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Please note:
The Ranch is now gone as of October 2023. Warner Bros. sold it and let it be demolished, despite many efforts to save its various
sets.
The Ranch Facility was in southern Burbank, California. As depicted on the map here,
it was originally called Columbia Ranch, after the studio that founded it.
The square tract of land contains a variety of exterior studio sets, a park, some soundstages and the WB
Network facility.
Just a few blocks north of the Ventura Freeway, the most recent entrance to the Ranch (Gate 11) was along Hollywood Way
north of West Oak Street. (Hollywood Way is the north-south 'dashed' road on this map.)
It was bordered on the north and west by Verdugo and Pass Avenues, respectively. Warner Brothers' lot and Universal
City are just a few minutes' drive to the south, and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport is about a 2½ mile
drive north on Hollywood Way.
The "residential" area of the Ranch surrounded a small "suburban" park, complete with a swimming pool
and fountain. Across the west side of the park ("Park Boulevard") and south side ("Blondie Street") were the
various buildings and façades seen in many classic TV shows and films.
Click on the tabs above to take a virtual tour of the Ranch. I have named each structure based on its role
in certain TV shows and/or films, especially since many of them didn't have permanent, official names.
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