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Hey all i finally got a video that i took at Laurel Way in July.  I was a lil hungover so dont mind me lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms8R9t16bnI

hint for shooting future landmarks:

Turn your phone so that the image is wide-screen/horizontal and not at a "doorway" aspect ratio.

Its a movie, not a still.

but thanks for the small visit to Laurel.

Ya i didnt notice that till i got back home lol, if anyone has an iphone turn it on its side for videos lol.
I uploaded a second part for the people who have never seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbtDGRJNcYk

Is that the same garage where the picture of Brian with the baseball bat was taken (the pic in TSS booklet)?

Very nice, but in the next one can you actually break in please?

its tempting :P

now that you've filmed that location you should go film Hardy way... ;D ;D ;D (just kidding)

I've been thinking about this house a lot lately and would love to see more pictures of the inside and the "Holy Grail" picture (if it exists) of the piano in the sandbox.

Here's some information that I thought was interesting.  The website itself is really clunky (it's called "Beach Boys Wiki" and constantly locks up on me, so I copied some of the text below:

 
Homes

The Wilsons

◾8012 S. Harvard St., Los Angeles CA, USA. The Wilson family (Murry, Audree, little Brian and Dennis) moved there in late 1941 and lived there until early 1945 when they moved to 3701 West 119th Street, Hawthorne, CA- now site of the Beach Boys Landmark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9G42Zs0zk4

Brian Wilson

◾5N129 Dover Hill, St. Charles, IL 60174. Brian Wilson and his wife moved here in the late 90s and only stayed for 2 years or so. They chose the location to be near Brian's then-producer but left after a falling out with said producer. The two have since reconciled. The house was listed for $1.49 million at one point and includes Brian's custom-built basement music studio.
◾910 Greentree, Los Angeles California, USA. This is where Brian Wilson lived in the 1980s as he was being treated by a psychiatrist for his well-publicized mental health issues.
◾10452 Bellagio Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles CA, USA. Brian and Marilyn Rovell lived there between 1967 and 1978.
◾1448 Laurel Way, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles CA, USA. Brian and Marilyn Rovell lived there between 1965 and 1967.
◾7235 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles CA, USA. Apartment home of Brian Wilson circa 1964.

Dennis Wilson

◾ 31284 Broad Beach Rd, Malibu, CA 90265. Dennis' home with Karen.
◾ 2600 Benedict Canyon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA. This is where some of Dennis Wilson's happier years were spent; he had moved with his wife and two kids
◾ 6120 Trancas Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA 90265. Dennis lived here with Shawn Love for a time. Google Streetview shows a scenic view of the distant Pacific Ocean from the location.
◾ 14400 Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades, California. This was Dennis' home in the late 1960s. Described as a large log-cabin-style home, Dennis hosted the Charles Manson family here for a summer to great expense. Dennis later moved out to be rid of Manson and his "family".
◾ From a fan-site: ◾ 8012 Sth. Harvard Blvd. (born there 12/4/44)*


3701 W. 119th Hawthorne (1946-1964)** 600 Hyde Park Avenue, Inglewood (1964) 124 Hillsdale, Inglewood (1965) 2600 Benedict Canyon (Dennis & Carol)+ 14400 Sunset Blvd (the 'Manson' house)++ Wavecrest Ave., Venice Beach  Beverly Glen  Slip C-1100, Marina Del Ray (berth of  Harmony 1974-80) 3109 Ocean Front Walk  32184 Broad Beach, Trancas (Dennis & Karen) 9747 Yokum Drive, Beverly Hills (Dennis & Karen) Coldwater canyon (Dennis & Christine 1980 - Christine's house, I believe) Trancas Beach (11/83) Santa Monica Bay Inn, Ocean Park Avenue (Dennis & Shawn)

  * - house still stands but almost entirely remodelled ** - demolished mid-80s.   + - gated community with guards ++ - demolished/extensively remodelled mid-2000s


Recording Studios

◾Western Studios. 6000 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles CA, USA. The Beach Boys recorded here between 196? and 19??. Albums partly or completely recorded there are: Pet Sounds, xxxx, xxxx. http://www.liquid-blue.com/music/pages/WesternRecorders.htm
◾Capitol Studios. 1750 Vine Street, Los Angeles CA, USA. The Beach Boys recorded here between 196? and 19??. Albums partly or completely recorded there are: xxxx, xxxx, xxxx. ttp://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/studios2.html
◾Brother Studio #1. Bambrugge, Holland 7/1972 through 10/1972: Holland Album.
◾Brother Studio #2. 1454 5th Street, Santa Monica CA, USA. The studio is no longer there. The Beach Boys recorded here between 1973 and 1979. Albums partly or completely recorded there were: Dennis Wilson, Pacific Ocean Blue, 15 Big Ones, MIU (mixing),
◾CBS Studios. On the north side of Sunset, between Gower and El Centro
◾United Recorders. 6050 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA, USA. Now called Ocean Way.

Schools

The Wilsons

◾Hawthorne High. 4859 W. El Segundo Blvd, Los Angeles CA, USA.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_High_School_%28Hawthorne%2C_California%29

Concert Halls (main)

◾Roxy Theater. Address. Brian Wilson played his come back concerts on xx.xx.xx-xx.xx.xx and recorded the double live album "Live at The Roxy". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roxy_Theatre
◾Royal Festival Hall. Address, London, UK. Brian Wilson debuted "Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE" in 2004 and "That Lucky Old Sun" in 2008
◾Long Beach Civic Auditorium. Address. Site of the first concert on New Year's Eve 1961. The site is now called Long Beach Arena. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach_Arena

Beaches

◾Paradise Cove Nothern Cliff. Malibu CA, USA, South of Kanan-Dume Road, Paradise Cove Exit from PCH 28128 West Pacific Coast Highway, California 90265. Cover of Surfin Safari album.

Others

◾Beach Boys Landmark. Address. Build on the Wilsons Hawthorne home. http://www.seeing-stars.com/immortalized/beachboys.shtml, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqCmgO6ryT4&NR=1
◾Foster's Freeze. 11969 Hawthorne Blvd, Los Angeles CA, USA. Ice Cream stand, usual hang out of the band in the early days. On its parking lots the band heard that Surfin' won a local radio contest.
◾Chez Jays (Santa Monica, CA). One of Dennis Wilsons favorite bars before his death. http://www.chezjays.com/
◾Carl Wilson's grave. Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles CA, USA. Plot: Section D, near Minnie Riperton.
◾Dennis Wilsons boat slip. Basin C 1100
◾Centinela Hospital Inglewood - Birthplace of Brian Wilson
◾Dennis boat was at Marina Del Ray, Marquessa Way
◾The firehouse seen in the GV promo is LAFD Fire Station 27, located on 1355 North Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood.
◾Murry's High School (and I guess Mike's Mom's and Audree's as well ) George Washington High 180th St. and Denker
◾1928 family home of Audree (Korthof) Wilson 1829 W. 84th st L.A.
◾Buddy Wilson's 1929 residence 9722 S. Figueroa L.A.
◾Audree and Murry's first home together (married March 26, 1938) 613 ½ w. 8th st. L.A. near the downtown campus of Pepperdine. They moved from here to the Harvard address.
◾A.B.L.E. 4969 Firestone Blvd. Southgate
◾The Radiant Radish: Brian's short-lived health food store (referenced in the song "H.E.L.P. is on the Way") was located at the corner of N San Vicente Blvd and Melrose Ave  in West Hollywood

Wow, google street view tells me the Foster's Freeze in Hawthorne is still there!  I paid a visit to Hawthorne a couple years ago and it struck me as a place rather stuck in time.

There are some Foster's Freeze locations still kicking around. There used to be even more up north in the Bay Area, and I believe there are at least three in the Bay Area at the moment that are still open.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi2j-yE-3jI

Note the surfboards.

PetSoundsNOLA, thanks for posting that great reference list.

Check out this YouTube channel - great tours of historic Beach-Boys related sites.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_8-YFmKBnfeHhuI8db4wg/search?query=beach+boys

Great footage. When I was over in LA when I was performing a festival with the Ladykillers back in 2011, I wanted to visit his old house. Never got the chance though!

Foster's is in Salinas CA in town.    Went there a couple of times this spring.      seems to be a popular spot.

I lived in Oroville, which is the armpit of California, for about seven years. There's still a Foster's Freeze there, but no Dairy Queen.

Here's the Foster Freeze in San Leandro, California.  This is in the business section of town....at the corner of Alvarado and Montague.

The owner is an older Chinese Man, who runs the place with his wife and grandkids.  Looks like a dump, but the food is quite good albeit a bit pricey.

You'll pay $8-$10 for a Burger, Fries and Soda.   He's had the place for about 20 years he tells me.

(http://i66.tinypic.com/20a6xac.jpg)

Dogbone