tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3135041595397835612..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Hey, there's a portion of my car on national TV!By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14703890746622233582016-03-06T05:47:52.479-08:002016-03-06T05:47:52.479-08:00I became absolutely obsessed with "Naked City...I became absolutely obsessed with "Naked City" and locating as many filming locations as I could. I made this Google map a couple years ago but haven't updated it lately. I"m going back to older maps I've done and am adding the actual street view links but it's a slow process. I've also done "Highway Patrol", "Adam 12", "Route 66" and more:<br />https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zhyBZBeXoKRs.kzo2ncxiwVxQ&usp=sharing<br />I hope this link works.thxdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969100703055130327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6187338611574187642015-04-27T19:06:46.379-07:002015-04-27T19:06:46.379-07:00The Naked City television series did a lot of loca...The Naked City television series did a lot of location shooting, so it is now the go to reference for historians interested in early 1960s street life.<br /><br />If you are interested in this kind of stuff, mainly based in the NYC area, check out http://www.scoutingny.com/ (His best piece was about his search for a Chinatown whorehouse. Apparently, he almost joined a group renting one when he first came to NYC.)Kaleberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283840743310507878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41767765740453899942015-04-16T19:04:21.053-07:002015-04-16T19:04:21.053-07:00My favorite is from the Jack Benny episode that ha...My favorite is from the Jack Benny episode that has Fox planning to shoot his life story. There are great exteriors of the studio as I remember it in the mid-1950s. There's a process shot in the closing scene, where Benny & Co. are riding in his Maxwell -- heading west on Pico Boulevard, between Beverly Drive and Smithwood. Most of the buildings in the shot are still there.newsboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24599556962697561212015-04-13T15:45:11.057-07:002015-04-13T15:45:11.057-07:00The opening shot of Boogie Nights, when the camera...The opening shot of <i>Boogie Nights</i>, when the camera pulls out of a movie theater, goes across the street, back across the street again and into a doorway was shot three blocks down the street from where I currently live, the theater being the Reseda Theater on Sherman Way. The Reseda Theater still stands, though it has been closed all of the 13 years I've lived near it.<br /><br />Ah, the great civic pride of living in "The Pornography capital of the World."D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72486849989759083602015-04-13T08:20:24.003-07:002015-04-13T08:20:24.003-07:00I grew up in Houston, "Rushmore" (the We...I grew up in Houston, "Rushmore" (the Wes Anderson movie) was filmed there, and half the fun of watching that movie is recognizing locations!Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66874527715263444032015-04-13T06:25:15.152-07:002015-04-13T06:25:15.152-07:00I wasn't a regular reader when this post was f...I wasn't a regular reader when this post was first published, but it was because of this post that I became one about 3 years ago. I googled "Bachelor in Paradise filming locations" and voila!lexavlinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-584863201526078952015-04-13T06:20:31.063-07:002015-04-13T06:20:31.063-07:00That's exactly the same feeling I get from liv...That's exactly the same feeling I get from living in NYC. I had just moved here 20 years ago and watching The Morning After, and see not only my neighborhood but the scene looking out at Manhattan could have been filmed from my apartment. <br />The downside is critiquing every film from NYC. "That's not 7th ave!" "She couldn't possibly have gone from the Met to Wall Street in minutes!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492158155689359194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38506189791022344482015-04-13T00:08:51.231-07:002015-04-13T00:08:51.231-07:00Around 1962, when I was 13 years old, I lived in S...Around 1962, when I was 13 years old, I lived in Sunland, CA. There was a group of small stores, including a liquor store, at the intersection of Sunland Blvd. and Wheatland Ave. One day,<br />"Route 66" was filming there, and I had to walk right past Martin Milner to go in the store during a break in filming. I was struck by how tall he was. Little did I know that 20 years later I would be working with Leonard Katzman (production supervisor/second unit director/assistant director), who might have been on location that day, on the original "Dallas" TV series which he was executive producing.Lorimartiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89245126726920908862015-04-12T21:08:23.206-07:002015-04-12T21:08:23.206-07:00This is hilarious; just one big trip down memory l...This is hilarious; just one big trip down memory lane from beginning to end! I never would have thought people in the business would get such a kick out of recognizing location spots. So funny!Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17709880751948229082015-04-12T20:57:27.985-07:002015-04-12T20:57:27.985-07:00Growing up in New York during the late 1960s and 1...Growing up in New York during the late 1960s and 1970s, that was a relative low point for film production in the city. But you could see some shows and some old movies that would either let you know what had been there or how what was there today looked 10-10 years earlier.<br /><br />Finding out that the last exterior shot from the last scene of Humphrey Bogart's last movie, 1956's "The Harder They Fall" was filmed three blocks from my house was probably the best recognizable moment, though I suppose for the yutes today or any Selena Gomez fans, finding out the Disney used the exterior of my vintage-1898 elementary school for the outside shots of the school in "The Wizards of Waverly Place" would probably have more resonance Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40967965032843674702015-04-12T17:56:22.490-07:002015-04-12T17:56:22.490-07:00The lingering memory I have of the Efrem Zimbalist...The lingering memory I have of the Efrem Zimbalist Jr. F.B.I series is that every time an agent would shout to a suspect, "F. B. I., throw down your guns!" the next sound was invariably a hail of gunfire.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779990403753190883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12160990577866962152015-04-12T17:21:18.013-07:002015-04-12T17:21:18.013-07:00I remember this post and enjoyed it just as much t...I remember this post and enjoyed it just as much the second time around.<br /><br />I didn't grown up in Southern California so can't attest to what has changed, but having lived here for a bit am beginning to recognize places when I see them in films or on tv - e.g, the Bradbury Building (stairway scene in The Artist), the Alto Nido apartments (where Joe lived in Sunset Boulevard). I love visiting the remaining (virtually untouched) older areas of L.A. - generic neighborhoods/streets from the 20s and 30s that evoke Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Little Rascals, etc.RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25078819275260130592015-04-12T16:54:17.266-07:002015-04-12T16:54:17.266-07:00You would expect New York to be one giant set, but...You would expect New York to be one giant set, but no, it changes too fast. When I lived there I constantly came across sites from Woody Allen movies and "Kojak" (!). I wonder how many are left. I've eaten in the Carnegie Deli, but I didn't succeed in having what Meg Ryan had. Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26373796295601728562015-04-12T14:59:01.074-07:002015-04-12T14:59:01.074-07:00Anther favorite of mine is the shot of Spencer Tra...Anther favorite of mine is the shot of Spencer Tracy running across a building roof in Long Beach, CA (supposedly "Santa Rosita Beach") in <i>It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World</i>. In the background, clearly visible behind Tracy, is the now-torn-down-and-replaced Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, where I acted in <i>Camelot</i> in 1966, <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i> in 1967 and <i>Finian's Rainbow</i> in 1968. I love seeing Spencer Tracy run past a place where I've acted. (A reel earlier in that movie, you see the car chase go by a huge shot of the first rollercoaster I ever rode, also now torn down, but there are no stars in that shot, only stunt drivers.)<br /><br />And "The Big W" scenes were shot three miles from my childhood home, and the building in which I went to school prior to the opening of Lunada Bay Elementary School is visible in the far background behind The Big W.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9169669308460326942015-04-12T14:50:40.373-07:002015-04-12T14:50:40.373-07:00I had one of those moments this week. I was watchi...I had one of those moments this week. I was watching <i>Passage to Marseilles</i> with Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre on TCM a few days ago. The final scene <b>[SPOILER ALERT on a 1944 movie]</b> was a memorial service for Bogart's character with Claude Rains and others standing on a cliff overlooking the the English Channel.<br /><br />And I recognized it instantly. It wasn't the English Channel, it was the Pacific Ocean (Which is considerably wider), and it wasn't English cliffs, it was Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates, California. <br /><br />There was no chance of my not recognizing it. I went to First through Fifth Grade at Lunada Bay Elementary School, one block from this location shot. I saw this view every day of my childhood, though usually without Claude Rains, unfortunately. My school days friend Dick Worth lived directly across the street from this location.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2590191554173711792015-04-12T14:30:17.548-07:002015-04-12T14:30:17.548-07:00I know what you mean Ken, an episode of 21 Jump St...I know what you mean Ken, an episode of 21 Jump Street was filmed in my neighbourhood in 1988, and it's fun to see the stores that are no longer there.Albert Giesbrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742338183833125104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57208616954780515722015-04-12T13:32:12.940-07:002015-04-12T13:32:12.940-07:00I also should note that I lived in Westfield, N.J....I also should note that I lived in Westfield, N.J., between 1995 and 2004, where its picturesque downtown was used for quite a few projects, most notably the opening credits for the NBC series "Ed."VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27708709447353116212015-04-12T11:19:27.351-07:002015-04-12T11:19:27.351-07:00Also: Who has a suit of armour in their living roo...Also: Who has a suit of armour in their living room?Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71647427407339301172015-04-12T11:05:27.130-07:002015-04-12T11:05:27.130-07:00I remember parts of this from your book (buy now f...I remember parts of this from your book (buy now from Amazon, etc. etc.) but otherwise it's new to me! :)<br /><br />Still working my way through your Emmy TV Legends joint interview. It's great stuff, but I'm worried that we're not going to get everything covered in the time the videos have left... (currently 50 mins). Will we finally hear more candid stories about your troubled time on MARY? How it nearly pushed two people out of an industry they'd previously weathered through all kinds of storms (not to mention the storms of being repeatedly fired in radio previously)? Looking forward to finding out.<br /><br />(Did you record any additional material that's likely to be released after certain events occur...?)Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36190062820941041792015-04-12T10:49:09.331-07:002015-04-12T10:49:09.331-07:00as I was reading the post, I kept thinking, "...as I was reading the post, I kept thinking, "I've read this before." same feeling you get when seeing the past on screen. of course more often now, I recognize Vancouver or Toronto posing as New York. even the Canadian wilderness of Alberta and British Columbia will stand in for Washington state in an upcoming movie about Lewis and Clark. but you really have to know your mountains.vicernienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20132646620348860262015-04-12T10:42:52.770-07:002015-04-12T10:42:52.770-07:00I remember it. And good old Google street view can...I remember it. And good old Google street view can let me remember where I grew up in Florida. Checked out a street shot of a house I used to live in when I was a kid. I was amazed that a little tree that I had planted back in 1962 is still there and absolutely huge now. Most of the rest of the neighborhood has changed big time....woods I used to play in as a kid is now a housing tract. A little sandlot that we used to play baseball in was still there...up to three years ago when they decided to build houses there. A lake that used to have a gator in it till it ate a residents dog [twice!] and as a kid I watched them pull a person out that had drowned was still there totally surrounded by houses now. Wouldn't be surprised if birdhouses are now selling in the high five figures in that area. Moved back in 1982 when got a job as a DJ at a station and was amazed at how much had changed but also how so things had stayed the same. Amazingly, the barber shop where I had my first haircut back in 1961 is still there. Don't think the original barbers are still around....unless they have their skeletons stashed in a back room somewhere. Makes me wistful for the place especially on those snowy, cold days....and I mean so cold that Frosty the Snowman is beating on your door asking if he can come inside.....when I see a picture or some news article about the area.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52715520915367457962015-04-12T10:35:21.012-07:002015-04-12T10:35:21.012-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24168635444672201592015-04-12T10:17:53.678-07:002015-04-12T10:17:53.678-07:00They do film plenty of stuff here in Pittsburgh. ...They do film plenty of stuff here in Pittsburgh. Mostly movies although a few TV shows have given it a try. It generally isn't too intrusive. We were Gotham in the last Batman movie. That was a little disorienting to watch for a Pittsburgher because at one point Batman is fighting Bane and they shot the two sides of the fight in two different parts of the city. They'd cut to Batman and he'd be very recognizably in the Oakland section of the city near the University of Pittsburgh. He'd throw a punch at Bane who'd then fall down in the in the equally recognizable Downtown section of the city a few miles away. Hell of a punch...Mark from Pittsburghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70807660344854268112015-04-12T10:15:58.896-07:002015-04-12T10:15:58.896-07:00Pat
What about the show "Dallas", both ...Pat<br /><br />What about the show "Dallas", both the original and the recent reboot? Didn't they feature familiar locations in Dallas? Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63703164551712825722015-04-12T10:08:14.515-07:002015-04-12T10:08:14.515-07:00I live in New Orleans. It's an easy city to sp...I live in New Orleans. It's an easy city to spot in movies and television shows, since most of them rarely show any part of the place other than the French Quarter or the old cemeteries. Maybe a shot of a car zipping down the highway with the Superdome in the background.Davidnoreply@blogger.com