Between 2003 and 2007, and before La La Land came there, Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach, CA, were used as filming locations for The OC, making them iconic to a whole generation.
Here, I visit some of them in September 2019, and the atmosphere was incredible. Only the Fantastic 4 (Ryan & Marissa, Seth & Summer) were missing........
All footage from the show is owned by Warner Brothers/Fox, not by me.
The 2019 photos, except the 2 showing the Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach (from Alamy and Keith Kyle respectively) are mine.
The Music - 3 tracks which were used in The OC - is:
"Pride" - Syntax.
"Wonderwall" - Ryan Adams.
"Leaf Eastern" - The Album.
Special thanks to seeing-stars.com, without whom I could never have found the locations.
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