Colonial Street

{{Short description|Backlot street}}

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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. {{As of|May 2012}}, 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.{{efn|[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/colonialstreet1988.shtml see a 1988 map here]}} Following the movie, the homes were rearranged again so Circle Drive was connected once again.{{efn|[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/colonialstreet1989.shtml see a 1989-1996 map here]}}

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,[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/street_colonial_church.html TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street/Circle Drive - The Church], Retrieved August 3, 2007 and of the so-called Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park.[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/colonial_mansion.shtml TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Mansion], Retrieved August 16, 2007

Wisteria Lane

{{main|Wisteria Lane}}

Image:Wisteria Lane 2006.jpg show Desperate Housewives (2006)]]

Wisteria Lane is a fictional street, appearing in the American television series Desperate Housewives.

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Buildings

class="wikitable"

! colspan=7 | Colonial Street

rowspan=3 | Building Number

! rowspan=3 | Image

! rowspan=3 | Name

! rowspan=3 | Lifespan

! colspan=3 | Productions

rowspan=2 | Non Desperate Housewives

! colspan=2 | Desperate Housewives

AddressFamilies
BLDG #1

| 80px

| Delta House
(originally Keller house)

| 1950–present{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestudiotour.com/wp/studios/universal-studios-hollywood/backlot/current-backlot-sets/colonial-street-wisteria-lane/colonial-street-delta-house/|title = Colonial Street - Delta House}}

|

| 4347 Wisteria LaneEpisode 3.06 - Sweetheart, I Have to Confess

| Ida Greenberg (?–2008)
Karen McCluskey (2008)
Mitzi Kinsky (2014–present)

BLDG #2

| 80px

| Allison Home[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/street_colonial_2.html TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Building #2 - Allison Home], Retrieved August 19, 2007

| 1946–present

|

  • So Goes My Love (1946)
  • Harvey (1950){{Efn|Known as the "Harvey House" for most of its history, the elements of this house had been replicated many times by Universal Studios. This allowed for quick construction of a cheap facade with high-quality design characteristics, when a production needed one. Elements of the "Harvey House" stock unit was used for the construction of the Bates House for the 1960 film Psycho, which has led many to assume that the "Psycho House" was erected on Colonial Street. The Bates House was erected on a hill off Laramie Street, a "Wild West" backlot street far to the south on the Universal lot.{{cite book|last=Rebello|first=Stephen|title=Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of 'Psycho'|location=Berkeley, Calif.|publisher=Soft Skull Press|date=2012|isbn=9781593765118|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=slQbvBz8YNwC|pages=83–85}}}}
  • The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
  • Delta House (1979)
  • The 'Burbs (1989)
  • Mockingbird Lane (2012)

| 4349 Wisteria Lane

| Gabrielle Solis (2003–2017)
Carlos Solis (2003–2006 and 2008–2017)

rowspan = 4| BLDG #3

| rowspan = 4| 80px

| rowspan = 4| Munster Mansion
(originally Maxim house)[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/street_colonial_3.html TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street - Building #3: "The Munsters" house], Retrieved August 3, 2007

| rowspan = 4| 1946–present

| rowspan = 4|

| rowspan = 4| 4351 Wisteria Lane[https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-09-29-housewives-woodard_x.htm Alfre Woodard has a secret], USA Today, 29 September 2005

| Mullin family (?-2005)

Betty Applewhite (2005–2006)
Alma Hodge (2007)
Hunter/McDermott (2007–present)
BLDG #4

| 80px

| Johnson Home[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/street_colonial_4.html TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Building #4 - Johnson Home], Retrieved August 19, 2007

| 1955–present

|

| 4353 Wisteria Lane

| Susan Mayer (1992–2015 and 2016–2017)
Paul Young (2015-2016)

BLDG #5

| 80px

| Dana Home[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/backlot/street_colonial_5.html TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Building #5 - Dana Home], Retrieved August 19, 2007

| 1941–present{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestudiotour.com/wp/studios/universal-studios-hollywood/backlot/current-backlot-sets/colonial-street-wisteria-lane/colonial-street-the-thrill-of-it-all-house/|title = Colonial Street - the Thrill of It All House}}

|

| 4355 Wisteria Lane

| Scavo family (1998–2017)

BLDG #6

| 80px

| McCluskey Home

| 2007–present[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/30/arts/NA-A-E-TV-US-Desperate-Housewives.php new house old one destroyed in a Tornado that brings death to 'Desperate Housewives'; writers strike adds to the suspense] - Associated Press, November 30, 2007

|

| 4358 Wisteria LaneEpisode 1.14 - Love Is in the Air

| Karen McCluskey (1982–2017)

rowspan = 6| BLDG #7

| rowspan = 6| 80px

| rowspan = 6| Walter's House

| rowspan = 6| Around 1987–present

| rowspan = 6|

| rowspan = 6| 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

| 80px

| The Klopek House[http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/tvshows/providence.shtml TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Providence (1999 - 2002)] The Burbs (1987), Retrieved August 19, 2007

| around 1999–present

|

| 4354 Wisteria Lane

| Van de Kamp/Hodge family (1994–2017) (House modified since the Burbs)

rowspan = 3| BLDG #9

| rowspan = 3| 80px

| rowspan = 3|Leave It To Beaver House{{Cite web| url=https://www.thestudiotour.com/wp/studios/universal-studios-hollywood/backlot/current-backlot-sets/colonial-street-wisteria-lane/ |title=Colonial Street / Wisteria Lane |website=thestudiotour.com |access-date=August 21, 2024 }}
Morrison Home{{Cite web |website=Flickr.com |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/universalstonecutter/3708564773 |access-date=August 21, 2024 |title=Morrison House {{!}} Colonial Street 1988 |author=Stone Mason|date=10 July 2009 }}

| rowspan = 3| 1996–present

| rowspan = 3|

| rowspan = 3| 4352 Wisteria Lane

| Young family (1990–2006)

Shepherd family (2006)
Bolen family (2014–2015)
rowspan = 3| BLDG #10

| rowspan = 3| 80px

| rowspan = 3| Cromwell Home

| rowspan = 3|

| rowspan = 3|

| rowspan = 3| 4350 Wisteria Lane

| Martha Huber (?-2004)

Felicia Tilman (2004–06)
Alex Cominis (2014-2016) & Andrew Van de Kamp (2014-present)
BLDG #11

| 80px

| Drew House

| 1977–present

|

| 4346 Wisteria Lane{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/universalstonecutter/4446544561/in/photostream|title = Wisteria lane 2010|date = 19 March 2010}}

| Rose Kemper (?-2014) on 5.20

BLDG #12

| 80px

| Corner House

| 1936–present

|

| 4346 Wisteria Lane

| Mona Clarke (used as a security house to prevent unauthorised access to the street.)

BLDG #13

|

File:Seven Gables House.jpg

| Seven Gables

| 1940–present

|

| 4344 Wisteria Lane

| Unknown Occupants

rowspan=1| BLDG #14

| 80px

| Chicken Ranch

| 1982–present

|

| 4345 Wisteria Lane

| Has only been seen once throughout the entire series.

colspan=7 | Circle Drive (the end of Colonial Street with the cul-de-sac)
rowspan=2| BLDG #1

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File:Colonial Mansion in Colonial Street.jpg

| Colonial Mansion

| 1927–2005

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| colspan=2 |

  • Area was not seen until season two (2005) when the house was already gone for the show's expansion
| Park

| 2005–present

| Vacant lot

| colspan=2 |

  • Wasn't built until season two (2005) of Desperate Housewives
  • has been a park since season two of Desperate Housewives (2005)
rowspan=2| BLDG #2

|

File:Church-school.jpg

| Church

| 1964–2005

|

| colspan=2|

  • Area was not seen until season two (2005) when the church was already gone for the show's expansion
80px

| Edie Britt's Home

| 2005–present

|

  • Wasn't built until season two (2005) of Desperate Housewives

| 4362 Wisteria LaneEpisode 2.21 - I Know Things Now

|

rowspan=2| BLDGS #3, 4,
5, 6

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| School Facades
Store Facades

| unknown-2005

| Not known

| colspan=2|

  • Area was not seen until season two (2005) when the facades were already gone for the show's expansion
80px

| Buble House

| 2005–present

|

  • Wasn't built until season two (2005) of Desperate Housewives

| 4360 Wisteria Lane

|

  • an unnamed woman, played by an uncredited extra, in episode 4.02
  • Mr. Scully (?-2015) on 7.09

Productions

Several TV series and motion pictures have been filmed on Colonial Street, including:

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In addition, some music videos have used the street to shoot scenes:

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See also

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book|last=Sandler|first=Corey|title=Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Other Major Southern California Attractions Including Disney's California Adventure|location=Guilford, Conn.|publisher=Globe Pequot|date=2006|isbn=9780762738724}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Weaver|first1=Tom|last2=Brunas|first2=Brunas|last3=Brunas|first3=John|title=Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=Mcfarland & Co.|date=2007|isbn=9780786491506|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wut4jYBtUdsC}}