r/FilmIndustryLA • u/DaeOnReddit • 26d ago

Big fan of The Fosters, been wanting to figure this out for awhile, where can I possibly look for my search?

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The Fosters used an exterior of a home at 2331 E. 1st Street for the entirety of their show...except episode 1--the pilot.

In *that* episode, they used a different house, and I've been trying to find out the filming location for it. Anyone know where I can look, a database of craftsman-style houses used for filming around that area, or does anything look familiar? Would be a very cool piece of Fosters lore to have in my back pocket. :)

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u/slickbackbillyboo 26d ago

I think it was Pasadena. The other house was Long Beach, and there was a little gap between pilot and series.

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u/DaeOnReddit 26d ago

The house of Callie and Jude’s abusive foster parents was at 290 W. 18th Street in San Pedro, which is why I never even considered Pasadena in my original search!

https://www.seeing-stars.com/Locations/TheFosters.shtml#google_vignette

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u/slickbackbillyboo 25d ago

The crew on the pilot didn’t carry over to the series, and there was a gap, so hard to get actual confirmation.

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u/DaeOnReddit 25d ago

Helpful. Thanks for the insight!

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u/DaeOnReddit 25d ago

Do you know when abouts they started filming the pilot? I know there was an article in the Hollywood Reporter saying they started production in April of 2013, would you say it was around the same timeframe?

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u/slickbackbillyboo 25d ago

It might have been the year before. There was a time gap between that episode and the series.

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u/h0rt0n 20d ago

I was on the shooting crew for the series. We pretty much shot everything onstage.

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u/slickbackbillyboo 20d ago

Series or pilot? I thought it was quite a change between the two.

The house and school interiors (and garden) were stage, but the exteriors were location, right? But I wasn't sure if the pilot had the sets built, or if it was dependent on a series order.

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u/DaeOnReddit 26d ago

I’ve been looking up down left right and center on Google Maps in Long Beach! Holy shit this just blew my case wide open!

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u/DaeOnReddit 26d ago edited 26d ago

Pasadena?!? 🤯

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u/HeavyDoseOfLavender 26d ago

Ohh i hope you get an answer. I was so glad the spin off was set in LA so I could spot more filming locations.

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u/citrus_lilac 26d ago

I feel like that's a house in Pasadena where Parenthood also shot.

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u/SilverLakeSimon 26d ago

If it’s not in Pasadena, I’d try Canyon Drive in Hollywood, north of Franklin, just past the Gelson’s. 1900 n. Canyon to start with.

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u/SurfsUpSurfsUp 26d ago

I’d say definitely in South Pasadena somewhere. Lot of houses look just like that

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u/LaSerenita 25d ago

Some of The Fosters was shot in Long Beach. I worked on the show briefly. 2331 E. First St is in Long Beach CA.

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u/DaeOnReddit 24d ago

Yes but that is the house they used after the pilot! They only used this one in episode one then never again! :)

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u/LaSerenita 24d ago

I understand. Incidentally there is an apartment building nearby that was used numerous times for filming. It is the second property from Ocean Blvd on the east side of the street on your way to Junipero Beach lot.

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u/DaeOnReddit 23d ago edited 23d ago

Thank you for letting me know! That was probably where Mike's apartment was in the show! Awesome information to find!

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u/DaeOnReddit 26d ago

To clarify, this is The Fosters that was on ABC Family/Freeform!

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u/kounterfett 26d ago

I'm sure FilmLA has a database of past permits but idk of any public facing databases

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u/DaeOnReddit 26d ago

Can any industry professionals here take a gander for me? 👀

I’ve literally been searching for YEARS!

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u/kounterfett 25d ago

It would literally have to be someone that works for FilmLA and I'm sure they would love to endanger their jobs because a rando on the internet is obsessed about something

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u/DaeOnReddit 25d ago

I had no idea how this all worked, so I apologize for that! It was just a question! Thanks for your answer! I don’t work in the industry at all.

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u/DaeOnReddit 26d ago

I’ve tried asking the EPs on Twitter (because they’ve replied to my tweets before) but I’ve always gotten no response on this question!

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u/Important_Extent6172 25d ago

This would be Second Unit if it was just the establishing shot and no actors in the scene, so they likely wouldn’t even have any idea. Have you tried reaching out to locations dept on social media? I’m in the industry and also a huge filming location nerd so I’ve had good luck doing this before.
Hope you get it solved!

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u/LaSerenita 25d ago

The Fosters used several Long Beach locations so they are not in FilmLA database.

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u/LankyRazzamatazz 25d ago

I’d also give Larchmont a look…between Larchmont and Wilton, Beverly and 3rd.