Post by Richard Kimble on Jan 24, 2018 8:59:38 GMT
The "40 Acres" lot, where everything from Gone To The Wind to Gomer Pyle was shot.
In this view from 1958 (two years before TAGS started), one can see a number of "40 Acres" landmarks, including the "Mayberry" courthouse (right edge, center) and the mansion from Scarlett O'Hara's plantation "Tara," from the film Gone With The Wind (just right of upper left corner):
Classic aerial photo of the 40 Acres lot, showing sets for TAGS, Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes, and others.
A film tour of the 40 Acres lot from 1958:
40 ACRES BACKLOT FLY OVER
One of my favorite uses of the lot was in the pilot for the 1965 TV series The Legend of Jesse James (yes, they tried to make a TV hero out of Jesse James):
Legend of Jesse James - Three Men From Now
You can see the Mayberry Theater redressed as an old West feed store, but most interesting for me is the long shot as Jesse walks down the street, as we see the big block building between the courthouse and the church. IIRC TAGS never showed this angle, not even once.
In this view from 1958 (two years before TAGS started), one can see a number of "40 Acres" landmarks, including the "Mayberry" courthouse (right edge, center) and the mansion from Scarlett O'Hara's plantation "Tara," from the film Gone With The Wind (just right of upper left corner):
Classic aerial photo of the 40 Acres lot, showing sets for TAGS, Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes, and others.
A film tour of the 40 Acres lot from 1958:
40 ACRES BACKLOT FLY OVER
One of my favorite uses of the lot was in the pilot for the 1965 TV series The Legend of Jesse James (yes, they tried to make a TV hero out of Jesse James):
Legend of Jesse James - Three Men From Now
You can see the Mayberry Theater redressed as an old West feed store, but most interesting for me is the long shot as Jesse walks down the street, as we see the big block building between the courthouse and the church. IIRC TAGS never showed this angle, not even once.
