NY suburb.

@rhondaz356

11 ай бұрын

@@gridley so true...

@gerrydooley951

11 ай бұрын

it's because of CGI, they don't need these buildings anymore, they can do it all on a soundstage

I've worked on that lot a few times. Many happy breaktimes walking around the usually quiet neighborhoods.

Your detail and "eye" for catching these locations is amazing.. thank you for sharing

My place of employment has been used for several location shoots for movie & TV shows. It's fascinating to see our interior change when the crews build their sets. At the end of the shoot the temporary sets are dismantled and we get a new paint job from the production companies.

This is so depressing, so many iconic films shot there. I can’t believe it’s coming down.

When I moved to LA in 2002, I got work on all these studio lots. Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount, Sony. I was always excited to be working on these lots with so much history. Those days are gone now. It will all be torn down and the history will fade away with time. I'm glad I got to experience it though.

Well done, so glad you documented this before it is flattened. Wasn't even aware of the facility, but watched many of the movies/shows filmed there when I was younger. It was a strangely emotional experience to see all the sites together, and right before they are about to be torn down. Great video, its the first of yours I've watched, I'll certainly be checking out some of your others, best wishes

Fascinating!😮 Thank you so much for this! Your walk thru was very educational...I had no idea how often the different places were reused❤

So happy you got to go back to the ranch! Your previous visit was quite memorable! It's great that you got to do a complete documentation of the area! 🙂

@lindadeutsch5961

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam!

Essential viewing for us movie buffs, I couldn’t take my eyes from the screen. So sad that this iconic piece of Hollywood history is being erased!

Thank you! This brought back so many good memories. You did a great job!

OH MY GOSH!!!!! I love this. Thank you so much for sharing.

I wish the Desilu Backlot where they filmed the Andy Griffith Show still existed 😥

Hard to believe so much time has passed since we watched Jeannie and Bewitched Partridge Family etc. Thanks for the video.

The classic sets are awesome, they take us back to when movies were actually filmed rather than drawn in some CGI program, future generations won’t have historic sets to visit, Hollywood magic is a thing of the past and soon it will be gone forever, thanks for taking us with you on your tour.

@amac203

6 ай бұрын

ok boomer

Such a cool tour. Thanks for taking us with you. Always have been intrigued by the facade houses. 😊