 In
the 2003 comedy, "CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN,"
Steve Martin's family ('The Bakers') moves to a new house in what is supposed
to be Evanston, Illinois. But as you might expect, the house is actually
in Los Angeles. It's located in the Hancock Park
area (east of Farmers Market), to be exact.
In the film, there is a fake street sign out front
saying "Forest Ave - S. 300" - ignore it. There is no Forest Ave
in Hancock Park. It's actually at the northwest
corner of Lorraine Blvd. & 4th Street, at 357 S. Lorraine Blvd.
(This
is a private home. Do not trespass
on their property,
knock on their door, or otherwise disturb the residents!)
 But
at the start of the movie, before they move to that Chicago home, we see
the big family living in a rural house in Midland.
Well, it's supposed to be Midland...
Not surprisingly, it is actually in California. But
this time, it's nowhere near L.A.
You'll find the house some 425 miles to the
north of Los Angeles, 50 miles north of San Francisco, in
Petaluma, CA.
It's the Two Rock Ranch, a 2000-acre apple orchard
& dairy, located at 1051 Walker Road,
in Petaluma. (That's on the south side of Walker Road, at Hunt Road.)
Here's a Google StreetView
panorama of the house.
(This
is also a private home. Do not trespass
on their property,
knock on their door, or otherwise disturb the residents!)
Also, see full pages
devoted to the filming locations
of each of these 2003
movies:
 
 
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