Address: 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505
Warner Bros Studio Operations websites: Exterior Sets / Sound stages
Familiar to most as the location of the park featured in the opening credits of ‘Friends’, the Warner Ranch (also known as the Columbia Ranch) has been featured in countless movies and TV shows, and is located around a mile north of the main Warner Bros Studio lot.
1164 Morning Glory Circle – detailed information about the Ranch
Timeline
Columbia Ranch – see www.columbiaranch.net for a gloriously detailed history
- Boston Street (now Park Boulevard) was refurbished for the Spencer Tracy movie “The Last Hurrah”, directed by John Ford. The street was in existence since at least the 1940s.
- New sound stage built in 1965 to replace previous one
- 1970 January 30th – Fire destroys the western street. It is rebuilt to the original blueprints.
- 1974 – 8 acres sold off (at Hollywood Way & Verdugo) for a shopping centre.
- 1974 – September 9th – A fire burns the New York Street sets to the ground.
- 2022 – The former Partridge Family home is demolished (as MeeMaw’s House) as part of filming for Young Sheldon
- 2023 – Demolition is scheduled to remove all of the sets from the Warner Bros Ranch, and replace them with 16 new soundstages
Blondie Street
A curved residential street containing 12 different types and sizes of house, surrounding a large central park. Some of the houses have practical interiors. It also contains a brick church with steeple and paved sidewalks.
The Partridge Family house was used as MeeMaw’s house in Young Sheldon. It was demolished as part of the storyline in ?2022.
Seen on Screen: Warner Ranch [Blondie_St]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewitched [TV Series] | 1964-1972 | Sol Saks |  |
| Blondie Street, Swimming Pool | |||
| Gidget [TV Series] | 1965-1966 | Frederick Kohner | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| The Partridge Family [TV Series] | 1970 | Bernard Slade | |
| Blondie Street and Stage 29 | |||
| Eight Is Enough [TV Series] | 1977 | William Blinn | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| Gremlins [Feature Film] | 1984 | Joe Dante | |
| Billys house is on Blondie Street on the Ranch. | |||
| Lethal Weapon 2 [Feature Film] | 1989 | Richard Donner | |
| Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) house is on Blondie Street on the Warner Ranch. | |||
| Life Goes On [TV Series] | 1989 | Michael Braverman | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Feature Film] | 1989 | Jeremiah S. Chechik | |
| Blondie Street (exterior of the Griswold home) | |||
| Pleasantville [Feature Film] | 1998 | Gary Ross | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| Small Soldiers [Feature Film] | 1998 | Joe Dante | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| The Offspring - Pretty Fly for a White Guy [Music Video] | 1998 | ||
| Blondie Street, Swimming Pool | |||
| American Beauty [Feature Film] | 1999 | Sam Mendes | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| The Middle [TV Series] | 2009 - | Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline | |
| The Pear House on Blondie Street on the Warner Ranch is used as the Heck House in this ABC comedy series. Stage 31 is used for the house interiors, and Stage 32 is the school and other regularly used sets. | |||
| Young Sheldon [TV Series] | 2017- | Steven Molaro, Chuck Lorre | |
| MeeMaw's house is on Blondie Street on the Warner Ranch | |||
| Wandavision [TV Series] | 2021 | Jac Schaeffer | |
| Blondie Street used extensively as the exterior of Wanda's house and adjacent neighbours. | |||
Park Boulevard
Adjacent to Blondie Street, this block of upscale Bostonian Row houses looks out over a lush green park and fountain.
Movies
- Bird
- Must Love Dogs
TV
- Crazy Like A Fox
- Living Single
- Side Order of Life
Seen on Screen: Warner Ranch [Park_Boulevard]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Hurrah [Feature Film] | 1958 | John Ford | |
| Park Boulevard houses were expanded / refurbished for this movie | |||
| Legal Eagles [Feature Film] | 1986 | Ivan Reitman | |
| Park Boulevard | |||
| Friends [TV Series] | 1994 - 2004 | Various | |
| The fountain and park featured in the opening titles is at Park Boulevard on the Warner Ranch. | |||
Swimming Pool
Located in the central park at the Ranch, this 51’6″ x 37′ pool has three underwater camera portals making it a versatile location of underwater and surface filming.
Seen on Screen: Warner Ranch [Swimming_Pool]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewitched [TV Series] | 1964-1972 | Sol Saks | |
| Blondie Street, Swimming Pool | |||
| Witches of Eastwick [Feature Film] | 1987 | George Miller | |
| Swimming Pool | |||
| Cape Fear [Feature Film] | 1991 | Martin Scorsese | |
| Swimming Pool | |||
| True Lies [Feature Film] | 1994 | James Cameron | |
| Swimming Pool | |||
| The Offspring - Pretty Fly for a White Guy [Music Video] | 1998 | ||
| Blondie Street, Swimming Pool | |||
Walton House
This famous house and barn were used for the original long-running TV series The Waltons. The house offers practical interiors and a wide front porch.
The Walton House was originally located in the northern section of the Jungle area of Warner Brothers studios in Burbank. Walton’s Mountain, which could be seen from the house’s front porch, was actually a slope of the Hollywood Hills directly south of the Warner Bros. Studios.
Interiors of the house were filmed on Stage 26. The roadway leading to the Walton house through the remaining portion of the jungle still existed in 2003 and is visible during the studio tour, although Ike Godsey’s store has long since disappeared. The house had been dismantled a few years before to make way for a parking lot and was moved to it’s new home on the Warner Ranch, where it still functions as a workable exterior set. If you check the Season 1 DVD’s of “Gilmore Girls” you will note that the old “Dragonfly Inn” that Lorelai and Sookie purchase and then renovate is the exterior of the Walton house.
Western Street
Seen on screen:
- Cat Ballou
- The Chase (with Marlon Brando)
- Here Come the Brides (as Seattle, Washington)
Seen on Screen: Warner Ranch [Western_St]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Noon [Feature Film] | 1952 | Fred Zinnemann | |
| Western Street | |||
Soundstages
As well as the exterior locations, Stages 30 – 34 are situated at the Ranch.
More information coming soon.
Productions shot at Warner Ranch
Feature Film (24) | |||
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Greatest Showman | 2017 | Michael Gracey | |
| American Beauty | 1999 | Sam Mendes | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| Pleasantville | 1998 | Gary Ross | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| Small Soldiers | 1998 | Joe Dante | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| True Lies | 1994 | James Cameron | |
| Swimming Pool | |||
| Hocus Pocus | 1993 | Kenny Ortega | |
| Cape Fear | 1991 | Martin Scorsese | |
| Swimming Pool | |||
| Lethal Weapon 2 | 1989 | Richard Donner | |
| Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) house is on Blondie Street on the Warner Ranch. | |||
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | 1989 | Jeremiah S. Chechik | |
| Blondie Street (exterior of the Griswold home) | |||
| The Monster Squad | 1987 | Fred Dekker | |
| Seans House | |||
| Witches of Eastwick | 1987 | George Miller | |
| Swimming Pool | |||
| Legal Eagles | 1986 | Ivan Reitman | |
| Park Boulevard | |||
| Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | 1985 | Tim Burton | |
| Gremlins | 1984 | Joe Dante | |
| Billys house is on Blondie Street on the Ranch. | |||
| The Omega Man | 1971 | Boris Sagal | |
| Penthouse | |||
| The Chase | 1966 | Arthur Penn | |
| Cat Ballou | 1965 | Elliot Silverstein | |
| Village of the Giants | 1965 | Bert I. Gordon | |
| The Bewitched house is visible in the background of a driving sequence. (Filmed May-June 1965) | |||
| The Last Hurrah | 1958 | John Ford | |
| Park Boulevard houses were expanded / refurbished for this movie | |||
| The Left Handed Gun | 1958 | Arthur Penn | |
| High Noon | 1952 | Fred Zinnemann | |
| Western Street | |||
| Dark Victory | 1939 | Edmund Goulding | |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | 1938 | Michael Curtiz, William Keighley | |
| Nottingham Castle scenes | |||
| Lost Horizon | 1937 | Frank Capra | |
| Shangri-La constructed on the north east corner of the Warner Ranch lot, with a matte painting backdrop. | |||
TV Series (12) | |||
| Title | Released | Creator / Showrunner | IMDB |
| Wandavision | 2021 | Jac Schaeffer | |
| Blondie Street used extensively as the exterior of Wanda's house and adjacent neighbours. | |||
| Young Sheldon | 2017- | Steven Molaro, Chuck Lorre | |
| MeeMaw's house is on Blondie Street on the Warner Ranch | |||
| The Middle | 2009 - | Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline | |
| The Pear House on Blondie Street on the Warner Ranch is used as the Heck House in this ABC comedy series. Stage 31 is used for the house interiors, and Stage 32 is the school and other regularly used sets. | |||
| Friends | 1994 - 2004 | Various | |
| The fountain and park featured in the opening titles is at Park Boulevard on the Warner Ranch. | |||
| Life Goes On | 1989 | Michael Braverman | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| Growing Pains | 1985-1992 | Neal Marlens | |
| Eight Is Enough | 1977 | William Blinn | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| Wonder Woman | 1975-1979 | | |
| The Partridge Family | 1970 | Bernard Slade | |
| Blondie Street and Stage 29 | |||
| The Monkees | 1965-1968 | Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker | |
| Gidget | 1965-1966 | Frederick Kohner | |
| Blondie Street | |||
| Bewitched | 1964-1972 | Sol Saks | |
| Blondie Street, Swimming Pool | |||
Music Video (1) | |||
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
| The Offspring - Pretty Fly for a White Guy | 1998 | ||
| Blondie Street, Swimming Pool | |||