Bronson Caves (Los Angeles, California)

 quarry, cave(s), interesting place, movie / film / TV location

Bronson Canyon is a location in Griffith Park, California that has become famous as the setting for an astounding number of movies and TV shows filmed throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, especially westerns and science fiction. Its picturesque setting and remote (but easily accessible) location has made it a prime choice for filmmakers who want to place their stories in a "wilderness" setting.

Originally named Brush Canyon, the famous hill and cave setting is on the western side of Griffith Park. In 1903, the Union Rock Company founded a quarry for excavation of crushed rock, used in the construction of city streets. The quarry ceased operation in the late 1920s, leaving the caves behind. The caves, known as the Bronson Caves, gave the area its more popular name of Bronson Canyon.

Scenes filmed in Bronson Canyon for motion pictures and TV shows have always been filmed in a manner that shows the cave entrance at an angle. This is because the cave is actually a very short tunnel through the hill; it opens up on the other side of the hill after a short distance.

The most well known appearance of the cave in Bronson Canyon is likely as the Batcave in the Batman television series of the 1960's.

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