Bell Motion Picture Ranch

 historical layer / disappeared object, movie ranch

Located in the Santa Susanna Mountains between Chatsworth (Iverson Ranch/Spahn Ranch) and Simi Valley (Corriganville) on a plateau overlooking the San Fernando Valley, it was known in the 1920's as the Bell Moving Picture Ranch. The area has been used for filming since the silent days.

According to research performed by location expert Tinsley Yarbrough, a gentleman named Berry purchased the Bell property. He then sold the 120 acre ranch to Rosemary Couch and Jean Forsythe. They named their new property the Berry Ranch. Filming still continued. In 1950, five acres were sold to Tony Stimolo who then named his portion the Bell Location Ranch. In 1955 he built a western street on the ranch. This street burned to the ground in the mid 1960's. It was rebuilt. In 1990 the buildings were donated to the Wilderness Institute and relocated.

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