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Thanks to this forum, we made some interesting discoveries about cross references between the "Dukes" and "Falcon Crest" concerning the TBS (WB) backlot. It was inspiration to do further research on the topic. So if you are interested, please check out, our "Behind the Scenes" section: http://www.falconcrest.org/english/master.php?path=show/episodes/ai/bts/2 -- go to episode # 030 of "Falcon Crest" and look for various entries about filming on the backlot.

This is the entrance to WB's Glass Building across the studio lot. The Glass Building is also known as the Olive Avenue Building or Building 154. The topographical location is 3903 West Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505. It was built in the early 1980's and won an architecural award for its unique design. Since many trees have grown around the building since then, you can easily overlook it when you drive by. I hope this helps.

I am sorry I haven't been here in a while. I still think it's a great forum, which depictures the history of Midwest Street at Warner Bros. Studios so nicely. If I haven't overlooked a reply to this post, I think you are still looking for the State Capitol, which -- in other episodes -- redressed as the State Courthouse and the Central City General Hospital. This exterior set at The Burbank Studios (Warner Bros. Studios) was called Hank's School. It is now where Park Place is located. It is the rear of Hennesy Street’s center (the triangular-like part to the south) and was first used in the early 1960’s when a high school building was erected there. Although not built for the "Hank" TV series (1965-66), but due to its most extensive use on that sitcom, the reverse part of what was Tenement Street in those days became informally known as Hank’s School and was later featured as Boatwright University in "The Waltons". With more and more comic book adaptions filmed on the lot and in preparation for filming for Batman Forever, Warner Bros. demolished Hank’s School in 1995 and replaced it with a very modern metropolitan business district with office façades of concrete and glass named Downtown Plaza. Rebuilds in 2005 and 2007 finally resulted in the current set there: Park Place, which resembles New York architecture. GPS coordinates: 34 °09’01.4”N 118°20’12.0”W. I hope this helps.

More screen captures from 1989:

The residential area of Midwestern Street (nowadays Midwest Street) was used many times on "Falcon Crest", too. Here are a few more screen captures from two 1989 episodes shot on Midwestern Street. As you can see, most of the buildings were redressed by then. The Picture Palace became a Coffee Shop, building 9 (numbering according to HozzC's numbering in the Hazzard Square thread http://www.hazzardnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8221) had a signage "Fresh Daily" in the windows, building 10 had a "Rooms" sign now indicating it might have become an inn in the meantime.

More screen captures from the same episode:

More screen captures from the same episode:

I thought you might want to see what Hazzard Square looked like on "Falcon Crest" where Midwestern Street on the backlot of The Burbank Studios (now Warner Bros. Studios) portrayed Town Square in Tuscany, a fictional town in Northern California. Here are a few screen captures: In late November / early December 1982, Midwestern Street made its début in season 2 of "Falcon Crest" when all the characters wore period dresses to celebrate the Tuscany Valley Founders Day Parade. Town Square in Tuscany was decorated with lots of banners and other stuff, making it easy for the set dressers. They hardly redressed the stores from "Dukes". As you can see, even O'Connors Paint Supply is visible and the iconic "Mechanic on Duty" sign from your favorite show. The movie theater was dressed with a different prop sign turning it into the Tuscany Picture Palace (the only change was from Hazzard to Tuscany while the rest of the signage is the same). What is not really visible on these screen grabs is that the sign above "your" police station was exchanged as the building portrayed the Tuscany County Building through seasons 1 through 3 of "Falcon Crest".

This is the same house as in my preceding post. This screen capture is from an 1982 episode of "Falcon Crest". It shows the redressed house from a different angle: If you look at the screen grab from the "Dukes" in the preceding post, just imagine you sit in the patrol car visible in the screen grab and make a left, and you'll arrive right where the white pick-up truck is parked. The wooden elements of the house are pretty much the same. There are some slight alterations in the porch pillars and a few minor parts that were redressed.

Please disregard post # 989. I meanwhile found an earlier post that the building I was looking for was next to the barber shop on the TBS (WB) backlot.

This house was located on Lima Street adjacent to the old Laramie Street set. It was demolished around the same time as Laramie Street.

Does anyone know if this behind the scenes photo was taken on the Warner Bros. backlot? If so, can you identify the building, please? Thanks!

I can identify this exterior set from post # 84. It's on the backlot of The Burbank Studios (nowadays Warner Bros. Studios). The brick building marks the end of Brownstone Street (now called Ashley Boulevard). The 45-degree angled building ("Capitol City Savings & Loan") is at the corner to New York Street. This shot was filmed in northern direction, the camera standing on New York Street.

HossC -- thanks for bringing this forum to my attention! I hope I can help you guys on this forum with a few things. I am pretty sure the hospital in the above screen captures from post # 83 is one of the older buildings on the huge grounds of the Veteran Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center. The address is 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073. I think it's one of the buildings on the northern lot (Arnold Avenue, Vandergrift Avenue and Nimitz Avenue). I hope this will help. Best, THOMAS