This establishing aerial shot of the real Orange County
was first seen on "The O.C." in Episode 7 of Season one: "The Escape".

The photos above shows The Balboa Pier and the surrounding area.
The pier is located at the south end of Main Street,
near the east end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach.

The white building at the end of the pier is Ruby's Diner.
To the right (on the land) is the historic Balboa Pavilion (400 Main St).
To the left (on the land) is the picturesque Balboa Inn (105 Main Street).

   



Important:  These "establishing shots" of Orange County are not locations where The O.C. is actually filmed.
The O.C. is not really filmed in Orange County - it is filmed in Los Angeles County. These "establishing shots"
are brief aerial snapshots of actual Orange County locations, which the producers drop into the show to add color and
to help create the illusion that we are seeing the real Orange County. I have included this list of their "establishing shots"
to supplement the main list of actual filming locations. You can tell the difference by color: the actual filming location
pages are gold, while the "establishing shot" pages are blue.

To see a list of the L.A. locations where The O.C. is actually filmed,
click on the OC Filming Locations logo below.

By Episode - By Category - By Geographical Location - Clickable Map of All O.C. Locations - Establishing Shots 

THE O.C. screenshots from the show and all related characters & elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
All other photos & text are copyright 2006 © Gary J. Wayne and may not be used without written permission.



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