The Rockford Files - Another filming mystery solved - Apartment building and swimming pool patio area used in several episodes of the ROCKFORD FILES

A special thank you to some great "Rockford Files" fans who solved this mystery for me! Jim Suva, Leslie Mccabe, Luis Max Delgado, Stephen P Hallberg, Bill Anderson and Henrik Hoflund Pedersen. 

 

The below apartment building is actually on the back lot of Universal Studios

The above two images show an apartment building and the building's patio and swimming pool area from an episode of the Rockford File's titled "The Fourth Man". This same apartment building and pool area was also used in other episodes of the Rockford Files.

I couldn't figure out why I couldn't find this apartment building in Burbank or the Los Angeles area... But with the help of the above named fans... The mystery was solved! It's a fake apartment building and patio area that is located on the Universal Studios back lot.

Here's the proof..... The postcard link was found by Henrik Hoflund Pedersen and the bottom photo was found by Jim Suva. I sincerely thank all who helped!

The Rockford Files - Episode: "Rattlers' Class of '63" (1976) We need this Toluca lake apartment building identified

The above apartment or condo building is named "TOLUCA EAST". I would guess that this building is either in the east portion of the Toluca lake area or in the area just east of Toluca Lake.

Anybody have any idea of the address of this building?

 

IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A VIEWER:

The apartment/condo building is located at:

4140 Warner Blvd. in Burbank, CA

 

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From the comment section:

Anonymous said...

I disagree with this location. Viewing the pool area via google maps shows this cannot be the location. Completely different building design in the pool area is featured in the episode.

 

 

A building can change a lot in 40 years.... but this is without a doubt the building in question. In addition to the exact design details, I contacted management of this unit and they confirmed that the images from the 1976 episode of the Rockford Files are in fact this building,.

The Rockford Files - Episode: The Reincarnation of Angie (1975) Billy's Diner on 5th - Paty's Restaurant on Riverside Drive - Marie Callenders Pies on Riverside Drive - The beautiful actress Elayne Heilveil - Copper Penny Family Coffee Shop

Photo: Elayne Heilveil

Elayne Heilveil played Angela Perris - She would later appear on another episode of the Rockford Files and get married to Jim Rockford prison buddy Angel Martin 

ABOVE PHOTO: Jim Rockford butts heads with FBI Agent Dan Shore (played by the late great Wayne Tippit) at Billy's Diner on 5th Street - which was actually the sidewalk cafe of Paty's Restaurant 10001 Riverside Drive - which is still operating in Toluca Lake California.

ABOVE THREE PHOTOS: Different scene shots from the 1975 episode of the Rockford Files - which were filmed at Patys Restaurant. The above photo shows the same intersection as it looks likes in 2013 - 38 years later. 

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WE HAVE AN UPDATE 
I need some help on the below photo....

Above Photo: This scene shot is from the same episode as the above images. Jim Rockford can be seen talking on a payphone - Jim was speaking with FBI Agent Dan Shore.

The overhead sign seen outside of the telephone booth in the upper left hand corner reads

???????  PENNY

It appears to be possibly a restaurant sign maybe????

This scene was the scene just before Rockford meets Shore at Paty's Restaurant, so I believe this location is probably in or around Toluca Lake.

Anybody have any idea as to what business that sign belongs to?

Thanks 
UPDATE: An alert viewer informed us that this is the: Copper Penny Family Coffee Shop 
which had multiple locations.
This one appears to be by an expressway/freeway ramp and probably is in either Burbank, CA or the Toluca Lake neighborhood.
Anybody know????

2ND UPDATE: From the comment section
I can assure you that Copper Penny Family Coffee Shop as seen in that image was the one once located at: Riverside Dr & N Pass Ave, Burbank, Los Angeles, California.
Just blocks from the movie studios. 
I am a retired police officer from Burbank, CA and was a frequent visitor to that location.

CAN ANYBODY CONFIRM THIS?

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From the comment section: Unknown said...

In scene that shows the investment building behind Jim Rockford you also see the image of a white railing. This can also be seen across from Paty's on google maps

https://www.google.com/maps/place/10001+Riverside+Dr,+Toluca+Lake,+CA+91602/@34.1522079,-118.3496425,3a,52.5y,159.76h,76.33t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1syu68pnd0uUnmLcJnCpyjPQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2be325c7d3801:0x77b108cc5918dc00!6m1!1e1

December 19, 2014 at 3:44 PM 

 

 

ABOVE PHOTO: Holiday Inn: 21101 VENTURA Blvd · WOODLAND HILLS, CA

I really like the old Holiday Inn green signs...Too bad they are no longer in use.

ABOVE PHOTO: My Brother’s BBQ: 21150 Ventura Blvd Woodland Hills, CA

The yellow building next dor to the BBQ joint was a hardware store...It is no longer there.

 

The Rockford Files - Episode: The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers (1977) We found the filming location of FREEDOM Farm & Golden Grove Apartments - ACTORS: Sherman Royle - Robert DoQui - Scott Brady - Karen Machon - Strother Martin - Gretchen Corbett - 18304 (E) Collins Street, Los Angeles, California

  

ABOVE & BELOW PHOTOS:  18304 Collins Street, Tarzana, California - The above images are still photos from the Rockford Files episode and the below photo is how these apartments look today.
NOTE: A corrected photo has been added below.
18403 Collins Street, Tarzana, CA 91356
I thank our alert viewers who supplied the blog with the correct information!

 

 

ABOVE PHOTO: Alex Rocco played the slick stock broker Sherman Royle   

 

ABOVE PHOTOS: The late veteran actor Robert DoQui played the tough S.W.A.T. Commander on this episode of the Rockford Files - The late great Scott Brady returned to a second appearance of the Rockford Files as the mobbed up land developer. Scott Brady was also a tough guy in a previous episode called "Gearjammers"

 

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BELOW PHOTO: The naturally beautiful actress Karen Machon on the far left, Strother Martin  as seen in the wheelchair as T.T. Flowers, Gretchen Corbett as Jim Rockford's attorney Beth Davenport and of course James Garner and Noah Beery Jr.

Rockford Files Season 6 Episode 8 The Hawaiian Headache

An E-mail from KVS Travel / Shawn Kelchner:

The Beach scene where the guys are counted the money:

Rabbit Island in the background, Waimanalo Beach, can be seen.

Author Matt Stone will be having a book signing for his new book - James Garner's Motoring Life - Volo Auto Museum located at 27582 Volo Village Rd, Volo, Illinois 60073 on November 22, 2014 1pm to 4pm

Matt Stone Book Signing at Volo Auto Museum

On Saturday, November 22, 2014, writer Matt Stone will be doing a book signing at Volo Auto Museum.  He will be there from 1 pm. to 4 pm.   Volo Museum has graciously offered to host this  FREE event, no museum admission required.
Matt will be selling his new book: James Garner's Motoring Life.

Volo Auto Museum located at 27582 Volo Village Rd, Volo, Illinois 60073

Some of Matt Stone's other books: WINNING - The Racing Life of Paul Newman

 

McQueen's Machines, The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon

 

ROCKFORD FILES - Episode: Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! (6 Dec. 1974) Chicago Actor Richard Schaal who played Leonard Blair on the Rockford Files dies at age 86 - Was former husband to actress Valerie Harper

'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Actor Richard Schaal Dead At 86

Actor and comedian Richard Schaal, a member of Chicago's legendary Second City improv group in the 1960s, died Tuesday 11/04/2014 at the age of 86.

Schaal was best known for his work in many classic sitcoms including "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Phyllis", Rockford Files and "Just My Luck."

Schaal was married to actress Valerie Harper in 1964, however the couple later divorced in 1978. "American Dad" voice actress Wendy Schaal is Richard's daughter from his previous marriage to Lois Treacy.

Aside from his frequent work in television, Schaal also appeared in films such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," among others.

Schaal delivered one of his most interesting and intense performances in the made-for-TV movie "The Cube" -- Jim Henson's experimental, live-action, psychedelic drama about a man stuck in a small white room that others can enter and exit but he can never escape, and therefore, slowly goes crazy.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Schaal died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement home in Woodland Hills, Calif. The cause of death has not been disclosed.

Schaal is survived by his actress daughter, Wendy Schaal.