Studios & sets

40 Acres

film studio backlot in Culver City, California, United States (1927-1976)

United States · 34.0219, -118.3820

40 Acres is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 8 more.

“Most of the filming was done on "the back forty" studio backlot of Selznick International with all the location scenes being photographed in California, mostly in Los Angeles County or neighboring Ventura County.”

Gone with the Wind (1939) · Wikipedia

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TV series filmed at 40 Acres

Star Trek: The Original Series 1966–1969

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names 40 Acres as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Gone with the Wind 1939
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
“Meanwhile, interior studio filming was shot at the Desilu Culver Studios for nine weeks from June 6 to July 31, 1963.” Wikipedia
The Andy Griffith Show 1960–
“The show was filmed at Desilu Studios, with exteriors filmed at Forty Acres in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Hogan's Heroes 1965–
“Outdoor scenes were filmed on the 40 Acres backlot.” Wikipedia
The Fortune 1975
“The film was shot on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and on a segment of street constructed in the corner of the former RKO Forty Acres back lot where the "Stalag 13" sets for TV's Hogan's Heroes were located.” Wikipedia
Adventures of Superman 1952–
“Many exteriors in the first season were shot at the RKO Pictures backlot, called "Forty Acres".” Wikipedia
Two Tickets to Broadway 1951
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 1964–
“The show was filmed at Camp Pendleton, Desilu Studios's Desilu-Cahuenga, and RKO Forty Acres backlot, where The Andy Griffith Show was filmed.” Wikipedia

Named here by 40 Acres’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at 40 Acres, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Gone with the Wind 1939

“Core structures that stood for decades and appeared in many productions are listed here, most of which were constructed to represent, in Gone with the Wind, the antebellum Town of Atlanta, and later used for the fictional Mayberry.” Wikipedia
Bonanza 1959–

“Forty Acres was also the backdrop for an episode of My Three Sons entitled "The Horseless Saddle" (1961), and five episodes of the TV series Bonanza where the backlot's Western Street, next to the Garden of Allah (1936) set, served as a trail town.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at 40 Acres?

9 productions are recorded as filmed at 40 Acres, including Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969), Gone with the Wind (1939) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at 40 Acres?

Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969), covered by 56 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is 40 Acres?

40 Acres is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.0219, -118.3820.

What other filming locations are near 40 Acres?

Arab Village (under 1 km), Culver City station (under 1 km), Culver Studios (under 1 km), Culver Hotel (1 km west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear.