Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The Rockford Files - Episode: The Deep Blue Sleep (1975) - Hill Street Blue star Michael Conrad played George Macklan - Ric Mancini played Ray Porter, a very young Robert Hays of AIRPLANE! fame played Darren Weeks, beautiful Janet MacLachlan played fashion designer Adrienne Clarke and the great Robert Webber played Bob Coleman, Gretchen Corbett played Beth Davenport and Joe Santos played Sgt. Dennis Becker - Melendy Britt played Millie, Doria Cook-Nelson played Margo Adams - Gas Station Scene - La Brea Ave and Willoughby Ave in Los Angeles, CA - abandoned factory buildings at Detroit Street and Willoughby Ave, GULF Gas Station and Mayberry Lincoln Mercury Dealership on Lankershim BLVD, residential mansion at 400 North Amapola Lane, Shopping Bag grocery store in Burbank, CA, Adrienne's Fashion Store 10118 Riverside Drive

 
 
 
ABOVE TWO IMAGES: This gas station seen in this episode of the Rockford Files was once located at La Brea Ave and Willoughby Ave in Los Angeles, CA
 
 
ABOVE PHOTO: In this scene still image, the prop squad car sits in front of the building that once stood across the street from the previously mentioned gas station at La Brea Ave and Willoughby Ave in Los Angeles, CA - If you look at the image above this image - you will see this building as it stood in 2011 across from where the service station was. This building has also been torn down.
 
 
ABOVE TWO IMAGES: Building where fashion designer Adrienne Clarke was being held hostage. These abandoned factory buildings were once located at the intersection of Detroit Street and Willoughby Ave in Los Angeles.
 
ABOVE TWO IMAGES: The top image is a still image from this episode and the bottom image reveals what these two houses seen in the Rockford Files look like today in 2014, almost 40 years later. The house on the left is 859 North Detroit Street and the house on the left has an address of 7158 Willoughby Ave - Los Angeles, CA
 
ABOVE IMAGE: Seen out Jim Rockford's car window is the long gone GULF Gas Station and Mayberry Lincoln Mercury Dealership - once located right off Lankershim Blvd and Riverside Drive in North Hollywood, CA
 
ABOVE IMAGE: The above mansion used in this episode of the DEEP BLUE SLEEP is located at 400 North Amapola Lane, Los Angeles, CA
 

ABOVE TWO IMAGES: In this episode, mob figures meet in the Shopping Bag grocery store parking lot 4744 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood CA (Once again thank you to TERRY GUY for this corrected location.)

ABOVE TWO IMAGES: The "SHOPPING BAG" Grocery Store location later became the Roger Dunn Golf Shops and now is a CVS Pharmacy
 

ABOVE TWO IMAGES: Jim Rockford and Beth Davenport arrive at Adrienne's Fashion Store which was located on the 10118 Riverside Drive
 
ABOVE PHOTOS: Hill Street Blue star Michael Conrad played George Macklan - Ric Mancini played Ray Porter, a very young Robert Hays of AIRPLANE! fame played Darren Weeks, beautiful Janet MacLachlan played fashion designer Adrienne Clarke and the great Robert Webber played Bob Coleman.
 
ABOVE IMAGES: Regular guest stars - the beautiful and sexy Gretchen Corbett played Beth Davenport and Joe Santos played Sgt. Dennis Becker - Melendy Britt played Millie and an unaccredited actress as a model.
 
ABOVE IMAGE: Doria Cook-Nelson played Margo Adams
 
 
 

9 comments:

Don said...

Bill: Thanks for giving us yet another reason for enjoying the Rockford episodes - trying to figure out where the filming locations were, based on whatever clues are given (or sometimes NOT given) on screen. :-)

Anonymous said...

Got to hand it to you, that was one great piece of detective work figuring out that filming locations. Kudo's to you.

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Doug Easterly said...

GREAT JOB...Just a note - the car washes shown were probably Hanna equipped - ironically that was my first employer as I did site & market development (sales) for the Portland OR - based company in NJ and Eastern Penna. Most of the Calif washes at this time were equipped by Hanna (perhaps there is a screen shot as the company would have its logo quite noticeably on the plastic extruded panels covering the equipment components) as it was based up the coast and the other major competitior was in New Jersey. Hanna merged with Coleman Company as few years ago and relocated to Houston TX and is now known as the Hanna - Coleman Companies.

Brian said...

I really enjoy this Rockford Files blog. I'm curious as to the actors the are not credited as to who they are and if they appeared in other Rockford Files or even other shows. If anyone could share more information about some of these people it would be interesting to hear.

Unknown said...

Very interesting blog!!! It gives me the interest to watch again the Rockford Files episode. You know what I am fan of visiting filming locations of my favorite movie, and these is one of it, I need to visit the place and see the real appearance of it. Anyway, I just visited the 5401Olympic in Los Angeles, CA. The movie that I watch is not that great but I visit the place because it really attracts me. I love the beautiful scenery of it, very relaxing place and the house itself is AWESOME!!! Anyway, hope I will visit your place soon.

Bobby2 said...

The House at 400 N Amapola Ln is in a few other Rockford Files episodes and also the Columbo episode "Agenda For Murder".

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Anonymous said...

So where was Clark fashions location and Beth Davenport's apartment building?