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about a tv and movie location in CA


went looking for info after seeing the same set in three western movies

Been there a couple of times when I was a teen. Back then it was used in a lot of TV shows, Star Trek, Twilight Zone, etc.

Joe cartwright forgot his lever rifle on top and was afraid to go get it ,
it took him the whole show to go get it

Almost book length, but a lot of interesting things. I guess the biggest impact on me was connected to the filming of The Charge of the Light Brigade at Vasquez Rocks and the many horses killed by the use of trip wires. You always see the disclaimers now, “no animals were injured in the filming of this movie...” and it was interesting to learn where this all came from.

I knew a guy near Flagstaff who owned a riding stable. He trained horses for movie stunt work and he himself performed the stunts. Teaching a horse to “fall” remains in demand—it’s just not done by tripping.

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Originally posted by bendable:
Joe cartwright forgot his lever rifle on top and was afraid to go get it ,
it took him the whole show to go get it

How about this iconic TV episode

My wife is from California and lived very close to the rocks. She has been there several times. Me, never. If we both ever get back to California, I'd like to swing by and check them out.

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Originally posted by bendable:
went looking for info after seeing the same set in three western movies

Ha! I did the same thing for the Quality Cafe back in the '00s. I kept seeing it in all these films like Seven, Training Day, Ghost World, that tepid Gone in 60 Seconds remake, etc. It's popped up in TV shows like Mad Men and CSI. I was like, "What the hell is this place?" Finally, when I went to visit my friend in L.A. back in 2005, we had to seek this place out. It was pretty cool. A year later the Quality closed and became just a film location. Sadly, it was gutted in 2014 to become the Teragram Ballroom music venue.



Quality Cafe Supercut

Pretty distinctive spot, stopped by there once on the way to Palmdale/Victorville.

You can draw a 100-mile radius around Glendale/Hollywood and any location of interest or, distinction, has been apart of a film or, show. The Santa Clarita-area was and has been been the most accessible setting for countless Westerns and productions looking for that feel. With it's endless housing developments, it's also a location for the classic Western-states suburbia look.

just outside westlake village , ca there is a back road over to the P.C.Highway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrRAcDq0zPQ

the distinctive white board fences have been seen in over half a dozen movies, over the years.

just saw the rocks on an episode of Laramie, with guest star john anderson