Now, I understand your question. Could your wish to reside in (or at least visit) one of these homes come true? Or are they merely sound stages that have been designed to appear as real locations on the show?
Wisteria Lane and the town of Fairview are made up, but the real Wisteria Lane that we see in the program is on a full-sized set at Universal Studios in Hollywood. Though you might not have known it previously, you’ve undoubtedly seen Colonial Street in some of your other favorite TV episodes and movies over the years.
Who are they, you ask? There have been sequences from numerous television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Matlock, Murder She Wrote, Leave It to Beaver, and many more. The Burbs, Deep Impact, and Why Him? are just a few of the films that have utilized the street. Even a few music videos, such as Smash Mouth’s All Star and Michael Buble’s It’s a Beautiful Day, have been shot on the streets.
You might be astonished to learn that several of the homes genuinely have functional interiors that have been utilized to film scenes for Desperate Housewives.
For instance, the interiors of Susan’s kitchen/dining room and Gaby’s living room, dining room, and foyer are 100% authentic! The remaining interior images of their homes are shot on a sound stage. Lynette’s home, meanwhile, is merely an outside shell with all interior scenes being recorded on a set, as is typically the case with huge productions.
The funniest thing I learned? The exterior of Bree’s home serves as the restrooms for the actors and crew while filming, despite the fact that all of the scenes from her home are also shot on a studio sound stage.
Is Wisteria Lane an actual residential area?
One of the backlot street settings in the Universal Studios lot in Universal City, California, is called Colonial Street. Over 60 years of films and television have been filmed on the street set. It was utilized during the 2004–2012 filming of the television show Desperate Housewives, where the street was referred to as Wisteria Lane. The roadway had a minor facelift to eliminate the character of Wisteria Lane after the filming of Desperate Housewives wrapped up so that it could be used in other productions. The majority of the recognizable white fencing and wisteria had been taken down as of May 2012[update]. Colonial Street has since been included in the NBC comedies About a Boy and Telenovela, which stars Eva Longoria from Desperate Housewives.
Where is the claimed headquarters of Wisteria Lane?
The fictional state of Eagle State is where the Desperate Housewives characters reside. It features the Fairview town and Wisteria Lane, which serves as the setting for the majority of the series’ action. Although it is a made-up state, the characters frequently make references to other states in the USA that are real, such Utah or Maryland.
A 605 area code phone number appears on a calendar in episode 1×13 that motivates Angela (Mary Alice) to relocate. South Dakota’s area code is this.
It is assumed that The Eagle State was established around 1876, 100 years after the United States was established, because a seal in the courthouse from season 8 bears the date 1876. In 1876, Colorado was established. In the courtroom, to the left of the Seal, is the state flag. The state seal is located in the center of the flag, which has a solid dark blue background.
There are some data that don’t add up, making the location of Eagle State uncertain. Susan mentions that she threw her wedding band from her union with Karl out the window on Route 7 in episode 2×15, “Thank You So Much.” The US-7 route, a highway that runs north-south between Connecticut and Vermont, is later indicated by a sign. That would suggest that Eagle State is a part of the North East, close to Canada. However, mountains can be clearly seen in the background of episode 2×12 when Bree abandons Andrew on the side of the road. While these mountains could perhaps be in the North East, they are more likely to be the Rocky Mountains near Colorado.
After Karl passes away in episode 6×12, “You Gotta Get a Gimmick,” Julie plans to visit her relatives “back East” with the money Karl left her. This implies that they live nearby the West Coast, which would allow for a comfortable Christmas.
When Felicia and Mike Delfino are discussing Paul Young in episode 1X22, Felicia claims that while the death sentence was legal in Utah, it is not in Eagle State.
In episode 5×20, Karl Mayer reminds Bree that since they reside in a community property state, all of their assets and income will be divided equally in the event of a divorce. Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin are among the US states that have community property laws.