There’s a Plane Crash Outside My Front Door, and, Well, a Movie Studio Too.
If you happen to live up the hill on Blair Drive here in LA, your neighbor will be Universal studios, and this is the view out your front window - a plane crash complete with smoke effects and strobes. I was actually there to check out this wierd fake cave/mine shaft thing you can see from Barham. I wasn’t until I was leaving I decided to follow the road up the hill and discovered the amazing view. Poke here for the BIG picture.
November 29th, 2006 at 11:50 am
Damn, the Universal lot is big. I recognize that area. It’s near the Jurassic park set and the Psycho house. I think it’s also near the Wisteria Lane set for Desperate Housewives. They shoot that there, right?
February 29th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I too have taken a gander at that odd cave on Barham. I have read it was part of the estate that occupied that corner in the 30’s. I was investigating it as it fits the description of an old 20’s roadside attraction that was once part of the area. Monkey Island. Monkey Island was a 100 foot island surrounded by a moat and covered by a large net. It housed hundreds of depressed little monkeys that were trapped on the island as monkeys dont swim. Motorist could stop by and feed the monkeys for a small fee. It featured a small cave on the island. Monkey Island was a popular roadside attraction for those traveling through the Dark Canyon area.