You’ll know these houses and high schools. The settings Hollywood has just lost

As well as destroying thousands of homes and taking at least seven lives, the Los Angeles fires have wiped out some notable Hollywood landmarks, including the filming locations for well-known movies and TV shows.

While there had been earlier fears the Hollywood Hills fire would affect such famed spots as Hollywood Bowl, the TCL Chinese Theatre and the Dolby Theatre, they have not been damaged.

But among the buildings either damaged or destroyed is Palisades Charter High School, which normally has 3000 students. It has been a filming location for the 1970s horror movie Carrie, the Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis movie Freaky Friday, the Kirsten Dunst film Crazy/Beautiful, Havoc, starring Anne Hathaway, TV series Teen Wolf and American Vandal, and the music video for Olivia Rodrigo’s good 4 u.

The Palisades fire also destroyed Hollywood star, newspaper columnist and radio personality Will Rogers’ Western Ranch House. Set on 75 hectares overlooking the Pacific Ocean, it had 31 rooms, corrals, a stable, riding ring, roping arena, polo field, golf course and hiking trails.

Rogers, whose more than 70 films spanned both the silent and “talkies” eras, would ride horses and practise roping at the ranch. He died in 1935. After his widow, Betty Rogers, gave the property to the state, it became a state park that featured in the Barbra Streisand film Funny Lady.

The Palisades fire also destroyed the Topanga Ranch Motel, an uninhabited 30-room motel built by publisher William Randolph Hearst that had been due for restoration. It has featured in the TV series Mannix and Remington Steele as well as the Judd Nelson-Ally Sheedy movie Blue City and Bridget Fonda movie Leather Jackets.

“California State Parks mourns the loss of these treasured natural and cultural resources, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area,” California State Parks director Armando Quintero said.

The Seafood Shack across the street from Topanga Beach State Park, which has featured in such shows as Man v Food, The Chew and 24, also burnt to the ground. In an Instagram post, owners Teddy and Andy Leonard wrote that they hoped the state parks would let them rebuild after the fires.

The Altadena mansion that has featured in hit comedy Hacks burnt down in the Altadena fire.

The pink Spanish colonial revival home, introduced as Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) “side mansion”, has been a filming location since the 1921 Max Linder film Seven Years Bad Luck. Other TV series to shoot there include Knots Landing, Ratched and Palm Royale.

Deadline reported there were also serious concerns for the nearby Crank house where Matilda, Scream 2 and Catch Me If You Can were filmed, the house Step Brothers was shot at, and mansions that have been used for Risky Business and This Is Us, among others.

with AP

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