I loved walking Main Street there was so much to take in and so much to photograph. While you cannot enter any of the buildings, you are more than welcome to walk the two long dirt streets and imagine all the old classic cowboy movies that were filmed here. More great history at the end of the post.Īfter parking in the large dirt lot, you will walk across the small rickety wooden bridge and over into a wonderland of movie magic. From 1992 to 1997, Paramount Ranch was used as the setting for the television show, Dr. After purchasing a portion of the original Paramount property in 1980, the National Park Service revitalized the old movie ranch. Demille and actors Bob Hope, Gary Cooper, and Claudette Colbert.įrom 1957 to 1980, the ranch changed ownership several times, but filmmaking continued. In 1927, Paramount Pictures purchased 2,700 acres of the old Rancho Las Virgenes for use as a “movie ranch.” For 25 years, a veritable who’s who of Hollywood practiced their craft at Paramount Ranch including director Cecil B. Here are a few of the hundreds of movies that have been shot here: Westworld film locations added in 2017 below. It is awesome and will make the young cowboy in all of you jump for joy as you explore. Paramount Ranch is a free park that you can drive up to and explore, even when filming is taking place, and that has everything from hiking trails and abandoned buildings to a fake train station and jail. ![]() Tucked in the same hills of Malibu that house the magical Old Place Restaurant and the massive Hindu Temple, Paramount Ranch is a unique cowboy town that was created for the movies. You can read my previous post about this area prior to the fire below. You can still visit to see the train station and the church if you would like though. Here are a few photos of what the area looks like. ![]() Other than that, you can’t even see the remains of the buildings as weeds have grown up where they stood. There are only two buildings that remain, the train station and the church. I visited again in 2021 and here is what it looked like.īasically, the entire area’s buildings burned down in the fire. Update Nov 2018: Unfortunately this property was lost in the Woolsey Fire.
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