Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio (Santa Clarita, California)

USA / California / Santa Clarita / Santa Clarita, California / Oak Creek Ave., Newhall, 24715
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Melody Ranch
24715 Oakcreek Avenue
Newhall, CA 91321
(661) 259-9669

22 acre back lot located in the 30 mile zone.

The Melody Ranch follows in the tradition of film shoots which were done in Placerita Canyon near Newhall, California, dating back to around 1926. Tom Mix westerns were filmed in the area at that time.

In 1931, Trem Carr's Monogram Pictures took out a five year lease on a parcel of land a couple of miles east of here in Placerita Canyon. The location of the western town that was constructed there was just east of what is now the junction of Placerita Canyon Road and State Route 14. Today, this area is part of Disney's Golden Oak Ranch (see below). In 1935, as a result of a merger, the property became controlled by the newly formed Republic Pictures. However, in 1936, they lost their lease and the entire town was relocated here, near the connection of Oak Creek and Placerita Canyon roads. A dispute within Republic caused Carr to reconstitute his Monogram brand and this property reverted to Carr in 1937. It was purchased by Gene Autry in 1953, who named it Melody Ranch.

A fire swept through the ranch in August 1962, destroying most of the standing sets. However, the devastated landscape did prove useful for productions such as Combat!. In 1990, Autry put the ranch up for sale and it was purchased by Rene and Andre Veluzat. The Veluzats as of 2013 had a 22 acre complex on the property which makes up what is now known as the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio. The Veluzats own other movie production properties, as well.

www.melodyranchstudio.com/
geneautry.com/clubhouse/places/melodyranch_ca.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_ranch#Melody_Ranch
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Coordinates:   34°23'3"N   118°30'44"W

Comments

  • I have worked on the ranch as an actor('Tall Tales' and others) and visited when it's open to the general public. This movie ranch is open during the Spring Santa Clarita Cowboy poetry events. The western boundry polygon is set wrong here, the ranch goes more west to the next home lot.
  • So. Fix it.
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