Tag: Los Angeles

Bronson Canyon

Holy historic landmark, Batman! It’s Bronson Canyon! Along with Griffith Observatory, Bronson Canyon is an iconic and much filmed feature of Griffith Park. For Hollywood, particularly low budget productions, Bronson Canyon is an ideal filming location given its proximity to studios while maintaining a rugged terrain. It’s been a favorite of westerns and science fiction for it’s rocky, deserted, alien landscape…

Los Angeles County Arboretum

Los Angeles has many popular filming locations, but few can be the backdrop for a tropical island or jungle wilderness. One rare convenient location for Hollywood is the Los Angeles Arboretum, whose palm fringed pools and prehistoric forrest has been the settings for shoots from Fantasy Island to Jurassic Park. The LA Arboretum finds some of its original landscaping in…