CHiPs - Moving Violation (1977) - Filming Locations
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Historical Production & Location Reference
| Episode Title: |
Moving Violation (1977) |
| TV Series: |
CHiPs (Season 1) |
| Studio Origin: |
MGM Television |
| Director: |
Edward M. Abroms |
Featured Historical Landmarks:
- Downtown Culver City: The commercial corridor along Culver Boulevard and Madison Avenue provide the primary real-world stage for Ponch and Jon's early Season 1 traffic beats.
Production & Preservation Note: This 1977 sequence serves as an excellent structural time capsule of Culver City with traces of the 1920s evident in the remnants of the Pacific Electric Railway tracks seen running down Culver Blvd.
Where was the TV series CHiPs filmed? All over the Los Angeles area, but specifically, the episode
Moving Violation filmed in downtown Culver City, California right across the street from the historic MGM Studios.
In this Quick Preview Video, we take a then and now tour of some of the filming locations used in this episode of this popular TV series.
On a historical note, we get to see the remnants of the old Pacific Electric railway tracks that used to run down Culver Blvd in Culver City, California. These tracks were an important transportation corridor dating back to the 1910s, running from downtown Los Angeles, through Culver City and to the beach communities of Playa del Rey, El Segundo and beyond.
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