Had a request today from a co-worker to post the location of the
house . Even though in the movie Steve Martin proclaims that he lives in the town of San Marino, his character’”‘”‘s home is actually located a short distance north of San Marino, in Pasadena. The home is beautiful in person, and looks exactly the same as it did in the movie. But rumor has it that before filming began the house was in bad shape. The filmmakers came in and repainted the exterior, added new landscaping and a white picket fence, and the rest, as they say, is movie history. The house came up for sale in 1999 and the realtor marketed it as the “
House” causing “stalkers” to flock to the open house in droves! I so wish I had lived in Southern California at that time so I could have toured it! The filmmakers also returned to the same house in 1995 to shoot the sequel,
I discovered this filming location in “
” by William A. Gordon – a must have stalking guide for Southern California!
The
house is located at 843 S. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena, off of Colorado Blvd. You can purchase “The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book” on Amazon. The book is updated and republished with new information almost every year. And yes, I have almost every updated version. 🙂
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