A random selection from the site

  • The Frederick Mitchell Mooers House from “Mod Squad”

    The Frederick Mitchell Mooers House from “Mod Squad”

    ‘ As I’ve said before, stalking begets stalking.  Back in January, I wrote a post about a spectacular abandoned residence that had been featured in recent episodes of both Major Crimes and Parks and Recreation.  A longtime reader (a veeeery longtime reader, pretty sure he’s been with me since the beginning!) named John was intrigued…

  • The Martini House from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

    The Martini House from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

    ‘ As difficult as it may be to believe, even though I absolutely love Christmas and even though I am a huge film buff, up until this past weekend I had never in my life watched the 1946 holiday classic It’s A Wonderful Life. I know, I know, for a person like me, not having…

  • On The Set of “CSI: Miami”

    On The Set of “CSI: Miami”

    ‘ This past Friday, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, took the day off from work so that the two of us could do a little stalking.  For whatever reason, though, for the first time ever we didn’t come up with any sort of plan or itinerary beforehand of where we were going to go or what we…

  • Dennis Feinstein Headquarters from “Parks and Recreation”

    Dennis Feinstein Headquarters from “Parks and Recreation”

    ‘ Though I chronicled the main locations used on Parks and Recreation pretty extensively for Los Angeles magazine in March, I still have a few of the series’ less prominent locales stockpiled in my backlog and figured it was about time that I covered them.  While watching the Season 7 episode titled “Save JJ’s,” I…

  • The Griffin from “NCIS”

    The Griffin from “NCIS”

    ‘ Today’s location comes with a caveat.  Last Saturday evening while in L.A. for a brief visit, I headed to The Griffin, an Atwater Village bar I had been dying to stalk ever since seeing it in an episode of NCIS almost three years ago.  The place did not disappoint and I started writing this…

  • Tal Weaver’s House from “Beverly Hills, 90210”

    Tal Weaver’s House from “Beverly Hills, 90210”

    ‘ Oh man, have I been wanting to say this for years – Tal Weaver’s house has been found!  It is thanks to Mike, from MovieShotsLA, that I finally get to!  For those who have no earthly idea what I am talking about, Tal Weaver – and his house – appeared in the Season 2…

  • L.A. Days

    L.A. Days

    ‘ I will be in L.A. for the next few days and won’”‘”‘t have time to write any new blog posts, but I promise to be back on Monday or Tuesday with a whole new location.  In the meantime, you can read my latest interview for my alma mater’”‘”‘s quarterly magazine here. Until next time,…

  • New Interview with “Occidental” Magazine

    New Interview with “Occidental” Magazine

    ‘ Be sure to check out a recent interview I did with Occidental magazine about the filming of Clueless.  There’s even a locations quiz at the end!  You can read The Clueless Guide to Occidental College here and The Ultimate Guide to Clueless Movie Locations in Los Angeles here (Part II is here), both of which…

  • Charmed Challenge!

    Charmed Challenge!

    ‘ Got a from Jenna a few weeks back to find a whole bunch of locations, one of which being the “San Francisco” city street featured in both the Season 7 episode “The Bare Witch Project” and the Season 8 episode “Still Charmed and Kicking”. In “The Bare With Project” (pictured above), the street is…

  • Mansion Adena – The “A Haunting in Salem” House

    Mansion Adena – The “A Haunting in Salem” House

    ‘ As I mentioned back in October during my Haunted-Hollywood-themed-month, while doing research on the Strode house from Halloween I came across a post on fellow stalker Lisa’s Midnight in the Garden of Evil website about Dick Van Dyke’s annual Halloween extravaganza, which I later had the incredible good fortune to stalk. Lisa’s post also…