Colonial Street is one of the backlot

Backlot

A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio, containing permanent exterior buildings for outdoor scenes in filmmaking or television productions, or space for temporary set construction....

 street sets at Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use...

. The street set has a long history, spanning over 60 years of movies and television. Currently, it is in use for the ongoing filming of the Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...

television series, where the street is known as Wisteria Lane

Wisteria Lane

Wisteria Lane is the fictional name of a street which the characters of the American drama television series Desperate Housewives live. Desperate Housewives storylines primarily centre around the residents of the street. Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, and is actually...

.

History

Colonial Street has its origins in 1946 when a few homes were built at Stage 12 at Universal Studios for the motion-picture So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...

. After the movie, the sets were placed in storage. In 1950, the homes along with other sets built from stock units were moved outdoors to the north edge of the backlot (formerly River Road), and was named Colonial Street after "Colonial Mansion" (demolished in 2005 for the second season of Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...

), the first home on the street. The year 1964 saw the opening of Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use...

 and Colonial Street (along with the Psycho

Psycho (1960 film)

Psycho is a 1960 American suspense/psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. The film is based on the screenplay by Joseph Stefano, who adapted it from the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch...

 house) was a popular attraction. In 1981, Colonial Street was moved to its current location at the other side of the backlot. Not all of the buildings were moved to the new Colonial Street, with some of them becoming part of Industrial Street, now known as Elm Street.

In 1988, Colonial street was overhauled for Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...

 comedy The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy thriller film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie...

. The old Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...

home was removed, as large homes were required for the movie (see a 1988 map here). Following the movie, the homes were rearranged again so Circle Drive was connected once again (see a 1989-1996 map here). In 1996, a new Leave it to Beaver house is built for the 1997 movie

Leave It to Beaver (film)

Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:...

 (called the Morrison Home), replacing homes that were built for The 'Burbs movie. Also during this time, the Providence

Providence (TV series)

Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...

home was built (called the Klopeck House Building). Colonial Street remained unchanged until 2004, when Desperate Housewives used the street for its series production, giving it the name Wisteria Lane. The homes were freshly painted with bright pastel colours and refurbished.

The house where the Desperate Housewives character Betty Applewhite lived during the second season was strictly avoided by the Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...

film crew during season one. This was due to the fact that it was considered to be too recognizable as the main setting of The Munsters

The Munsters

The Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...

. Following the decision to introduce the Applewhites, and having them live in the Munster home, the house was completely remodeled.

In 2005, for the second season of Desperate Housewives, the street went through some heavy changes. During the first season only one part of the street had been seen on the show — the cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...

 at the end of the street, known as 'Circle Drive' among film crews, had been left out. Now, the majority of the buildings and facades in this part of the street was either heavily remodeled or removed. Among the most noticeable changes were the removals of a church facade, seen on Murder She Wrote, in order to make room for Edie's house,
and of the so-called Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park.

Wisteria Lane

Wisteria Lane is a fictional street, appearing in the American television series Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...

. The street is located in the city of Fairview, in the fictional Eagle State. Its appearance reflects the stereotypical view of American suburbia

SubUrbia

subUrbia is a play by Eric Bogosian chronicling the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings still living in their suburban Boston hometown and their reunion with a former high school classmate who has become a successful musician...

: perfectly manicured lawns, rows of comfortable houses and white picket fences. It is the main setting of the show, and it includes the homes of its four leading women - Bree, Gabrielle

Gabrielle Solis

Gabrielle Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria...

, Susan

Susan Mayer

Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

, and Lynette

Lynette Scavo

Lynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is playedby actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series...

 - as well as most of the show's other main characters. As of the sixth season, the residents of eleven houses on Wisteria Lane have been established in the show.

Buildings

Colonial Street
Building Number	Image	Name	Lifespan	Productions
				Non Desperate Housewives	Desperate Housewives
					Address	Families
BLDG #1		Delta House	1955–present	The Desperate Hours The Desperate Hours (film) The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film from Paramount Pictures starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. The movie was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on a novel and play of the same name written by Joseph Hayes which were loosely based on actual events.The original Broadway...  (1955) Lucas Tanner Lucas Tanner Lucas Tanner is an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who became an english teacher at the fictional Harry S. Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis...  (1974–75) Delta House (1979)	4347 Wisteria Lane	Ida Greenberg (?–2008) Karen McCluskey Karen McCluskey Karen McCluskey Bender is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Kathryn Joosten, who won the Emmy Award twice for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2008.-Overview:Karen McCluskey was born in 1943, quickly wed and...  (2008) Mitzi Kinsky (2014–present)
BLDG #2		Allison Home	1946–present	So Goes My Love So Goes My Love So Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...  (1946) Harvey Harvey (film) Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase's play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull. The story is about a man whose best friend is a pooka named Harvey—in the form of a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall invisible rabbit.-Plot:Elwood P...  (1950) The Ghost and Mr. Chicken The Ghost and Mr. Chicken The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a 1966 American Universal Pictures feature film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which is located in the fictitious community of Rachel, Kansas...  (1966) Delta House (1979)	4349 Wisteria Lane	Gabrielle Solis Gabrielle Solis Gabrielle Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria...  (2003–present) Carlos Solis Carlos Solis Carlos Solis is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira.-Early life:Carlos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico to Juanita and Diego Solis...  (2003–2006 and 2008–present)
BLDG #3		Munster Home (originally Maxim house)	1946–present	So Goes My Love So Goes My Love So Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...  (1946) The Munsters The Munsters The Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...  (1964–1966)	4351 Wisteria Lane	Mullin family (?-2005)
						Betty Applewhite (2005–2006)
						Alma Hodge (2007)
						Hunter Bob Hunter (Desperate Housewives) Bob Hunter is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. He is portrayed by Tuc Watkins and first appeared in the season four episode "If There's Anything I Can't Stand" on October 21, 2007... /McDermott (2007–present)
BLDG #4		Johnson Home	1977–present	"All that heaven Allows" (1955) Ron's Barn : Rock Hudson The Hardy Boys The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC...  (1977–79) The New Lassie The New Lassie The New Lassie was an American television series which aired in first-run syndication for two seasons beginning in 1989, reviving the beloved "Lassie" collie character who debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and a long-running earlier Lassie television series...  (1989) Deep Impact Deep Impact (film) Deep Impact is a 1998 science-fiction disaster-drama film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks in the United States on May 8, 1998. The film was directed by Mimi Leder and stars Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Téa Leoni, and Morgan Freeman...  (2003)	4353 Wisteria Lane	Susan Mayer Susan Mayer Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...  (1992–2015 and 2016-present) Paul Young Paul Young Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...  (2015-2016)
BLDG #5		Dana Home	1951–present	Bedtime for Bonzo Bedtime for Bonzo Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova, starring future U.S. President Ronald Reagan. It revolves around the attempts of the central character, Professor Peter Boyd , to teach human morals to a chimpanzee, hoping to solve the "nature versus nurture" question...  (1951) The Thrill of It All The Thrill of It All The Thrill of It All is a romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison starring Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, and ZaSu Pitts. The screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart and Carl Reiner...  (1963)	4355 Wisteria Lane	Scavo family Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is playedby actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series...  (1998–present)
BLDG #6		unnamed	at least 1954-2007	[ Desperate House Wives - Destroyed by tornado] unnamed	4358 Wisteria Lane	Karen McCluskey Karen McCluskey Karen McCluskey Bender is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Kathryn Joosten, who won the Emmy Award twice for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2008.-Overview:Karen McCluskey was born in 1943, quickly wed and...  (1964–present)
BLDG #7		Walter's House	Around 1987–present	* The Burbs (1987)	4356 Wisteria Lane	Lilian Simms (?–2004) Katherine Davis Katherine Mayfair Katherine Mayfair is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...  (1994–1995)
						Mike Delfino Mike Delfino Michael "Mike" Delfino is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor James Denton.- Season 1 :...  (2004–2007)
						Carlos Solis Carlos Solis Carlos Solis is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira.-Early life:Carlos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico to Juanita and Diego Solis...  (2006–2007)
						Katherine Mayfair Katherine Mayfair Katherine Mayfair is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...  (2007–2015)
						Felicia Tilman (2016)
BLDG #8		The Klopeck House Building	around 1999–present	Providence Providence (TV series) Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...  (1999–2002), The Burbs (1987)	4354 Wisteria Lane	Van de Kamp/Hodge family (1994–present) (house modified since the Burbs)
BLDG #9		Morrison Home	1996–present	Leave it to Beaver Leave It to Beaver (film) Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:...  (1997)	4352 Wisteria Lane	Young family Mary Alice Young Mary Alice Young is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Brenda Strong and narrates the series from beyond the grave; the character's suicide in the pilot episode served as the catalyst of the series...  (1990–2006)
						Shepherd family (2006)
						Bolen family Angie Bolen Angela De Luca is a fictional character played by Drea de Matteo on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and appeared throughout the series' sixth season from September 27, 2009 to May 16, 2010...  (2014-2015)
BLDG #10		Cromwell Home or Pink Palace, Dragnet House		* One Desire (1955) Cromwell House - home of Anne Baxter as Tacey Cromwell Dragnet TV Series Adam 12 TV series The Car (1977)	4350 Wisteria Lane	Martha Huber (?-2004)
						Felicia Tilman (2004–06)
						Alex Cominis (2014-2016) & Andrew Van de Kamp Andrew Van De Kamp Andrew Van de Kamp is a fictional character in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives played by Shawn Pyfrom, and is the son of Bree Van de Kamp and the late Rex Van de Kamp....  (2014-present)
BLDG #11		Drew House	1977–present	The Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–78) The 'Burbs The 'Burbs The 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy thriller film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie...  (1988)	4346 Wisteria Lane	Rose Kemper (?-2014) on 5.20
BLDG #12		Corner House	1936–present	Three Smart Girls Three Smart Girls Three Smart Girls is a 1936 musical comedy film. The Craig sisters, played by Barbara Read, Nan Grey and Deanna Durbin in her first feature film role, travel to New York City to prevent their father from remarrying....  (1936) The Chase The Chase (1966 film) The Chase is a 1966 American drama film directed by Arthur Penn, about a series of events set into motion by a prison break. Since one of the two escapees is Charlie "Bubber" Reeves , the escape causes a stir in a nearby town where Bubber is a well-known figure.The film deals with themes of racism...  (1966) 100 Men and a Girl (1937) Matlock Matlock (TV series) Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...  (1986–1995)	unknown	Not occupied (but repainted), used as a security house to prevent unauthorised access to the street.
BLDG #13		Seven Gables	1940–present	The House of the Seven Gables The House of the Seven Gables The House of the Seven Gables is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. The house is now a non-profit museum, with an admission fee charged for tours, as well as an active settlement house with programs for children...  (1940)	unknown	Not occupied (but repainted)
BLDG #14		Psycho house	1960-82	Psycho Psycho (1960 film) Psycho is a 1960 American suspense/psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. The film is based on the screenplay by Joseph Stefano, who adapted it from the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch...  (1960)	Gone by the time the series started
		Chicken Ranch	1982–present	Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Father's Day (1997) The Visitor The Visitor (TV series) The Visitor was a science fiction television series created by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin which aired on Fox from 1997–1998. It starred John Corbett as Adam McArthur who was abducted by extraterrestrials 50 years earlier and escapes back to Earth to help improve life for...  (1997) House of 1000 Corpses House of 1000 Corpses House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie; it is his directorial debut. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003 by Lions Gate Entertainment.-Plot:...  (2000) The Ghost Whisperer (2005)	unknown	Never has been seen or used
Circle Drive (the end of Colonial Street with the cul-de-sac Cul-de-sac A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet... )
BLDG #1		Colonial Mansion	1927–2005	Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin (film) A number of film adaptations of Uncle Tom's Cabin have been made over the years. Most of these movies were created during the silent film era...  (1927) Written on the Wind Written on the Wind Written on the Wind is a 1956 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk. It stars Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone....  (1956) Casper Casper (film) Casper is a 1995 American comedy fantasy film starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci, based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery...  (1995)	Area was not seen until season two (2005) when the house was already gone for the show's expansion
		Park	2005–present	Wasn't built until season two (2005) of Desperate Housewives	none	Seen as a park since season two (2005)
BLDG #2		Church	1964–2005	The Munsters The Munsters The Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...  (1964) Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...  (1984)	Area was not seen until season two (2005) when the church was already gone for the show's expansion
		unnamed	2005–present	Wasn't built until season two (2005) of Desperate Housewives	4362 Wisteria Lane	Edie Britt Edie Britt Edie Britt Williams is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...  (2004–2008 and 2013-2014) Renee Perry (2015-present)
BLDGS #3, 4, 5 , 6		School (facade) (BLDG 1) Store facades (BLDGS 4, 5, 6)	unknown-2005		Area was not seen until season two (2005) when the facades were already gone for the show's expansion
		unnamed	2005–present	Wasn't built until season two (2005) of Desperate Housewives	4360 Wisteria Lane	an unnamed woman, played by an uncredited extra Extra (actor) A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background... , in episode 4.02 Smiles of a Summer Night (Desperate Housewives) “Smiles of a Summer Night” is the 72nd episode of the ABC dramedy series Desperate Housewives. It was written by Bob Daily and Matt Berry and directed by David Grossman. It is the second episode of the show’s fourth season and aired on October 7, 2007.... Mr. Scully (?-2015) on 7.09

Productions

Several TV series and motion pictures have been filmed on Colonial Street, including:

• Bedtime for Bonzo
  Bedtime for Bonzo
  Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova, starring future U.S. President Ronald Reagan. It revolves around the attempts of the central character, Professor Peter Boyd , to teach human morals to a chimpanzee, hoping to solve the "nature versus nurture" question...
  
  
• Beethoven
  Beethoven (film)
  Beethoven is a 1992 American family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt. The film is the first in the Beethoven film series....
  
  
• Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• The 'Burbs
  The 'Burbs
  The 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy thriller film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie...
  
  
• Casper
  Casper (film)
  Casper is a 1995 American comedy fantasy film starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci, based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery...
  
  
• Deep Impact
  Deep Impact (film)
  Deep Impact is a 1998 science-fiction disaster-drama film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks in the United States on May 8, 1998. The film was directed by Mimi Leder and stars Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Téa Leoni, and Morgan Freeman...
  
  
• Delta House
• The Desperate Hours
  The Desperate Hours (film)
  The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film from Paramount Pictures starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. The movie was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on a novel and play of the same name written by Joseph Hayes which were loosely based on actual events.The original Broadway...
  
  
• Desperate Housewives
  Desperate Housewives
  Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
  
  
• Father's Day
  Fathers' Day (film)
  Fathers' Day is a 1997 comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Nastassja Kinski...
  
  
• The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
  The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
  The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a 1966 American Universal Pictures feature film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which is located in the fictitious community of Rachel, Kansas...
  
  
• The Ghost Whisperer
• Gremlins
  Gremlins
  Gremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature—called a Mogwai—as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel,...
  
  
• The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC...
  
  
• Harvey
  Harvey (film)
  Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase's play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull. The story is about a man whose best friend is a pooka named Harvey—in the form of a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall invisible rabbit.-Plot:Elwood P...
  
  
• House of 1000 Corpses
  House of 1000 Corpses
  House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie; it is his directorial debut. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003 by Lions Gate Entertainment.-Plot:...
  
  
• Kicking and Screaming
• The Ladykillers
  The Ladykillers (2004 film)
  The Ladykillers is a 2004 dark comedy film directed, written and produced by the Coen brothers and stars Tom Hanks, with a supporting cast that includes J. K. Simmons, Marlon Wayans, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst and Irma P. Hall...
  
  (the 2004 remake)
• Leave It to Beaver
  Leave It to Beaver
  Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...
  
  (the original series)
• Leave It to Beaver
  Leave It to Beaver (film)
  Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:...
  
  (the 1997 remake)
• Lucas Tanner
  Lucas Tanner
  Lucas Tanner is an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who became an english teacher at the fictional Harry S. Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis...
  
  
• Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell...
  
  
• Matlock
  Matlock (TV series)
  Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
  
  
• The Munsters
  The Munsters
  The Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...
  
  
• Murder She Wrote
• The New Lassie
  The New Lassie
  The New Lassie was an American television series which aired in first-run syndication for two seasons beginning in 1989, reviving the beloved "Lassie" collie character who debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and a long-running earlier Lassie television series...
  
  
• Providence
  Providence (TV series)
  Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
  
  
• Psycho
  Psycho (1998 film)
  Psycho is a 1998 American horror film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures, a remake of the 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
  
  (the 1998 remake)
• The Shaggy Dog
  The Shaggy Dog (1959 film)
  The Shaggy Dog is a black and white 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who is transformed into an Old English Sheepdog by an enchanted ring of the Borgias. The film was based on the story, The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten...
  
  (1959 movie and 1994 TV movie remake)
• So Goes My Love
  So Goes My Love
  So Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...
  
  
• The Thrill of It All
  The Thrill of It All
  The Thrill of It All is a romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison starring Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, and ZaSu Pitts. The screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart and Carl Reiner...
  
  
• The Visitor (1997 TV movie)
• Written on the Wind
  Written on the Wind
  Written on the Wind is a 1956 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk. It stars Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone....
  
  
• Sliders (TV series)

In addition, some music videos have used the street to shoot scenes :

• Smash Mouth
  Smash Mouth
  Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell, Greg Camp, Paul De Lisle and Kevin Coleman as lead vocals, guitar, bass and drums respectively...
  
   - All Star
  All Star (song)
  "All Star" is a single by Smash Mouth, released in 1999.It was featured on their album Astro Lounge and is one of the group's most successful songs. The music video featured cameos of William H...
  
  
• The Offspring
  The Offspring
  The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
  
   - Why Don't You Get a Job?
  Why Don't You Get a Job?
  "Why Don't You Get a Job?" is a ska song by The Offspring. The song is featured as the 11th track on The Offspring's fifth studio album Americana and was released as the second single from the album. The song also appears as the eighth track on the band's Greatest Hits album...
  
  
• Nelly
  Nelly
  Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
  
   featuring Kelly Rowland
  Kelly Rowland
  Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
  
   - Dilemma
  Dilemma (song)
  "Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the Nelly's album Nellyville, and Rowland's album Simply Deep...
  
  
• Diddy
  Sean Combs
  Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
  
   featuring Black Rob
  Black Rob
  Black Rob is a rapper who was formerly signed to Bad Boy Records.-Music career:Black Rob began associating with the label as early as 1996, appearing on the Bad Boy remix to 112's "Come See Me"...
  
   & Mark Curry - Bad Boy for Life

External links

Maps

• 1988 map of Colonial Street during the filming of the 'Burbs)
• 1989-1996 map of Colonial Street (hi-res version but church facade cut off)
• Overview photo of Colonial Street in 2004, before Colonial Mansion, the Church facade, and School and Stores facades were removed for Season Two of Desperate Housewives

Homes

• Building #1 - Delta House
• Building #2 - Allison Home
• Building #3 - Munsters House (originally known as the Maxim house)
• Building #4 - Johnson Home
• Building #5 - Dana Home
• Colonial Mansion
• Church (Facade was removed in 2005 to build Desperate Housewive character Edie Britt's house)
• Building #11 - Drew House
• Building #12 - Corner House
• Building #13 - Seven Gables
• Building #14 - Chicken Ranch Building

Circle Drive

• Circle Drive

Movies

• 1950 to 1955
• 1955 to 1980
• 1981 to 1988
• 1988 to 2004
• 2008 to 2009
• [New England Street - River Road - Colonial Mansion]