The Knots Landing Cul-De-Sac

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 The first time I heard about the wildly popular 80s primetime soap opera Knots Landing  was when it was referenced in the Season 2 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210  entitled “Wild Fire”.  In the episode, after getting into a fight with Brenda over Dylan McKay’s affections, Emily Valentine announces “This isn’t Beverly Hills, it’s Knots Landing! When I got to school they should have given me a scorecard instead of a class schedule so I could keep track of everyone’s boyfriends.”  LOL  Love it!  But for my good friend and fellow stalker, Kerry, during her teenage years  Knots Landing was her 90210.   She loved the show so much, in fact, that one day she actually called up the production company and asked where the famous cul-de-sac from the series was really located.  And they told her!  See why we’re such good friends?  🙂  So, since I was in the area this weekend, I decided to stalk it!   

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The Knots Landingseries, which has the distinction of being one of the longest running primetime dramas in the history of television, centered around the happenings of a group of families living in a beachside cul-de-sac named Seaview Circle.  In real life that cul-de-sac is known as Crystalaire Place and it is not located anywhere near the beach.  It’s actually in Granada Hills in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley.  Producers actually edited the beach into the series opening credits to make it appear as if the cul-de-sac overlooked the ocean.  LOL  

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Even though I’ve never seen even one episode of the series, I was still super excited to be stalking the famous Knots Landing  cul-de-sac.  All I could think about while I was there was how cool it would be if  Wisteria Lane from TV’s Desperate Housewives  was a real life residential street that fans could visit.  🙂  I realize that people can stalk the Wisteria Lane set at Universal Studios, but somehow it’s just not the same.  screenshot884

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All in all, five houses on Crystalaire Place were used in the filming of Knots Landing, including the Ewing house;

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the Mackenzie house;

 

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the Cunningham house; 

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the Avery house;

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and the Ward house.

I am happy to report that aside from some minor changes like paint color, all of the houses are very recognizable from the series.  🙂  If you were at all a fan of Knots Landing, I highly recommend stalking Crystalaire Place.  And please excuse some of my photos.  I stalked the cul-de-sac on a very bright day and in some of the pictures my camera picked up quite a glare.  🙁

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Until next time, Happy Stalking!  🙂

Stalk It: The Knots Landing  cul-de-sac is really Crystalaire Place in Granada Hills.  Gary Ewing’s house is at 16966 Crystalaire Place.  Karen Mackenzie’s house is at 16972.  The Avery house is number 16975.  The Cunningham house is at 16969.  And the Ward home can be found at 16961.   

39 Replies to “The Knots Landing Cul-De-Sac”

  1. I watched every episode of Knots Landing! My friends knew not to call me on Thursday nights between 9 and 10pm, because I was watching Knots Landing. The thing I originally liked about the show, wasn’t the Ewings starting off a new series and being about super rich people, it was Michelle Lee, who I remembered as a little kid watching her in movies and loving her (I seem to remember she had a TV show or a TV special all her own too). It was also that these characters seemed like normal people living life and facing challenges. As they tried to stretch and become more successful, they faced new challenges, which brought on the stunning Donna Mills and beauty Nicolette Sheridan to the show. After a few seasons, I moved to Los Angeles and ended up working for an attornery whose wife went to school with Nicolette Sheridan, and they were both equestrians. They knew each other, but she had no way to help me meet her, as school had been some time ago and they didn’t stay in touch. At another time, while studio manager for a famous celebrity photographer, I tried to get Donna Mills in for a photoshoot, but it didn’t happen. My boss had previously photographed Donna Mills and Nicolette Sheridan. He also did the covers for several albums for my favorite singer who I did get to work with, she gave me a credit on her album, and we remained friends and in touch for many years thereafter (that would be the incomparable Donna Summer). I don’t know why I didn’t try to find the Knots Landing cul-de-sac when I lived there, or at least in the early days of living there. It just didn’t really occur to me, and I was busy working and having a great time those 30 years of Los Angeles living. I love seeing these pictures, and also looked on Street View Good Earth to look at the houses. The only ones I really remember are the Ewing and McKenzie houses. Thanks for posting this stuff! T

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