Colonial Street is one of the backlot street sets at the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California. The street set has a long history, spanning over 60 years of movies and television. From 2004 to 2012, it was used in the filming of the TV series Desperate Housewives, in which the street was known as Wisteria Lane. After the production of Desperate Housewives ended, the street underwent a small makeover to remove the essence of Wisteria Lane, so that it could be used in other productions. As of May 2012[update], most of the iconic white fencing and wisteria has been removed. Colonial Street has since been used for the NBC comedy About a Boy and the NBC series Telenovela, featuring Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria.
 Corner House (1936) | |
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| Location | Universal Studios Lot, Universal City, United States |
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History
In 1988, Colonial Street was overhauled for Tom Hanks comedy The 'Burbs. The old Leave It to Beaver home was removed.[a] Following the movie, the homes were rearranged again so Circle Drive was connected once again.[b]
Among the most noticeable changes were the removals of a church facade, seen on Murder She Wrote, in order to make room for Edie's house,[1] and of the so-called Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park.[2]
Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane is a fictional street, appearing in the American television series Desperate Housewives.
Buildings
| Colonial Street | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Number | Image | Name | Lifespan | Productions | ||
| Non Desperate Housewives | Desperate Housewives | |||||
| Address | Families | |||||
| BLDG #1 |  | Delta House[3] (originally Keller house) | 1950–present[4] |
| 4347 Wisteria Lane[5] | Ida Greenberg (?–2008) Karen McCluskey (2008) Mitzi Kinsky (2014–present) |
| BLDG #2 |  | Allison Home[6] | 1946–present |
| 4349 Wisteria Lane | Gabrielle Solis (2003–2018) Carlos Solis (2003–2006 and 2008–2018) |
| BLDG #3 |  | Munster_Mansion[8] (originally Maxim house)[8] | 1946–present |
| 4351 Wisteria Lane[9] | Mullin family (?-2005) |
| Betty Applewhite (2005–2006) | ||||||
| Alma Hodge (2007) | ||||||
| Hunter/McDermott (2007–present) | ||||||
| BLDG #4 |  | Johnson Home[10] | 1955–present |
| 4353 Wisteria Lane | Susan Mayer (1992–2015 and 2016–2017) Paul Young (2015-2016) |
| BLDG #5 |  | Dana Home[12] | 1941–present[13] |
| 4355 Wisteria Lane | Scavo family (1998–2017) |
| BLDG #6 |  | McCluskey Home | 2007–present[14] |
| 4358 Wisteria Lane[15] | Karen McCluskey (1964–2017) |
| BLDG #7 |  | Walter's House | Around 1987–present |
| 4356 Wisteria Lane | Lilian Simms (?–2004) Katherine Davis (1994–1995) |
| Mike Delfino (2004–2007) | ||||||
| Carlos Solis (2006–2007) | ||||||
| Katherine Mayfair (2007–2015) | ||||||
| Felicia Tilman (2016) | ||||||
| Ben Faulkner (2016-2017) | ||||||
| BLDG #8 |  | The Klopek House[16] | around 1999–present |
| 4354 Wisteria Lane | Van de Kamp/Hodge family (1994–2019) (House modified since the Burbs) |
| BLDG #9 |  | Leave It To Beaver House[17] | 1996–present |
| 4352 Wisteria Lane | Young family (1990–2006) |
| Shepherd family (2006) | ||||||
| Bolen family (2014-2015) | ||||||
| BLDG #10 |  | Cromwell Home |
| 4350 Wisteria Lane | Martha Huber (?-2004) | |
| Felicia Tilman (2004–06) | ||||||
| Alex Cominis (2014-2016) & Andrew Van de Kamp (2014-present) | ||||||
| BLDG #11 |  | Drew House | 1977–present |
| 4346 Wisteria Lane[18] | Rose Kemper (?-2014) on 5.20 |
| BLDG #12 |  | Corner House | 1936–present |
| 4346 Wisteria Lane | Mona Clarke (used as a security house to prevent unauthorised access to the street.) |
| BLDG #13 |
| Seven Gables | 1940–present | 4344 Wisteria Lane | Unknown Occupants | |
| BLDG #14 |  | Chicken Ranch | 1982–present |
| 4345 Wisteria Lane | Has only been seen once throughout the entire series. |
| Circle Drive (the end of Colonial Street with the cul-de-sac) | ||||||
| BLDG #1 |
| Colonial Mansion | 1927–2005 |
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| Park | 2005–present | Vacant lot |
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| BLDG #2 |
| Church | 1964–2005 |
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 | Edie Britt's Home | 2005–present |
| 4362 Wisteria Lane[21] |
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| BLDGS #3, 4, 5, 6 | School Facades Store Facades | unknown-2005 | Not known |
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 | Buble House | 2005–present |
| 4360 Wisteria Lane | ||
Productions
Several TV series and motion pictures have been filmed on Colonial Street, including:
- About a Boy (2014–2015)
- Adam-12
- Angie Tribeca
- Baby Daddy (Season 03, Episode 21)
- Bedtime for Bonzo[12]
- Beethoven[22]
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas[23]
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer[22]
- The 'Burbs[22]
- Casper 1997 prequel[24]
- Deep Impact[10]
- Delta House[3]
- The Desperate Hours[3]
- Desperate Housewives[22] (2004-2012)
- Father's Day[23]
- The Ghost and Mr. Chicken[6]
- Get a Life (1990-1992)
- Ghost Whisperer[23]
- Gremlins[22]
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries[10]
- Harvey[6]
- House of 1000 Corpses[23]
- Kicking and Screaming[22]
- The Ladykillers (the 2004 remake)[22]
- Leave It to Beaver (the original series)[22]
- Leave It to Beaver (the 1997 remake)[17]
- Lucas Tanner[3]
- Malcolm in the Middle (Season 3, episode 3)
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Matlock[25]
- The Mick (S2E4)
- Mockingbird Lane (2012)
- The Munsters[26]
- Murder She Wrote[27]
- Never Have I Ever
- The New Lassie[10]
- Parenthood (2010 TV series) (S04e07)
- Providence[16]
- Psycho (the 1998 remake)[22]
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
- Send Me No Flowers
- The Shaggy Dog (1959 movie and 1994 TV movie remake)
- Sliders
- So Goes My Love[6]
- Superstore (TV series)
- Telenovela (2015-2016)
- The Thrill of It All[12]
- The Visitor (1997 TV movie)[23]
- Written on the Wind[24]
- Why Him?
In addition, some music videos have used the street to shoot scenes:[22]
- Melanie B. - "For Once in My Life"
- Smash Mouth - "All Star"
- The Offspring - "Why Don't You Get a Job?"
- Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland - "Dilemma"
- Diddy featuring Black Rob & Mark Curry - "Bad Boy for Life"
- Boxcar Racer - "There Is"
- Michael Bublé - "It's a Beautiful Day"
- Bring Me the Horizon - "Follow You"
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
- Sandler, Corey (2006). Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Other Major Southern California Attractions Including Disney's California Adventure. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot. ISBN 9780762738724.
- Weaver, Tom; Brunas, Brunas; Brunas, John (2007). Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946. Jefferson, N.C.: Mcfarland & Co. ISBN 9780786491506.
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