Sullivan Studios

 interesting place, film/video production studio/facility, television studio

66 Hymus Rd. Scarsborough, Ontario.

The decision by Sullivan Entertainment Inc. to create its own studio and backlot was a major breakthrough in Canadian television. The 4 acre / 54,000 square foot suburban Toronto facility was originally developed for “Road to Avonlea”, but has been used for numerous other productions as well, including “Wind at My Back”, “Love on the Land”, “Sleeping Dogs Lie”, “Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story”, “The Piano Man’s Daughter”, “Super Rupert” and “P.R.”

The strikingly real 1930’s small town backlot, with four connecting fully functioning sound stages, also rents on a regular basis to outside production companies. The complex has provided a backdrop for productions such as “Mr. Bojangles” and “Sounder”, both set in the American south, as well as contemporary series “Charms for the Easy Life” and “Paradise Falls.”

The studio backlot is the largest set of its kind ever mounted for Canadian television and includes a main street, park, railway station, gas station, movie theatre, hotel and bank. The studio also houses an extensive inventory of antique props, as well as sets and costumes preserved from Sullivan’s various period productions. The backlot has the practical ability to be dressed and re-dressed for time periods ranging from 1850 to today.

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