As well as the 29 soundstages, the Warner Bros Studio also has a 20-acre backlot with a wide range of types of location.

Ashley Boulevard / Brownstone Street

Originally erected in the 1930’s, this block of upscale residential walkups captures the unique personalities of many famous cities. It was renamed Ashley Boulevard in 2002. The timeless qualities of the walk-up style brownstone apartments and daylight basement units keep this facade street in high demand for feature and television production.
The centre apartment has an interior staircase leading to the second floor with a practical landing.

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Ashley]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Wait Until Dark [Feature Film]	1967	Terence Young
Stage 12, Stage 18, Stage 26, Ashley Boulevard on the backlot
Funny Girl [Feature Film]	1968	William Wyler
Ashley Boulevard on the backlot
Batman Returns [Feature Film]	1992	Tim Burton
Stage 03, Stage 11, Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 16 (Gotham Plaza), Stage 18, Stage 20, Stage 21, Stage 22, Stage 25, Hennessy Street and Ashley Boulevard on the backlot.

Bridge Building

Commissary Park & Newsstand

Situated at the end of Ashley Boulevard this location has a working newsstand and a paved park with umbrella tables and established ficus trees.

Dijon Street

Once located near today’s Hennesy Street, this location is no longer on the backlot.

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Dijon_St]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
The Adventures of Robin Hood [Feature Film]	1938	Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Stage 04, Stage 05, Stage 11, Stage 12, Stage 18, Stage 25, Dijon Street [the streets of Nottingham]
A Little Princess [Feature Film]	1995	Alfonso Cuaron
Stage 21, Stage 22, Dijon Street, Hennesy Street on the backlot
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip [TV Series]	2006	Aaron Sorkin
Dijon Street on the Warner Bros backlot
Norbit [Feature Film]	2007	Brian Robbins
Dijon Street, Midwest Street

Embassy Courtyard / New York Park

Block of imposing facades which can be an embassy, a City Hall, or an upscale apartment block.

French Street

A block of “European” style three story storefronts, including an interior cafe set used as Luke’s in the television series ‘Gilmore Girls’. The second level exteriors consist of multiple shuttered French windows (some with wrought iron railings), and the third level has a mansard roofline with dormer windows. The most noted project shot on French Street was ‘Casablanca’ starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [French_St]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Casablanca [Feature Film]	1942	Michael Curtiz
Stage 04, Stage 05, Stage 06, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 11, Stage 12, Stage 14, Stage 17, Stage 18, Stage 25 and French Street on the backlot.
Small Soldiers [Feature Film]	1998	Joe Dante
French Street (practical Toy Store built for this movie is still on French Street today)
The Gilmore Girls [TV Series]	2000 - 2007
Stage 12, Stage 14, Stage 18 and French Street, Kings Row and Midwest Street on the backlot.
La La Land [Feature Film]	2016	Damien Chazelle
The backlot is featured extensively, particularly French Street and Midwest Street.

Hennesy St. / Tenement St.

Originally known as ‘Tenement Street’, this horseshoe shaped area was renamed in memory of Dale Hennesy, the production designer of the big-budget musical Annie (1982) as this street was redesigned for that movie. Mr Hennesy died partway through the production of the movie, and for the rest of the production period, Gene Callahan took over the design role.
The area is characterized by its Lower-East-Side-themed alleys with fire escapes and storefront windows and has since been used for such features as Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and the Batman films. The Chinatown sequence at the start of Gremlins (1984) was also shot here, and the shop adjacent to the staircase which Mr Peltzer descended to buy the Mogwai in that movie is named Mogwai.

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Hennesy_St]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Hart to Hart [TV Series]	1979-1984	Sidney Sheldon
Seasons 4-5. Stage 06, Stage 09. The 1982 Christmas special was shot on Hennesy Street on the backlot.
Falcon Crest [TV Series]	1981-1990	Earl Hamner Jr.
Seasons 1-3 were shot at Warner Bros, using backlot locations such as Hennesy Street.
Annie [Feature Film]	1982	John Huston
Hennesy Street on the Warner Bros backlot was built for this movie and was named after Dale Hennesy who designed the production.
The production used Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 16, Stage 18 at Warner Bros.
Gremlins [Feature Film]	1984	Joe Dante
Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 18, Stage 26 at Warner Bros. Chinatown sequence was shot on Hennesy Street on the backlot.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure [Feature Film]	1985	Tim Burton
Stage 04, Stage 20, Stage 20, Hennesy Street, Jungle Set and Lagoon
Bugsy [Feature Film]	1991	Barry Levinson
Hennesy Street on the backlot
A Little Princess [Feature Film]	1995	Alfonso Cuaron
Stage 21, Stage 22, Dijon Street, Hennesy Street on the backlot
Batman Forever [Feature Film]	1995	Joel Schumacher
Stage 15, Stage 16, Stage 20, Stage 21, Stage 22, Stage 25, Stage 27, Stage 27A and Hennesy Street on the backlot.
Batman & Robin [Feature Film]	1997	Joel Schumacher
This massive production used Stage 12, Stage 16, Stage 18, Stage 21, Stage 22, Stage 25, Stage 27, Stage 27A, Stage 28A as well as Hennesy Street on the backlot.
Minority Report [Feature Film]	2002	Steven Spielberg
Hennesy Street on the backlot
Rent [Feature Film]	2005	Chris Columbus
Hennesy Street on the backlot
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem [Music Video]	2011
Hennesy Street

Jungle / Lagoon

This versatile location includes a large lagoon with a shore-side cabin, roadhouse and barn. These areas are all connected by a dirt road and surrounded by verdant jungle of foliage. Originally built for Alan Ladd’s production of Santiago – this set can be a tropical paradise, murky swamp or lush forest. Since its original construction, the jungle has been used in productions as diverse as Camelot, Private Benjamin with Goldie Hawn, Fantasy Island, China Beach and numerous commercials starring alligators and frogs. The Roadhouse, barn and cabin have practical interiors. The Waltons House was originally situated here, but was moved in 1992 after a fire to the Warner Ranch.

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Jungle]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Camelot [Feature Film]	1967	Joshua Logan
Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 16, Stage 27, Stage 27A as well as the Jungle Set on the backlot
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure [Feature Film]	1985	Tim Burton
Stage 04, Stage 20, Stage 20, Hennesy Street, Jungle Set and Lagoon
Jurassic Park [Feature Film]	1993	Steven Spielberg
Stage 16, Jungle Set (T Rex chases jeep)
True Blood [TV Series]	2008	Alan Ball
The exterior of Merlotte's Bar was shot on the Jungle Set on the Warner Bros backlot.

Kings Row

Just off Midwest Street is a residential avenue of Victorian houses, built for the Ronald Reagan movie Kings Row.

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Kings_Row]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Kings Row [Feature Film]	1942	Sam Wood
Stage 04, Stage 11, Stage 12, Stage 16, Stage 18, Stage 21, Stage 25, Kings Row backlot street was built for this movie
East of Eden [Feature Film]	1955	Elia Kazan
Stage 14, Stage 17, Stage 26, Kings Row, Midwest Street on the backlot
The Music Man [Feature Film]	1962	Morton DaCosta
Midwest Street and Kings Row on the backlot served as River City, Iowa. Stage 06, Stage 11, Stage 15, Stage 16 were used for interiors.
Growing Pains [TV Series]	1985-1992	Neal Marlens
Stage 02 (1985 - 1987), Midwest Street, Kings Row
The Gilmore Girls [TV Series]	2000 - 2007
Stage 12, Stage 14, Stage 18 and French Street, Kings Row and Midwest Street on the backlot.

Laramie Street

This classic Western Street was demolished in 2004 to make way for the Warner Village residential sets (see below).

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Laramie_St]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Cheyenne [TV Series]	1955-1963
Stage 25, Laramie Street on the backlot
The Left Handed Gun [Feature Film]	1958	Arthur Penn
Laramie Street, Stage 02, Stage 27, Stage 27A, Stage 28, Stage 28A
Bonanza [TV Series]	1959 - 1973
Studio base 1970-1973
Laramie Street
F-Troop [TV Series]	1965 - 1967	Richard M. Bluel
Laramie Street on the backlot
Westworld [Feature Film]	1973	Michael Crichton
Laramie Street on the backlot.
Blazing Saddles [Feature Film]	1974	Mel Brooks
Stage 15, Stage 28, Laramie Street on the backlot
Little House on the Prairie [TV Series]	1974 - 1983	Various
Laramie Street
The Shootist [Feature Film]	1976	Don Siegel
Midwest Street and Laramie Street on the backlot
The Dukes of Hazzard [TV Series]	1979-1985	Gy Waldron
Stage 20, Stage 28, Stage 28A, Midwest Street, Laramie Street on the backlot.
The Fall Guy [TV Series]	1981-1986	Glen A. Larson
Laramie Street
North and South [TV Series]	1985
Laramie Street
Star Trek: The Next Generation [TV Series]	1987 - 1994	Various
Laramie Street

Midwest Street – Business & Residential

This is “Any Town USA” complete with a small town square, center gazebo, white church and steeple, brick courthouse and street level storefronts. A small tree-lined residential street meanders off the town square and is highlighted by six different homes. Practical interiors exist in three houses and several of the business facades.

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Midwest_St]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
East of Eden [Feature Film]	1955	Elia Kazan
Stage 14, Stage 17, Stage 26, Kings Row, Midwest Street on the backlot
The Music Man [Feature Film]	1962	Morton DaCosta
Midwest Street and Kings Row on the backlot served as River City, Iowa. Stage 06, Stage 11, Stage 15, Stage 16 were used for interiors.
The Chase [Feature Film]	1966	Arthur Penn
Midwest Street
Bonnie and Clyde / Bonnie & Clyde [Feature Film]	1967	Arthur Penn
Stage 01, Stage 04, Stage 11, Stage 25, Midwest Street on the Backlot
The Shootist [Feature Film]	1976	Don Siegel
Midwest Street and Laramie Street on the backlot
The Dukes of Hazzard [TV Series]	1979-1985	Gy Waldron
Stage 20, Stage 28, Stage 28A, Midwest Street, Laramie Street on the backlot.
Growing Pains [TV Series]	1985-1992	Neal Marlens
Stage 02 (1985 - 1987), Midwest Street, Kings Row
Sisters [TV Series]	1991 - 1996	Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Midwest Street, Stage 08
Jack Frost [Feature Film]	1998	Troy Miller
Midwest Street
The Gilmore Girls [TV Series]	2000 - 2007
Stage 12, Stage 14, Stage 18 and French Street, Kings Row and Midwest Street on the backlot.
Norbit [Feature Film]	2007	Brian Robbins
Dijon Street, Midwest Street
Eastwick [TV Series]	2009	Maggie Friedman
Midwest Street
The Muppets [Feature Film]	2011	James Bobin
The opening dance number I've Got Everything I Need was shot on Midwest Street on the backlot.
La La Land [Feature Film]	2016	Damien Chazelle
The backlot is featured extensively, particularly French Street and Midwest Street.

New York Street

Originally erected in the 1930’s

Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [New_York_St]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Yankee Doodle Dandy [Feature Film]	1942	Michael Curtiz
New York Street on the backlot, Stage 01, Stage 04, Stage 05, Stage 06, Stage 07, Stage 08
The Big Sleep [Feature Film]	1946	Howard Hawks
New York Street on the backlot, Stage 08
Blade Runner [Feature Film]	1982	Ridley Scott
Stage 04, Stage 24, Stage 25 [interior of J.F. Apartment], New York Street
Gremlins 2: The New Batch [Feature Film]	1990	Joe Dante
Stage 14, Stage 25, New York Street Set on the backlot appeared as Chinatown.
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman [TV Series]	1993-1997	Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel
New York Street, Stage 14, Stage 19, Stage 20
E.R. [TV Series]	1994-2009	Michael Crichton
Stage 01, Stage 02, Stage 03, Stage 06, Stage 11, New York Street. The ambulance entrance to the hospital was a prominent feature of the Warner Bros Studio Tour for many years.
Cloverfield [Feature Film]	2008	Matt Reeves
New York Street on the backlot was used for the crossfire sequence

Park Place

The newest exterior set, completed in July 2007. Just adjacent to Hennesy Street, this location offers four-story commercial/residential exterior with brick and stone finishes, paved sidewalks and a single lane street, all circling a grassy park. Several of the first-storey commercial facades have practical interiors.

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Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Park_Place]

Warner Village

This collection of residential houses was built in 2004 on the site of the Laramie Street Western sets.

A crescent shaped residential street set in a woodland environment. This set has eleven two-story homes in a variety of styles, sidewalks, plush green lawns, driveways and garages. From certain angles you have the Hollywood Hills as your backdrop and from others lush established trees and a small neighborhood park. This location is a favourite for commercials and still photo shoots.
This area was built in 2004 when the Western Laramie Street (see above) was demolished. In it’s last 3 years, the Western set had only been used for 10 days, and it had no running water or electricity. As well as the exteriors on the residential street, the Village provides around 42,000 square feet of valuable office space. Entrances to the offices are in the rear of the residences so writers and production staff can go about their business without disturbing filming at the front of the properties.

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