Dates: 1939 – present
Replaces an older town square set, known as Midvale Street, which featured some of the houses that were later moved to Kings Row, the layout of street and sets were completely different. Midvale Street was the location for Dr. Socrates (1935) along with many others.
Midwest Street, the current sets, were originally put together for Four Wives (1939), and are believed to have been extended for Saratoga Trunk (1945) (to be confirmed).
This is “Any Town USA” complete with a small town square, center gazebo, white church and steeple, brick courthouse and street level storefronts. A small tree-lined residential street meanders off the town square and is highlighted by six different homes. Practical interiors exist in three houses and several of the business facades.
Gilmore Girls:
The entire town of Stars Hollow is the Warner Bros Studios backlot set called “Midwest Street” built in 1946 for the film Saratoga Trunk (1946) (a small section usually unseen on the show – behind the church – was added in the early 1990’s for no particular television or film project). The residential street attached is called Kings Row and was used in 1941 (predating the town set) for the Ronald Reagan film of the same name. No new structures have been added to the backlot for the “Gilmore Girls,” although the backlot set remains dressed for the show throughout the television shooting season (July through March or April).
Church
Seen in The Lost Boys, Oceans’ Eleven
High School / Police Station
Features as Rosewood High School in Pretty Little Liars, and the Police Station in Rebel Without A Cause.
The Tanner House
Lukes’ Diner
From Gilmore Girls – this is a practical set.
The Alibi Room
Red store front from Shameless
See also Kings Row for information about the Residential Street joining Midwest Street.
Also see the Warner Bros Special Events pages
Seen on Screen: Warner Bros Studios [Midwest_St]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Socrates [Feature Film] | 1935 | William Dieterle |  |
| Midwest Street | |||
| Four Wives [Feature Film] | 1939 | Michael Curtiz | |
| Kings Row street was built for this movie - the houses already existed and were moved from the previous location on Midvale Street. Midwest Street on the backlot may also have been built for this movie. | |||
| Saratoga Trunk [Feature Film] | 1945 | Sam Wood | |
| Midwest Street on the backlot | |||
| East of Eden [Feature Film] | 1955 | Elia Kazan | |
| Stage 14, Stage 17, Stage 26, Kings Row, Midwest Street on the backlot | |||
| Rebel Without a Cause [Feature Film] | 1955 | Nicholas Ray | |
| Stage 01, Stage 06, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 09. The drag race was run on Stage 16. The police station set still exists on WB studios backlot on Midwest Street. | |||
| The Bad Seed [Feature Film] | 1956 | Mervyn LeRoy | |
| Midwest Street / Kings Row houses featured as the Tidewater Arms Apartment exteriors | |||
| Oceans 11 [Feature Film] | 1960 | Lewis Milestone | |
| Stage 01, Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 11, Stage 19, Stage 27., Stage 27A. The Church on Midwest Street was also featured. | |||
| The Music Man [Feature Film] | 1962 | Morton DaCosta | |
| Midwest Street and Kings Row on the backlot served as River City, Iowa. Stage 04, Stage 06, Stage 11, Stage 15, Stage 16 were used for interiors. | |||
| The Chase [Feature Film] | 1966 | Arthur Penn | |
| Midwest Street | |||
| Bonnie and Clyde / Bonnie & Clyde [Feature Film] | 1967 | Arthur Penn | |
| Stage 01, Stage 04, Stage 11, Stage 25, Midwest Street on the Backlot | |||
| Cool Hand Luke [Feature Film] | 1967 | Stuart Rosenberg | |
| Stage 01, Stage 06, Stage 09, Midwest Street | |||
| The Waltons [TV Series] | 1971-1981 | | |
| Stage 20 and Stage 26, as well as the Waltons House on the Warner Bros backlot. The church on Midwest Street was featured regularly. | |||
| The Shootist [Feature Film] | 1976 | Don Siegel | |
| Midwest Street and Laramie Street on the backlot | |||
| The Dukes of Hazzard [TV Series] | 1979-1985 | Gy Waldron | |
| Stage 20, Stage 28., Stage 28A, Midwest Street, Laramie Street on the backlot. | |||
| Gremlins [Feature Film] | 1984 | Joe Dante | |
| Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 18, Stage 26 at Warner Bros. Chinatown sequence was shot on Tenement Alley, off Hennesy Street on the backlot. Mrs Deagles house is part of the Midwest Street Kings Row area, and Billy and Kate walk past some of the other Kings Row houses. | |||
| Growing Pains [TV Series] | 1985-1992 | Neal Marlens | |
| Stage 02 (1985 - 1987), The Seavers home was on Midwest Street and Kings Row was also featured | |||
| The Lost Boys [Feature Film] | 1987 | Joel Schumacher | |
| Stage 12, Stage 15, The Church on Midwest Street on the backlot was also featured. | |||
| The Monster Squad [Feature Film] | 1987 | Fred Dekker | |
| Midwest Street | |||
| Elvira, Mistress of the Dark [Feature Film] | 1988 | James Signorelli | |
| The last house on Kings Row (removed in 2014) was Elviras home. Midwest Street is heavily featured. | |||
| Postcards from the Edge [Feature Film] | 1990 | Mike Nicholls | |
| Midwest Street, Kings Row, soundstages | |||
| Seinfeld [TV Series] | 1990-1998 | Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David | |
| Series finale shot at Midwest Street on the backlot | |||
| Sisters [TV Series] | 1991 - 1996 | Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman | |
| Midwest Street, Stage 08, Stage 27. | |||
| Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman [TV Series] | 1993-1997 | Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel | |
| The Daily Planet office was on New York Street. Stage 14, Stage 19, Stage 20 and Midwest Street were also used. | |||
| Friends [TV Series] | 1994 - 2004 | Various | |
| Taped in front of a live studio audience on Stage 24. Stage 05 was also used 1994-1995. The backlot was also used, including New York Street. The Geller House is part of the permanent Midwest Street backlot set (on the corner of Kings Row). | |||
| Jack Frost [Feature Film] | 1998 | Troy Miller | |
| Midwest Street | |||
| The Gilmore Girls [TV Series] | 2000 - 2007 | | |
| Stage 12, Stage 14, Stage 18 and French Street, Kings Row and Midwest Street on the backlot were used as the town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. | |||
| Norbit [Feature Film] | 2007 | Brian Robbins | |
| Midwest Street | |||
| Eastwick [TV Series] | 2009 | Maggie Friedman | |
| Midwest Street, Kings Row | |||
| Pretty Little Liars [TV Series] | 2010 | I. Marlene King | |
| Rosewood High School is a permanent school set on Midwest Street on the backlot. Alison's House was built on the Jungle Set on the backlot. Henessy Street on the backlot doubled for Philadelphia. Kings Row houses were also used. | |||
| The Muppets [Feature Film] | 2011 | James Bobin | |
| The opening dance number I've Got Everything I Need was shot on Midwest Street on the backlot. Another sequence was filmed at the cabin on the Jungle set. | |||
| La La Land [Feature Film] | 2016 | Damien Chazelle | |
| The backlot is featured extensively, particularly French Street and Midwest Street. | |||