Franklin Canyon - Los Angeles

Franklin Canyon
Los Angeles
Episode 73
The Franklin Canyon neighborhood is located at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, between the San Fernando Valley and Beverly Hills. The biggest feature of the area is Franklin Canyon Park which is home to a 3-acre lake, a duck pond and over five miles of hiking trails.
The park has been used as a filming location for numerous television and film productions, most notably for the opening credits of The Andy Griffith Show. Other film and television credits include…
FILM
It Happened One Night (1934)
A Ducking They Did Go (1939) (A Three Stooges Short)
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
On Golden Pond (1981)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Platoon (1986)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Minority Report (2002)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
Bonanza
The Brady Bunch
ER
Green Acres
Lassie
Matlock
Murder She Wrote
Quantum Leap
Sons of Anarchy
Star Trek
Twin Peaks
This trip starts headed West on Sunset Blvd where we see and then pass the famous Sierra Towers on the right (01:00). We pass the famous Greystone Mansion (02:29) and cut though Beverly Hills to Coldwater Canyon (08:12) and eventually Franklin Canyon Drive (12:11). We hit the Franklin Canyon Reservoir at (18:05) where we loop around and head back through the canyon which provides scenic views of the city in the distance.
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

[@coryortiz8204]

Amazing as always!

[@EverydayOnTour]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[@kramsnewo10]

I Iive 5 min from this thanks for the heads up.

[@EverydayOnTour]

Sure thing, funny enough I live about 5 minutes away too and had no idea this area existed until recently.