Dates: Originally from 1930s. Rebuilt in 1981 for Annie.
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, and the adjacent hardware store has spelled Keys as Keyes, in honour of Keye Luke, who played the store-owner (and who also appeared in Kung Fu for Warner Bros in the 1970s).
One of the fire escapes in Tenement Alley was also the location for the photo shoot for the cover of Prince’s Purple Rain album.
Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Hennesy_St]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Caesar [Feature Film] | 1931 | Mervyn LeRoy |  |
| Hennesy Street | |||
| The Public Enemy [Feature Film] | 1931 | William A. Wellman | |
| Hennesy Street on the backlot | |||
| Frisco Kid [Feature Film] | 1935 | Lloyd Bacon | |
| Hennesy Street | |||
| Angels With Dirty Faces [Feature Film] | 1938 | Michael Curtiz | |
| Stage 07, Hennesy Street (known as Tenement Street) | |||
| The Roaring Twenties [Feature Film] | 1939 | Raoul Walsh | |
| Stage 16 (exterior of the stage features as a wine warehouse), Stage 19, Stage 20, Stage 24, Stage 26, Stage 27, Stage 27A Hennesy Street was also featured. | |||
| The Maltese Falcon [Feature Film] | 1941 | John Huston | |
| Stage 06, Stage 09, Stage 14, Stage 17, Hennesy Street (known as Tenement Street) | |||
| The Big Sleep [Feature Film] | 1946 | Howard Hawks | |
| New York Street and Hennesy Street on the backlot, Stage 08 | |||
| House of Wax [Feature Film] | 1953 | Andre de Toth | |
| Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 18. Also shot on Tenement Alley, off Hennesy Street on the backlot (known as Tenement Street at the time) | |||
| My Fair Lady [Feature Film] | 1964 | George Cukor | |
| The Ascot horse race sequences were shot inside Stage 12 and Stage 18 at Warner Bros Studios. Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 08 and Stage 11 were also used. Hennesy Street (then known as Tenement Street) was also used for the song With A Little Bit Of Luck. | |||
| The Ballroom sequence was shot on Stage 16. | |||
| 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 Tenement Alley, off Hennesy Street on the backlot. Mrs Deagles house is part of the Midwest Street backlot area. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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, Hennesy Street and Ashley Boulevard on the backlot. | |||
| 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. The apartment building where Dr Ross lived is on Hennesy Street on the backlot. The Jungle set on the backlot doubled for Africa. | |||
| 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 | |||
| Road to Perdition [Feature Film] | 2002 | Sam Mendes | |
| Hennesy Street featured (final shootout scene). | |||
| Spider-Man [Feature Film] | 2002 | Sam Raimi | |
| The upside-down kiss between Spider-Man and MJ was shot on Tenement Alley, adjacent to Hennesy Street on the backlot. | |||
| Rent [Feature Film] | 2005 | Chris Columbus | |
| Hennesy Street on the backlot was the location for the song I Should Tell You | |||
| Pretty Little Liars [TV Series] | 2010 | I. Marlene King | |
| Rosewood High School is a permanent school set on Midwest Street on the backlot. Alison's House was built on the Jungle Set on the backlot. Hennesy Street on the backlot doubled for Philadelphia. Kings Row houses were also used. | |||
| LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem [Music Video] | 2011 | ||
| Hennesy Street | |||
| Supergirl [TV Series] | 2015 | Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg | |
| Season 1 was shot at Warner Bros Studios. One episode was shot inside a facade between Hennesy Street and Park Place (Flash crossover) | |||