TJP
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# 14.14:
I don't know about the interiors (although I suspect it being a set on a sound stage), the exteriors of Clency's, the bar where Mack and Greg are playing darts, is a façade on New York Street on the backlot of Warner Bros. Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91505; the exterior set's approximate geocoordinates are 34°08'57.9"N 118°20'14.3"W.
If you are familiar with the medical drama "ER", you will recognize the archway in the background when Greg and Mack walk off; that archway was later used as the ambulance bay on "ER", and the fake Chicago El tracks were constructed along the façade complex visible in the background.
Although "Knots" continued to film at Sony Pictures Studios until the end of the regular series, the former MGM / Lorimar backlot got more and more diminished, not to say eradicated. Sony constructed a few new buildings, and the rebuilding process also included demolishing sound stages 18 through 20, so it certainly became more and more difficult to film outdoor scenes at Sony. Considering that Warner Bros. had taken over Lorimar in 1989, using exisiting sets at WB was a more or less natural choice.
Kate, Bobby and Betsy riding their bikes: The first segment was filmed approximately at 34°08'51.9"N 118°18'10.0"W — note the irrigation canal, which made it easier to determine the spot. It is located on a section of Mount Hollywood Drive that forks off from Griffith Park Drive and is closed to the public.
The spot where Kate was forced off the road was filmed elsewhere. I haven't been able to identify the exact spot yet.
I don't know about the interiors (although I suspect it being a set on a sound stage), the exteriors of Clency's, the bar where Mack and Greg are playing darts, is a façade on New York Street on the backlot of Warner Bros. Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91505; the exterior set's approximate geocoordinates are 34°08'57.9"N 118°20'14.3"W.
If you are familiar with the medical drama "ER", you will recognize the archway in the background when Greg and Mack walk off; that archway was later used as the ambulance bay on "ER", and the fake Chicago El tracks were constructed along the façade complex visible in the background.
Although "Knots" continued to film at Sony Pictures Studios until the end of the regular series, the former MGM / Lorimar backlot got more and more diminished, not to say eradicated. Sony constructed a few new buildings, and the rebuilding process also included demolishing sound stages 18 through 20, so it certainly became more and more difficult to film outdoor scenes at Sony. Considering that Warner Bros. had taken over Lorimar in 1989, using exisiting sets at WB was a more or less natural choice.
Kate, Bobby and Betsy riding their bikes: The first segment was filmed approximately at 34°08'51.9"N 118°18'10.0"W — note the irrigation canal, which made it easier to determine the spot. It is located on a section of Mount Hollywood Drive that forks off from Griffith Park Drive and is closed to the public.
The spot where Kate was forced off the road was filmed elsewhere. I haven't been able to identify the exact spot yet.