Wikipedia / Colonial Street
Wikipedia / Colonial Street
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 aspects of Wisteria Lane, so that it could be used in other productions. , 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.
History
In 1988, Colonial Street was overhauled for Tom Hanks comedy The 'Burbs. The old Leave It to Beaver home was removed. Following the movie, the homes were rearranged again so Circle Drive was connected once again.
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, and of the so-called Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park.
Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane is a fictional street, appearing in the American television series Desperate Housewives.
Buildings
Productions
Numerous TV series and motion pictures have been filmed on Colonial Street, including:
About a Boy (2014–2015)
Baby Daddy (Season 03, Episode 21)
Casper (the 1997 prequel)
Desperate Housewives (2004-2012)
Get a Life (1990-1992)
The Ladykillers (the 2004 remake)
Leave It to Beaver (the original series)
Leave It to Beaver (the 1997 remake)
Malcolm in the Middle (Season 3, episode 3)
The Mick (S2E4)
Mockingbird Lane (2012)
Parenthood (2010 TV series) (S04e07)
Psycho (the 1998 remake)
The Shaggy Dog (1959 movie and 1994 TV movie remake)
Telenovela (2015-2016)
The Visitor (1997 TV movie)
In addition, some music videos have used the street to shoot scenes:
Smash Mouth - "All Star"
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland - "Dilemma"
Diddy featuring Black Rob & Mark Curry - "Bad Boy for Life"
Boxcar Racer - "There Is"
Bring Me the Horizon - "Follow You"
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links
Maps
1988 map of Colonial Street (during the filming of the 'Burbs)
1989-1996 map of Colonial Street (hi-res version but church facade cut off)
Homes
Building #3 - Munsters House (originally known as the Maxim house)
Church (Facade was removed in 2005 to build Desperate Housewive character Edie Britt's house)
Movies
General