Universal Studios Hollywood - Backlot -
Colonial Street / Wisteria Lane

Above: Colonial Street as seen in 2003 (from 'Ride the Movies' promotional video)
The Colonial Mansion, Church and School buildings seen in the video were removed to accommodate Desperate Housewives in 2005.

One of the most popular places to shoot on the backlot, Colonial Street has a long history. The location is now more commonly known as Wisteria Lane.

Production ended on the 8-year run of Desperate Housewives in April 2012. As of May 2012, the Colonial Street area is having a makeover to get it back to a more generic neighbourhood so it can once again being appearin in a number of shows and productions with no echoes of Wisteria.
When the show was in production, the Studio Tour trams rarely accessed the street during the week as it was in constant use, so real fans had to visit on weekends or occasionally on rainy days to drive down the street.

May 2012: The street has been resurfaced, and a lot of white fencing (and wisteria) has been removed.

COMING SOON: Photos of Colonial Street (April 2013)

Current Properties on Colonial Street

Click on a building or photo below to find out more about each building on Colonial Street (in order looking out of the left side of the tram as it goes up and then back down the street).

	Delta House / Keller House The first house on Colonial Street on the left, this was the home of Mitzi Kinsky (formerly Ida Greenberg) on Desperate Housewives. Known as: 4347 Wisteria Lane / Delta House / Lucas Tanner House / Keller House
	Allison / Harvey Home The second house was the home of the Dowd family in the classic 1950 movie 'Harvey'. It wasthe home of Gabrielle Solis (2003 - 2012)) and Carlos Solis (2003 - 2006 and 2008 - 2012) as 4349 Wisteria Lane. Known as: 4349 Wisteria Lane/Harvey House / Allison Home
	Munster House Famous as the original home of The Munsters, this property was remodelled to look less spooky for Desperate Housewives, where it was the home of the Mullin family (?-2005), Betty Applewhite (2005–2006), Alma Hodge (2007) and the Hunter/McDermott family (2007–2012) Known as: 1313 Mockingbird Lane / 4351 Wisteria Lane / Maxim House
	Hardy Boys 4353 Wisteria Lane / Hardy Boys / Johnson Home / Ron's Barn This was the home of Susan Mayer (1992–2012) [portrayed by Teri Hatcher] on Desperate Housewives.
	Thrill of it All Originally named 'Dana Home' after the family of Deanna Durbin in 1941's 'Nice Girl'. Bedtime for Bonzo 1951 The Thrill of it All 1963 This was 4355 Wisteria Lane, the home of the Scavo family (1998–2012) on Desperate Housewives.
	Edie's House This property is a fully practical set and was built especially for Desperate Housewives Season 2 for the character Edie Britt. It replaced the church which was formerly at the end of Colonial Street on Circle Drive. Edie has now moved out and it was occupled by Renee Perry (2010 - 2012) until production ended. 4362 Wisteria Lane
	Desperate Housewives House (light green) This property was built for Desperate Housewives and replaced the school house on Circle Drive at the end of Colonial Street. 4360 Wisteria Lane This house isn't regularly seen in Desperate Housewives.
	4358 Wisteria Lane Karen McCluskey (2004–present)
	4356 Wisteria Lane/ Mikes House/Burbs Walters House previously: Walters House (Summer 1988) previously: Hubbard House
	Providence House / Klopek House Built for The 'Burbs it was remodelled into a different property for Providence. It can now be seen in Desperate Housewives. Providence House / Klopek House (Summer 1988) 4354 Wisteria Lane
	Leave It To Beaver House Known as the Paramount House (it was originally built for Desperate Hours 1955) this set is best know as the home of the Cleaver family from Leave It To Beaver. On Desperate Housewives, it was 4352 Wisteria Lane; the home of the Young family (1990–2006), Shepherd family (2006) and Bolen family (2009) [[Harper Valley / Burbs House Summer 1988/Morrison home]]
	Cromwell House - One Desire 1955 Dragnet / The Car House 4350 Wisteria Lane
	Nancy Drew House 4348 Wisteria Lane
	Corner House / Matlock House / Deanna Durbin House 4346 Wisteria Lane
	House of Seven Gables1940 - Katie Did It 1951 4344 Wisteria Lane

Past Properties on Colonial Street

	Colonial Mansion This historic building was removed from Colonial Street in 2005 when Desperate Housewives expanded and needed more space. More information
	Church Seen in many episodes of Murder She Wrote as Cabot Cove Community Church, this facade was removed in 2005. More information
	Schoolhouse
	Marnie (1964) House
	Ron's Barn - All That Heaven Allows 1955 - The Brass Bottle 1964 - Hardy Boys
	Hubbard House (see Another Part of the Forest)

Plans of Colonial Street Properties

See History of Colonial Street

Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [Colonial]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Uncle Tom's Cabin [Feature Film]	1927	Harry A. Pollard
Stage 28, Colonial Street (Colonial Mansion)
The House of Seven Gables [Feature Film]	1940	Joe May
The House of Seven Gables can be seen on Colonial Street to this day.
Nice Girl? [Feature Film]	1941	William A. Seiter
Colonial Street - the Dana house is named after Deanna Durbin's character in this movie.
In Society [Feature Film]	1944	Jean Yarbrough
Colonial Street
The Mummy's Ghost [Feature Film]	1944	Reginald Le Borg
Colonial Street
So Goes My Love aka A Genius in the Family [Feature Film]	1946	Frank Ryan
Colonial Street (Maxim House), Colonial Street (Munster House), Stage 12
All My Sons [Feature Film]	1948	Irving Reis
The Keller home on Colonial Street was built for this movie (and was shot on a soundstage before being moved to Colonial Street in 1950).
An Act of Murder [Feature Film]	1948	Michael Gordon
The courthouse at Courthouse Square was built for this movie. Sets that were to be moved to Colonial Street in 1950 also appeared.
Another Part of the Forest [Feature Film]	1948	Michael Gordon
Colonial Street - the Hubbard house set was built on a sound stage for this movie and was moved to Colonial Street in 1950. It remained there next to the Munster house until 1981.
River Lady [Feature Film]	1948	George Sherman
The home of the Morrison family is a set that can still be found on Colonial Street to this day.
Harvey [Feature Film]	1950	Henry Koster
Colonial Street including what is now known as the Harvey House and the Colonial Mansion. Interiors were shot on Stage 12, Stage 20, Stage 23.
Peggy [Feature Film]	1950	Frederick De Cordova
Colonial Street
The Milkman [Feature Film]	1950	Charles Barton
Colonial Street
Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man [Feature Film]	1951	Charles Lamont
Colonial Street
Bedtime for Bonzo [Feature Film]	1951	Frederick De Cordova
The Thrill Of It All house on Colonial Street was the home of Ronald Reagan's character in this movie.
Katie Did It [Feature Film]	1951	Frederick De Cordova
Colonial Street
The Fat Man [Feature Film]	1951	William Castle
Colonial Street
Has Anybody Seen My Gal [Feature Film]	1952	Douglas Sirk
Colonial Street
Here Come The Nelsons [Feature Film]	1952	Frederick De Cordova
Colonial Street
All I Desire [Feature Film]	1953	Douglas Sirk
Colonial Street
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops [Feature Film]	1955	Charles Lamont
Colonial Street
All That Heaven Allows [Feature Film]	1955	Douglas Sirk
Colonial Street was the location of Ron's Barn (used by Rock Hudson's character)
One Desire [Feature Film]	1955	Jerry Hopper
Colonial Street (Pink Place - Cromwell house)
The Desperate Hours [Feature Film]	1955	William Wyler
Colonial Street
Alfred Hitchcock Presents [TV Series]	1955-1962
Colonial Street
Never Say Goodbye [Feature Film]	1956	Jerry Hopper
Colonial Street
The Unguarded Moment [Feature Film]	1956	Harry Keller
Colonial Street
Written on the Wind [Feature Film]	1956	Douglas Sirk
Colonial Mansion on Colonial Street, Stage 25
Leave It To Beaver [TV Series]	1957 - 1963	Various
Some scenes were shot on Stage 30, which was demolished in 2010. Stage 17 was also used. Exteriors for seasons 3-6 were shot on Colonial Street.
Bachelor Father [TV Series]	1957-1962
Colonial Street
Kathy O' [Feature Film]	1958	Jack Sher
Colonial Street
Rock-A-Bye Baby [Feature Film]	1958	Frank Tashlin
Colonial Street
The Shaggy Dog [Feature Film]	1959	Charles Barton
Colonial Street
Thriller [TV Series]	1960-1962
Colonial Street
The Virginian [TV Series]	1962-1971	Frank Price, Teddi Sherman
Colonial Street, Denver Street, Six Points Texas, Train Station, Stage 34
The Thrill of It All [Feature Film]	1963	Norman Jewison
The house exterior set featured in the movie can still be seen on Colonial Street to this day.
Arrest and Trial [TV Series]	1963-1964
Colonial Street
Send Me No Flowers [Feature Film]	1964	Norman Jewison
Colonial Street
The Brass Bottle [Feature Film]	1964	Harry Keller
Colonial Street
The Munsters [TV Series]	1964	Ezra Stone
Colonial Street - Munster home. Stage 32 was used for interiors.
Munster, Go Home [Feature Film]	1966	Earl Bellamy
Colonial Street (Munster House), Psycho House on the backlot is featured in the main titles.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken [Feature Film]	1966	Alan Rafkin
Colonial Street
Dragnet 1967 [TV Series]	1967-1970	Jack Webb
Backlot Apartments and Colonial Street (Johnson Character's House) sets.
Ironside [TV Series]	1967-1975	Collier Young
Apartments, Colonial Street, Mediterranean Square, New York Street (as San Francisco). Interiors were shot on Stage 20.
Adam-12 [TV Series]	1968-1975	Robert A. Cinader, Jack Webb
Backlot Apartments set was featured, along with Colonial Street.
Rod Serling's Night Gallery [TV Series]	1969-1973
Colonial Street
Marcus Welby, M.D. [TV Series]	1969-1976	David Victor
Stage 23, Stage 25, Stage 41, Colonial Street backlot set
Emergency! [TV Series]	1972-1979	Harold Jack Bloom, Robert A. Cinader
Apartments, Colonial Street, Stage 23, Stage 30, Stage 33, Stage 41
Kojak [TV Series]	1973-1978	Abby Mann
Colonial Street, New York Street, Stage 22
Kolchak: The Night Stalker [TV Series]	1974-1975	Jeffrey Grant Rice
Colonial Street
Lucas Tanner [TV Series]	1974-1975	Jerry McNeely
Colonial Street (Delta House)
The Rockford Files [TV Series]	1974-1980	Stephen J. Cannell, Roy Huggins
Apartments, Colonial Street, New York Street, Stage 30
Quincy M.E. [TV Series]	1976-1983	Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw
Apartments, Colonial Street, Denver Street, New York Street, Stage 25
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries [TV Series]	1977-1979	Edward Stratemeyer
Backlot sets Apartments and Colonial Street featured.
Little Women [TV Series]	1978
Colonial Street
National Lampoon's Delta House [TV Series]	1979
Colonial Street (Delta House exteriors were shot here).
Harper Valley P.T.A. [TV Series]	1981-1982
(TV series follow-up to the movie) Colonial Street
Simon and Simon [TV Series]	1981-1989	Philip DeGuere
Colonial Street, Courthouse Square, New York Street, Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Old Mexico, Six Points Texas, all on the Universal Studios backlot. Stage 25
Knight Rider [TV Series]	1982 - 1986	Glen A. Larson
Along with soundstages, the backlot was used extensively including Colonial Street, Courthouse Square, Denver Street, Boragora and Six Points Texas. Stage 28 appeared in Season 4 Fright Knight episode. Stage 01 was also used.
Voyagers! [TV Series]	1982-1983	James D. Parriott
Colonial Street, Denver Street, Little Europe, Train Station, Mediterranean Square, Old Mexico, Square of Warriors
Still the Beaver [TV Series]	1983-1989
Colonial Street (the Cleaver house), Courthouse Square (Mayfield town square)
Gremlins [Feature Film]	1984	Joe Dante
Courthouse Square featured heavily as the town square of Kingston Falls. Colonial Street is also featured.
Airwolf [TV Series]	1984-1986	Donald P. Bellisario
Colonial Street, Denver Street, Little Europe, New York Street, Six Points Texas, Square of Warriors, Tower of London backlot sets, Stage 14 [helicopter interior mockup], Stage 20 [process shots], Stage 24 [Hawke Cabin set], Stage 27 [The Lair hideout], Stage 28 [process shots]
Murder She Wrote [TV Series]	1984-1996	Various
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior.
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes)
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine.
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The church is seen in many shots.
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Circle Drive church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove.
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode.
Murder She Wrote [TV Series]	1984-1996	Various
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior.
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes)
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine.
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The church is seen in many shots.
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Circle Drive church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove.
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode.
Murder She Wrote [TV Series]	1984-1996	Various
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior.
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes)
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine.
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The church is seen in many shots.
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Circle Drive church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove.
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode.
Amazing Stories [TV Series]	1985-1987	Steven Spielberg
Colonial Street [various episodes], Old Mexico [as The Alamo in 1985 episode Alamo Jobe]
Matlock [TV Series]	1986-1995	Dean Hargrove
Seasons 1 to 6 filmed at Universal. The Matlock house is on Colonial Street. Singapore Lake and Elm Street were also featured.
The Munsters Today (aka The New Munsters) [TV Series]	1987 - 1991	Arthur Annecherico
3-camera sitcom filmed in front of a live studio audience at Universal. Special effect sequences were filmed in advance and played back to the audience during the shoot.
Colonial Street Munster house exteriors
The 'Burbs [Feature Film]	1989	Joe Dante
Colonial Street featured heavily.
Beethoven [Feature Film]	1991	Brian Levant
Colonial Street - the street the dogs escape from the van onto.
The garden and the back of the Newton's house (and their neighbours) was built for this movie and still exists at the top of the Universal backlot. It's now overgrown, but the shells of the houses built for this movie are still in place.
Shout [Feature Film]	1991	Jeffrey Hornaday
Colonial Street and Circle Drive was featured heavily.
Casper [Feature Film]	1995	Brad Silberling
Colonial Street, Colonial Mansion, Stage 12 (interior of Whipstaff Manor), Stage 28, Singapore Lake
Leave it to Beaver [Feature Film]	1997	Andy Cadiff
Colonial Street. The Leave it to Beaver house on the street was built for this movie.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer [TV Series]	1997-2003	Joss Whedon
Colonial Street
Deep Impact [Feature Film]	1998	Mimi Leder
Colonial Street featured as the residential street where Leo lives. Falls Lake also featured.
Psycho [Feature Film]	1998	Gus Van Sant
Colonial Street, Stage 12, Stage 20, Stage 22
All Star: Smash Mouth [Music Video]	1999
Colonial Street
Why Dont You Get A Job: The Offspring [Music Video]	1999	McG
Extensive shooting around the backlot - Colonial Street, Courthouse Square, New York Street
Providence [TV Series]	1999 - 2002	John Masius
The main Providence house can still be found on Colonial Street. The Chicken Ranch also featured. Interiors were shot on Stage 22, Stage 24, Stage 25 and Stage 36.
Dilemma: Nelly & Kelly Rowland [Music Video]	2002
Colonial Street is used throughout, apart from a few shots outside a movie theatre which were shot on New York Street.
The Ladykillers [Feature Film]	2004	Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
The Harvey house on Colonial Street featured throughout.
Desperate Housewives [TV Series]	2004 -	Marc Cherry
Colonial Street and Elm Street as well as Stage 01 [production of season 3 started on Stage 1 then moved to other stages including larger Stage 41], Stage 03, Stage 04, Stage 05. In Season 1 Episode 18 the Log Cabin appeared as Camp Hennessey.
Kicking and Screaming [Feature Film]	2005	Jesse Dylan
Colonial Street and Freeway Park. Interiors were shot on Stage 20.
Ghost Whisperer [TV Series]	2005-2010	John Gray
Based on Courthouse Square, this series also filmed in the Chicken Ranch, on Colonial Street, on Elm Street, in the Underwater Tank and on Stage 05, Stage 06, Stage 18, Stage 19, Stage 20 at Universal.
Mockingbird Lane (aka The Munsters) [TV Pilot]	2012	Bryan Fuller
The Chicken Ranch near Colonial Street is being re-modelled to be the new 1313 Mockingbird Lane (May 2012)
Michael Bublé: It's A Beautiful Day [Music Video]	2013	Marc Klasfeld
Colonial Street / Wisteria Lane sets formerly used in Desperate Housewives

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