Despite tour guides telling us the Six Points Texas area has been used since the silent era, only one building dates back to those days (the Livery Stable barn seen in the photo on the right). The western street from the silent days was closer to the front lot.
Denver Street is the only western street on the backlot still in it's original position.

Six Points is so-called because it consists of six Western streets all leading from one point. In the early days of Universal movie-making, visitors would gather at the Western streets to watch up to 6 films being shot simulataneously. As they were silent films, there was no problem with sound getting picked up, so the crowd were able to applaud the good guys and boo the bad guys.

There are two sets of doorways at Six Points - some are larger than life, to make the damsels in distress seem more vulnerable, and some are slightly smaller than life, to make the cowboys seem more imposing and impressive!

The main road through Six Points is named John Wayne Road.

Some of the buildings that currently make up Six Points were built in 1994/5 for the MGM/UA film Wild Bill, starring Jeff Bridges.

• Six Points Photo Gallery
• Six Points On Screen
• Studio Tram Tour script extracts
• Panoramic Photo
• History of Western Streets at Universal Studios Hollywood