Wisteria Lane is a fictional street appearing in the
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television series
Desperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producers, as of the fourth season, are Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. The set used for the street is
Colonial StreetColonial Street is one of the backlot street sets at Universal Studios Hollywood. The street set has a long history, spanning over 60 years of movies and television...
on the
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backlot outside
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.
Premise within the show
Wisteria Lane is located in the city of
FairviewFairview is the fictional setting for the American television comedy-drama series, Desperate Housewives.-Location:The state in which Fairview resides is ambiguous. License plates on local automobiles and driving licenses refer to "Eagle State". A letter written by Susan Mayer was addressed to Edie...
, in the fictional Eagle State. Its appearance reflects an upper-middle-class version of the stereotypical view of American
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: perfectly manicured lawns, rows of comfortable houses and white picket fences. It is the main setting of the show, and it includes the homes of its four leading women -
GabrielleGabrielle "Gaby" Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...
,
BreeBree Hodge is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by Marcia Cross. She is professionally known as Bree Van de Kamp...
,
SusanSusan Delfino is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Teri Hatcher and is the main protagonist of the series. Susan's occupation is a teacher's assistant at her son's school and a former children's book illustrator. She is a known klutz...
and
LynetteLynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series...
- as well as most of the show's other main characters. As of the fourth season, the residents of eleven houses on Wisteria Lane have been established in the show.
The setting
The street known as Wisteria Lane in the show is located on the backlot of
Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio in the Universal City community of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is the original Universal Studios theme park. Woody Woodpecker is the mascot for Universal Studios Hollywood and the rest of the Universal Studios Theme...
. It is referred to by film crews as '
Colonial StreetColonial Street is one of the backlot street sets at Universal Studios Hollywood. The street set has a long history, spanning over 60 years of movies and television...
', and has been used for many motion pictures and television shows, starting with the 1946 movie
So Goes My LoveSo Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...
at what is now the Solis home (at 4349 Wisteria Lane). Other film and television productions in which 'Colonial Street' has featured include the original
Leave It to BeaverLeave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naive boy named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver , about his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh...
series,
GremlinsGremlins is an American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros. It is about a young man who receives a strange creature named Gizmo as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. This story was continued with...
,
The 'BurbsThe 'Burbs is a 1989 black comedy directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, and Bruce Dern. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie...
, and
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The house where the character Betty Applewhite lived during the second season was strictly avoided by the
Desperate Housewives filming crew during season one. This was because it was considered to be too recognizable since being the main setting of
The MunstersThe Munsters is a 1960s American television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. The show was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era, such as Leave It to Beaver. It ran concurrently with the The Addams Family. Although the...
. Following the decision to introduce the Applewhites, and having them living in the Munster home, the house was completely remodeled.
In 2005, for the second season of
Desperate Housewives, the street went through some heavy changes. During the first season only one part of the street had been seen on the show - the
cul-de-sacA cul-de-sac is a french word for dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
at the end of the street, known as 'Circle Drive' among film crews,
had been left out. Now the majority of the buildings and facades in this part of the street were either heavily remodelled or removed. Among the most noticeable changes were the removals of a church facade, seen on
Murder She Wrote, in order to make room for Edie's house,
and of the so-called Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park.
Currently Colonial Street - including Circle Drive - has sixteen main buildings, with three of them located outside the
Desperate Housewives filming area. The house closest to the settings, located next to what's called 4348 Wisteria Lane within the show, is being used by guards to stop any unauthorized access to "Wisteria Lane".
Overview of the street
The following Wisteria Lane overview is based upon details and maps given within the show as well as Universal Studios' official website - see below for further details.
Residents
These are the current known residents of Wisteria Lane, covering episodes [(Pilot)(1.01)]-[(If It's Only In Your Head) (5.24)]. Note that no residents of 4348 (Drew House) and 4360 Wisteria Lane have been mentioned, although an unnamed woman, played by an uncredited [(actor)], is seen living in no. 4360 in episode
4.02“Smiles of a Summer Night” is the 72nd episode of the ABC dramedy series Desperate Housewives. It was written by Bob Daily and Matt Berry and directed by David Grossman...
. Also in Season 2, there is a black haired woman living here. In Season 3, there is a blonde haired cheating housewife here. In season 5 there is a flashback set in the late 90's or early 2000s where you see a woman named Hellen and her husband who most likely lived in Gabbys home 4349 Wisteria Lane.
| Image | Address | Former name
(Pre-series) | Family | Residents | Past Productions |
|---|
 |
4347 Wisteria Lane |
Delta House
Kellar Home |
Greenberg |
Ida Greenberg (pre series and until mid season 4) |
- All My Sons (1948) sound stage 12 set - Kellar house - colonial street river road 1950 to 1980
- The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film from Paramount Pictures starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. The movie was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on a novel and play written by Joseph Hayes which were loosely based on actual events....
(1955)
- Delta House (1979)
|
| McCluskey |
Karen McCluskey Karen McCluskey is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Kathryn Joosten, who won the Emmy Award twice for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2008....
(mid season 4 to end of season 4) |
 |
4349 Wisteria Lane |
Allison Home
Dowd Home |
Solis |
Gabrielle SolisGabrielle "Gaby" Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...
(pre and entire series)
Carlos SolisCarlos Solis is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor, Ricardo Antonio Chavira.-Early life:...
(pre series and until end of season 2 and since mid season 4)
Yao Lin (first half of season 1)
Xiao-Mei (mid season 2 to early season 3)
Juanita Solis (since season 5)
Celia Solis (since season 5)
Ana SolisAna Solis is a fictional character in the ABC dramedy television series "Desperate Housewives". The character was created by Marc Cherry and is portrayed by Maiara Walsh.-Season 5:...
(since end of season 5)
|
- So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...
(1946) sound stage 12 set (1946)
- Harvey
Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull. The story is about a man whose best friend is a "pooka" named Harvey—in the form of a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall rabbit.-...
(1950)
- James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey(1950)
- Psycho House (1960) was created by using stock units from the Allison facade - In 1966 psycho house blueprint was relabled ' stock units' from the Chicken House
- The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a Universal Pictures feature film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house. Knotts was best known at the time of the film's production for his Emmy Award-winning five seasons on the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show...
(1966)
- Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
- The Shaggy Dog (1959)
- The Munsters (1964)
- Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner was an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who became a teacher at the fictional Harry S. Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis...
(1974-75)
- Colonial Street - River Road backlot location 1950 to 1980"
|
 |
4350 Wisteria Lane |
Cromwell Home or Pink Palace
Dragnet House |
Huber |
Martha Huber (pre series and early season 1) |
- One Desire (1955) Cromwell House - home of Anne Baxter as Tacey Cromwell
- Dragnet TV Series
- Adam 12 TV series
- The Car (1977)
|
| Tilman |
Felicia Tilman (mid season 1 and season 2) |
| Adams |
Unnamed (seasons 4 and 5) |
| Cominis/Van de Kamp |
Alex Cominis (since mid season 5)
Andrew Van de KampAndrew Van de Kamp is a fictional character in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives played by Shawn Pyfrom, and is the son of Bree Hodge and the late Rex Van de Kamp....
(since mid season 5) |
 |
4351 Wisteria Lane |
Munster Home
(originally Maxim house) |
Mullins |
Mr & Mrs Mullins (pre series and until end of season 1) |
So Goes My Love So Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...
(1946) sound stage 12 set (1946)]
One Desire (1955) home of Rock Hudson]
The MunstersThe Munsters is a 1960s American television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. The show was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era, such as Leave It to Beaver. It ran concurrently with the The Addams Family. Although the...
(1964-1966)
Colonial Street - River Road backlot location 1950 to 1980" |
| Applewhites |
Betty Applewhite (end of season 1 and entire season 2)
Matthew Applewhite (end of season 1 and entire season 2)
Caleb Applewhite (end of season 1 and entire season 2) |
| Hodge |
Alma Hodge (mid season 3) |
| Hunter/McDermott |
Bob Hunter (since early season 4)
Lee McDermott (since early season 4) |
 |
4352 Wisteria Lane |
Morrison Home |
Youngs |
Mary Alice YoungMary Alice Young is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Brenda Strong and narrates the series from beyond the grave; the character's suicide in the pilot episode served as the catalyst of the series...
(pre series until she killed herself in the pilot episode"Pilot" is the first episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was written by Marc Cherry and was directed by Charles McDougall...
)
Paul Young (pre series and until end of season 2)
Zach Young (pre series and until end of season 2) |
Leave it to Beaver Movie Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:...
(1997)
Tucker" (2000) CBS Pilot]
Before 1997 house on this lot was the "Morrison" house "
" Morrison House ( River Lady (1948) - Summer 1988 "The Burbs"(Home ofTom Hanks) |
| Shepherds |
Arthur Shepherd (mid season 3)
Rebecca Shepherd (Mid season 3) |
| Delfino |
Mike DelfinoMichael "Mike" Delfino is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor James Denton.- Season 1 :...
(mid season 5) |
| Bolens |
Angie Bolen (Since season 6)
Nick Bolen (Since season 6)
Danny Bolen (Since season 6) |
 |
4353 Wisteria Lane |
Ron's Barn
Johnson Home |
Mayers/Delfinos |
Karl Mayer (pre-series)
Susan MayerSusan Delfino is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Teri Hatcher and is the main protagonist of the series. Susan's occupation is a teacher's assistant at her son's school and a former children's book illustrator. She is a known klutz...
(pre series and entire series)
Julie MayerJulie Alexandra Mayer is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Andrea Bowen. She is the daughter of Karl Mayer and Susan Delfino.-Season 1:...
(pre series and entire series with the exception of season 5)
Mike DelfinoMichael "Mike" Delfino is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor James Denton.- Season 1 :...
(season 4 and 6)
Sophie Bremmer (mid season 1 to end of season 1)
Maynard "M.J." Delfino (since end of season 4) |
- "Ron's Barn - Rock Hudson as Ron Kirby - 1955" - All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a romance feature film starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a tale about a well-to-do widow and a younger landscape designer falling in love. The screenplay was written by Peg Fenwick based upon a story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee...
- The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC...
(1977-79)
- Colonial Street - River Road backlot location 1950 to 1980"
- The New Lassie
The New Lassie was an American television series which aired in first-run syndication for two seasons beginning in 1989, reviving the beloved "Lassie" collie character who debuted in the 1943 movie Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and a long-running earlier Lassie television series...
(1989)
- Deep Impact
Deep Impact is a 1998 sci-fi-drama disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks in the United States on May 8, 1998. The film was directed by Mimi Leder, and stars Elijah Wood, Téa Leoni, Morgan Freeman, and Robert Duvall...
(2003) |
 |
4354 Wisteria Lane |
Klopek Home |
Van de Kamps/Hodges |
Bree Hodge (pre and entire series)
Rex Van de Kamp (pre series and until end of season 1)
Andrew Van de KampAndrew Van de Kamp is a fictional character in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives played by Shawn Pyfrom, and is the son of Bree Hodge and the late Rex Van de Kamp....
(pre series and until mid season 4)
Danielle Van de Kamp (pre series and until mid season 4)
Orson Hodge (since early season 3)
Gloria Hodge (mid season 3)
Benjamin Hodge (mid and late season 4) |
Dr. Werner Klopek Home - The Burbs (1989) - redesign for the Providence (TV series) in the summer of 1988 built on the location of the former Beaver House (Tv Series & Tv Movie)/ Marcus Welby M. D./ Desperate Hours-Paramount house
ProvidenceProvidence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran from January 8, 1999, until December 20, 2002, for five seasons.-Synopsis:The show revolved around Dr...
(1999 - 2002) |
| |
4355 Wisteria Lane |
Dana Home |
Scavos |
Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series...
(pre and entire series)
Tom ScavoThomas "Tom" Scavo is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by actor Doug Savant.-Season 1 & 2:...
(pre and entire series)
Porter Scavo (pre and entire series)
Preston Scavo (pre and entire series)
Parker Scavo (epre and entire series)
Penny Scavo (pre and entire series)
Kayla Huntington (mid season 3 to end of season 4)
Stella Wingfield (end of season 3 to mid season 4) |
Bedtime for BonzoBedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova. It revolves around the attempts of the central character, Professor Peter Boyd , to teach human morals to a chimpanzee, hoping to solve the "nature versus nurture" question...
(1951)
All I Desire (1953)
The Thrill of it AllThe Thrill of It All is a romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison starring Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, and ZaSu Pitts. The screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart and Carl Reiner...
(1963) |
 |
4356 Wisteria Lane |
Walter's House - "The Burbs" |
Delfino/Solis |
Mike DelfinoMichael "Mike" Delfino is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor James Denton.- Season 1 :...
(season 1 to end of season 3)
Carlos SolisCarlos Solis is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor, Ricardo Antonio Chavira.-Early life:...
(most of season 3) |
In summer 1988 - Walter's House blocked the entrance to Circle Drive
season one - entrance to Circle Drive was blocked by a house later destroyed in a fire
After the production of the Burbs: Walter's house move to the former location of the Hubbart Home - "Another Part of the Forest" sound stage set
In summer of 1988 the "Hubbart Home" and the Beaver Home (TV series & Tv Movie) were move to a location south of falls lake |
| Mayfair/Delfino |
Lillian Simms (pre series and season 4)
Katherine MayfairKatherine Mayfair is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Dana Delany.-Character Overview:...
(pre series and since season 4)
Adam Mayfair (first half of season 4)
Dylan Mayfair (season 4)
Mike DelfinoMichael "Mike" Delfino is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor James Denton.- Season 1 :...
(second half of season 5) |
 |
4358 Wisteria Lane |
Not named
replaced McCluskey home destroyed in tornado
House facade dated back to the silent era -Uncle Toms' cabin |
McCluskey |
Karen McCluskey Karen McCluskey is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Kathryn Joosten, who won the Emmy Award twice for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2008....
(entire series) |
|
 |
4362 Wisteria Lane |
"Not named" |
Britt/Williams |
Edie BrittEdie Britt , portrayed by Nicollette Sheridan, is a fictional character in the American television series Desperate Housewives. The series revolves around several housewives who live on the fictional Wisteria Lane, a suburbia...
(pre series and until late season 4 and season 5)
Umberto Roswell (pre series)
Karl Mayer (Season 2)
Austin McCann (Season 3)
Travers McLain (Season 3)
Carlos SolisCarlos Solis is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor, Ricardo Antonio Chavira.-Early life:...
(late season 3 until mid season 4)
Raymond (5 years between season 4 and 5)
Dave Williams (Season 5)
Now empty |
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Changes
Before the large changes to the set after Season One, 4360 and 4362 Wisteria Lane, as well as the park, situated around the
cul-de-sacA cul-de-sac is a french word for dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
, were not shown.
Where 4360 Wisteria Lane was built, was formerly store façades and a school façade. At 4362, Edie Britt's home, was originally a church façade that was removed. That church was seen in
Murder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote was an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for twelve seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series, The Law & Harry McGraw...
(1984) as "Cabot Cove's community church". Where the park is now (see map), was previously a relatively larger home, "Colonial Mansion." In season 1
Susan MayerSusan Delfino is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Teri Hatcher and is the main protagonist of the series. Susan's occupation is a teacher's assistant at her son's school and a former children's book illustrator. She is a known klutz...
burns down
Edie BrittEdie Britt , portrayed by Nicollette Sheridan, is a fictional character in the American television series Desperate Housewives. The series revolves around several housewives who live on the fictional Wisteria Lane, a suburbia...
's house and there are changes to the kitchen and exterior.
Before the start of Season 4, Mike's old house is completely remodelled. The walls around the staircase have been torn down to open up the ground floor completely. Both the upstairs and downstairs are re-wallpapered with bright reds and pastel colours.
After the tornado in "
Something's ComingSomething's Coming may refer to:* "Something's Coming" , an episode of the TV series Desperate Housewives* "Something's Coming" , a song from the musical West Side Story...
", Karen McCluskey's home was completely destroyed. A replacement blue house has been constructed in time for the fifth season. This house has a working 2nd floor. In addition to this, the former residence of
Mary Alice YoungMary Alice Young is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Brenda Strong and narrates the series from beyond the grave; the character's suicide in the pilot episode served as the catalyst of the series...
has been painted green. Bree's garage has been reconverted into her and Katherine's test kitchen. The ground floor contains the kitchen and the top floor contains their offices. Also in season five 4350, the former home of Martha Huber and Felicia Tilman (which now belongs to Andrew Van de Kamp) has been painted a pale yellow - green colour.
Unseen Houses
There are two more buildings left of 4348 Wisteria Lane, 'Corner House' first and then 'Seven Gables', which have been repainted and refurbished after season one, but no one has been shown living there as of yet. The one immediately to the left of 4348 Wisteria Lane (Drew House), Corner House ( Deanna Durbin), is where a Desperate Housewives security guard is stationed, restricting unauthorized access to the set. In the 2nd Season episode "Color and Light", the residents of these houses are revealed. In 4348, we are told Sacha Eden and her son live here, In 4346, we are told Sharon Chazin and her son live here, and in 4344, we are told Lisa Seadmen and her son live here. In Season 3, there is an unnamed man living in 4348. The hallway is painted green. In Season Five, 4348 is inhabited by
Gloria LeRoyGloria LeRoy is an American character actor best remembered for having played voluptuous Mildred "Boom-Boom" Turner in classic 1970s sitcom All in the Family. LeRoy had a diverse career, with a number of roles in film, TV and stage.She has had recurring roles on the soaps Passions and Days of our...
's character Rose, whom Orson tries to rob before being thrown out onto the street.
Also behind 4347 and 4349 atop a hill is a relatively large 'Chicken Ranch' house, which has never been shown on the show.
Colonial Street Changes
Wisteria lane was created by making changing to a version of Colonial Street built in 1981 on the studiotour called "Any Town USA" with Rock Husdon's Circle Drive.
The 1981 version of Colonial Street was built over top of the former Laramie street , Bates motel and Psycho House areas. The original Colonial Street of (1950 to 1980) was located next to the Los Angles river channel.
Today that "River Road" location contains Production Bungalows. Colonial Street (1950-1955) version as an extension of the New England Street (1948 - 1949).
note: Past Productions -Moives listed before 1981 were used the River Road version of Colonial Street next to the Los Angeles river channel
The 1989-1996 Colonial Street map
The official website of
Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio in the Universal City community of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is the original Universal Studios theme park. Woody Woodpecker is the mascot for Universal Studios Hollywood and the rest of the Universal Studios Theme...
presents a map of Colonial Street, as it looked between 1989 and 1996. Besides the changes made during the first year of
Desperate Housewives, the main difference between this map and the current look of the street is that the houses known in
Desperate Housewives as 4352 Wisteria Lane and 4354 Wisteria Lane (Mary Alice's and Bree's houses) replaced two older buildings in 1996.
Another map, showing the street during the same era, but with higher resolution can be viewed
here, along with an air photo taken in 2004.
Mike's map
In episode two of
Desperate Housewives,
Ah, But Underneath, a map of the street and details about its residents is seen in one of Mike's lockers. This map confirms the location of Susan's, Lynette's, Gabrielle's, Bree's, Mary Alice's, Mike's and Martha Huber's houses, as well as the existence of one house between Susan's and Gabrielle's, one house beyond Gabrielle's and one house beyond Mike's. However, it doesn't cover the part of the street that include the house on the far side of Martha Huber's house, nor the buildings around the cul-de-sac, which wasn't included in the show's setting at the time. With two exceptions, all ten houses have the same number as otherwise stated in the series.
There are some differences between Mike's map and the established version:
- Although most house numbers are the same as otherwise stated, there are two exceptions: The house between Susan's and Gabrielle's houses (later known as the Applewhite house) is noted as 4354, and Bree's house is said to be 4359. Generally these houses are shown to be 4351 and 4354 Wisteria Lane, respectively, with Mike's map being the only exception.
- The residents of the house between the houses of Gabrielle and of Susan are said to be Trent and Debra Nelson, although the Mullins is mentioned in the dialogue earlier in the same episode. This is the only time the Nelson's names has occurred in the series.
- The resident of 4347 Wisteria Lane is not said to be Ida Greenberg - this character is not introduced until episode five, Come In, Stranger. Instead there are two other names noted, but too blurry to be read.
- Also to be noted is that Lynette's daughter Penny is called Daisy on the map.
In addition, although the camera briefly passes by 4358 Wisteria Lane - the house that (starting with episode 14,
Love is in the Air) would be known as Karen McCluskey's home - it turns away before any names are shown.
The "Behind Closed Doors" map
A map of Wisteria Lane is also included in the official season one companion book,
Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors, published in 2005. This map doesn't show the house numbers but confirms the existence and location of most Wisteria Lane houses to appear on the show. The exceptions are the three buildings beyond Karen McCluskey's house, which weren't added to the shows filming location until season two. Also - while most of the houses on the map are labeled "The Scavo House", "The Young House" etc., the houses now known as the McCluskey house, the Greenberg house and 4348 Wisteria Lane, is left without any description.
External links
Homes
- Universal Archive Collection: Universal Studios Art Department documents: "Update materials"
- Ron's Barn - Blueprint - "All that Heaven Allows" (1955)
- Crowell - (Pink Place) House - Blueprint " One Desire" (1955) - The Car
- Kellar House - Blueprint - "All My Sons" (1948) sound stage 12 set
- Hubbart House - Blueprint - "Another Part Of the Forest" (1948)- photo - sound stage 12 set
- Corner House - Deanna Durbin - Blueprint - Nice Girl (1941)
- Allison - Dowd - Harvey House Blueprint - photo - sound stage 12 set
- Maxum - Munster House -Blueprint - photo - sound stage 12 set
- Paramount House - Desperate Hours - Leave it to Beaver- Marcus Welby M.D. - Blueprint
- Klopek Home - photos - "The Burbs" (1989)
- Psycho House- Blueprint - "Universal Experience Display"
- "Changes to the location of Colonial Street "- site plans - blueprints
- Update shows - Corrections to the labels on the 1981 site map from Universal Operation Website
- Blueprints - documents on private flickr Albums - Universal Stonecutter - Colonial Street