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Hi,
Just wanted to let you know a few things that might help identify some of the locations.
I was the manager on duty the day they shot the "Dear Lick Falls" episode of the Rockford Files at the Chinese Theater in 1977/78.
I spent the morning with all of the actors and crew. I was talking to them all morning about all kinds of things.
The Chinese Theater forecourt was just that.
The apartment building on Orange was shot the same day just steps away from the Theater.
The west side of the Chinese Theater doubled as the stage door entrance to the Palisades Playhouse.
I remember they were hanging clothes on the rail and had dressed inside the theater on the other side of the exit door with some clothes racks in case the camera picked up anything inside.
So the Chinese Theater front, forecourt, west side and the apartment building on the other side of Orange were all done the same day.
I found out later that James Garner wanted to save money and not have to do too many location moves in one day. This is probably the period he got upset at Universal and bought his own production trucks and moved really quick.
As I remember they got there around 7 and were gone by around 1.
Also: RE: The Rockford Files - EPISODE: White on White and Nearly Perfect (1978) In another section you mention a strip club on Sunset. They may have used the exterior front of the club on sunset but that red "cat" cage was behind the Pink Pussycat strip club at 7969 Santa Monica Blvd for years looking just like that. The car exiting the parking lot picture looks like it's leaving the lot on the east side of the Pussy Cat property because the USA gas station (now a 76 station) is on the other side of Santa Monica.
Hope that helps a bit.
Regards,
Ron H (Thank You Ron H!!!!!)
ABOVE PHOTO: Priscilla Barnes as Lauren Ingeborg in "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977)
ABOVE PHOTO: Priscilla Barnes as Lauren Ingeborg in "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) Also seen is James Garner as Jim Rockford and Joe Santos as Dennis Becker
ABOVE PHOTO: Priscilla Barnes as Lauren Ingeborg in "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977)
ABOVE PHOTO: Priscilla Barnes as Lauren Ingeborg in "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) Also seen in this image is James Garner as Jim Rockford, Stuart Margolin as Angel Martin and Noah Beery Jr. as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford
ABOVE PHOTO: From left to right: James Garner as James Rockford, Edward Binns as Everet Alton Benson , Richard O'Brien as Arthur Kelso, Jerry Hardin as Knute Jacobs, who was born in 1929 and still active in acting, Charles Aidman as Noah Deitweiler (1925-1993) in "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977)
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) A ride down the 1970's Hollywood Blvd - The yellow arrow points to a sign that reads "Scientology - Los Angeles Test Center" located on the 6400 Block of Hollywood Blvd
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) A ride down the 1970's Hollywood Blvd - Hollywood Wax Museum 6767 Hollywood Blvd - Snow White Cafe 6769 Hollywood Blvd - National Bank 6777 Hollywood Blvd
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) A ride down the 1970's Hollywood Blvd - PickWick Book Store 6743 Hollywood Blvd
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) A ride down the 1970's Hollywood Blvd - Fox Movie Theatre 6506 Hollywood Blvd - Hollywood Pharmacy 6510 Hollywood Blvd - Le Continental Restaurant 6504 Hollywood Blvd which is now the Numero Uno Restaurant
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) A ride down the 1970's Hollywood Blvd - Marty's II Bar & Pizza Hut on Hollywood Blvd
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) A ride down the 1970's Hollywood Blvd - Hamburger Hamlet 6914 Hollywood Blvd across the street from the World Famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre 6925 Hollywood Blvd
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) A ride down the 1970's Hollywood Blvd - KFI-AM 64 Radio / Los Angeles Billboard
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Westfield Promenade Shopping Mall 1970's - 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Canoga Park, CA
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Westfield Promenade Shopping Mall 1970's - 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Canoga Park, CA
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Westfield Promenade Shopping Mall 1970's - 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Canoga Park, CA
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Westfield Promenade Shopping Mall 1970's - 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Canoga Park, CA
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Westfield Promenade Shopping Mall 1970's - 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Canoga Park, CA
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Holly View Apartments 1737 N Orange Dr Los Angeles, CA 90028
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Palisades Playhouse Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Palisades Playhouse Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Playhouse Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Angels Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - The Cast Theatre - Circle Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - The Cast Theatre - Circle Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Instant Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Zephyr Theatre
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - One Los Feliz Theatre 1816 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA
ABOVE PHOTO: "The Rockford Files" The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) - Paul's French Cusine 3801 Riverside Drive - Mr. Chow's 3805 Riverside Drive - Vaughans 3811 Riverside Drive, Lovejoy's Antiques 3809 Riverside Drive
ABOVE PHOTO: Unknown restaurant at Kenwood & Riverside Drive in the 1970's
ABOVE PHOTO: Jim Rockford's father Rocky's house 3654 Lankershim Blvd.
Vineland Ave & Lankershim Blvd Los Angeles, CA 91604
This home was used many times in numerous episodes of The Rockford Files as the residence of Jim Rockford's dad, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford
ABOVE PHOTO: Late Great Actress Fritzi Burr a regular on the Rockford Files played Ms. Orneck
ABOVE PHOTO: Another great actor no longer with us - Clark Howat (1918 - 2009)
ABOVE PHOTO: He became famous as WKRP's newsman Les Nessman - Richard Sanders was born in 1940 and is still acting today
