In the land of hastily built soundstages, there’s one gem that’s taken over 120 years to create
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The many original details woven throughout 90,000sq ft of registered stages, warehouses and exteriors, make Lacy Street Production Center one of the best places for creating an authentic atmosphere in Hollywood. It takes time, money and a lot of production design to manufacture what Lacy Street Production Center effortlessly provides today, including:
- A narrow and dark alleyway between warehouses, perfect for chase scenes
- Multiple original wood and brick warehouses to recreate anything from an industrial vibe (NCIS:LA) to a backdrop of dystopian futures (Miracle Workers S4, Westworld S4)
- An exterior courtyard surrounded by authentic details
- A dirt-lined alley
- The iconic smoke stack
- Plenty of stairways, hallways and accent details
- A trap door to a secret basement
- Roof access for views across the Los Angeles valley
Explore the campus:
One-of-a-kind Stages and Exteriors:
Here is what Darrin Cummings, Locations Manager known for True Detective and Bumblebee had to say about working at Lacy Street:
Over the years Lacy Street has held an indispensable position in cinema history. It has evolved over the years while still keeping its aesthetic that is unmatched anywhere else. One look upon its walls conjures emotions that every theater-goer can identify with. As a viewer there are dozens of films, shows, and scenes that found a home at Lacy which could never have captured my imagination otherwise. As a participant in filmmaking I have many, many fond memories of my times within those walls.
Darrin Cummings, Locations Manager of True Detective, Bumblebee and more
By the numbers:
90,000 sq ft
10 warehouses
2 alley ways
1 smoke stack
1 exterior courtyard
10 warehouses
2 alley ways
1 smoke stack
1 exterior courtyard
Notable productions filmed at Lacy Street
- Damien Chazelle’s upcoming film, Babylon
- Cagney and Lacey
- Catch Me If You Can, staged a cozy living room
- LA Confidential
- SAW, the entire first film was shot at Lacy
- Grey's Anatomy
- NCIS: LA and NCIS
- American Horror Stories, turned Lacy into a creepy doll factory
- Westworld, created a site for a futuristic drone landing
- Miracle Workers
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine, many scenes including a prison cafeteria and exterior
- Workaholics
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History
Lacy Street Production Center plays an important part in the city 's motion picture industry today, but began as Columbia Mills when construction began in 1903. The network of warehouses was a hub for manufacturing window shade materials. The site was converted into a studio in 1980 for the Cagney & Lacey television series and continues to play an important role in Hollywood. See more at lacystreet.com
