Cloyce Box Ranch
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The Cloyce Box Ranch was the site of the original Southfork ranch location, where the initial five episodes of Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...

were filmed. The series left that location at the end of the first season in 1978 due to a request by the property owner. The show moved to the ranch "Duncan Acres", near Plano, Texas
Plano, Texas
Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the 71st most populous city in the United States. Plano is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to as...

, where the series was filmed for the rest of its run.

The ranch house no longer exists, having been destroyed by a fire in 1987. The frame of the original Southfork Ranch
Southfork Ranch
Southfork Ranch is a conference and event center located near Plano, Texas; it contains the Ewing Mansion, which was the setting for the 1978 - 1991 television series Dallas. The ranch is located at 3700 Hogge Drive in Parker, Texas.-History:...

 that was used in the pilot season still stands in Frisco, Texas
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...

, on the northeast corner of Preston Rd. and Main St. The address of the house is: 10514 E.Main St. Frisco, Tx. 75035. The property is currently the Brinkmann Ranch owned by Baxter Brinkmann. It remains a working ranch, encompassing approximately 2000 acres (8.1 km²).
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