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El Rancho Escondido

Avalon · United States  ·  Noah Cross's estate

Chinatown filmed at El Rancho Escondido, Avalon. Cross's estate is this working ranch on Catalina, where Gittes visits him. On screen it's Noah Cross's estate.

Where to go

33.386038, -118.450736

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Chinatown (1974)
On screen
Noah Cross's estate
In real life
El Rancho Escondido, Avalon
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Chinatown film at El Rancho Escondido?
At 33.386038, -118.450736 in Avalon. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit El Rancho Escondido?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near El Rancho Escondido?
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