October 2024 - New Then and Now Filming Locations Photo Comparisons Posted
A new batch of filming location then and now photos have just been posted on the ChrisBungoStudios.com home page!
Madonna - Borderline (1984)
The filming location then and now photo above shows us a part of Los Angeles that in some ways hasn't changed very much at all since Madonna filmed this music video in February of 1984.
The approach to the East 4th Street Bridge over the Los Angeles River running next to South Santa Fe Avenue is still there as is the large building in the background. But the neighborhood (now called the Arts District) has undergone a rebirth and is alive with galleries, cafes and the first high rise "luxury apartments" building has just gone up directly in back of where I stood when I took the "now" photo.
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Laurel and Hardy - Perfect Day (1929)
It's rare that an ordinary home that appeared in a movie made 95 years ago in Los Angeles survives today, let alone looks almost exactly as it did in the film. The movie location then and now photo above shows just such a house!
The filming location is on Vera Avenue on the west side of Los Angeles and remarkably, many of the homes on this street that date from the 1920s are still standing and in great shape. Unlike many places in Los Angeles that fell victim to the building of the Santa Monica I-10 Freeway in the 1960s, this particular block was spared. The freeway is just about 100 feet to the left.
You can view the other then and now movie location photos from this film on Page 3 of the Laurel and Hardy Filming Locations Photo Gallery. View the photo gallery by clicking here.
The Little Rascals - Bear Shooters (1930)
Here's a great movie location then and now photo comparison illustrating how the west side of Los Angeles has changed in the past 90+ years.
Back in 1930, this neighborhood was primarily single-family homes, with beautiful lawns, trees and shrubs in abundance. Alleys like the one shown above were still unpaved.
This all changed in the late 1950s when the City of Los Angeles rezoned the area for multiple unit dwellings which meant the end of a beautiful neighborhood and resulted in the extremely high-density development we see today with literally every inch of ground paved over.
The then and now movie locations photos for this film are on Page 1 of The Little Rascals Filming Locations Photo Gallery. Click here to view the photo gallery.
Emergency! - Nagging Suspicion (1974)
Fans of 1970s TV will recognize this filming location as the Fire Station for "Squad 51" from the TV series Emergency!
Practically nothing has changed at this location over the past 50 years. The flagpole is in the same spot, the little wall on the left side of the property is the same as is the station building itself.
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Chris