Bonanza, John Wayne & Lone Ranger Meet at Iverson Movie Ranch

[@THEWRENCH343]

Always enjoy your content, but this one literally "hit home." I grew up in Chatsworth, and as a child, played in and around all of these rocks. I remember the filming, and the modifications the film crews would make, i.e. adding paper mache to the rocks to create a cave or tunnel. A little north and east was where they filmed "My Friend Flika" and "Fury" (the horse series) Hogan's heroes prison camp was constructed nearby as well. Little House on The Prairie was shot just west in Simi Valley. I used to rent horses from Mr. Spahn and had a run in with the Manson gang! Corriganville was a favorite place to visit. Great work Jeff and Sarah. The editing, overlays, and clips were amazing. Thank you for all of your hard work and research!

[@maryannallen9885]

I wished you had said how old you are, we moved to Chatsworth when I was 15 in the summer of 69.

[@gc4644]

Well done! Loved that you aligned the actual film scenes with the exact location!

[@jbenziggy]

Thanks a lot, Guy! I may have been off a bit from where the cameras were but I was generally very close to what you see in the movie/TV scenes! Those rocks are very distinctive looking!

[@billmccabe6188]

I agree. They did a nice lob.

[@dennydeckerful]

@@jbenziggy Nice editing.

[@justmythought1586]

@@jbenziggy Well done.

[@jackwatsonepic626]

I love these sort of videos I find them fascinating

[@y077er]

This has got to be my favorite History Hunters episode yet, thank you Jeff & Sarah.

[@jbenziggy]

Wow that’s an honor to hear!

[@ralphpatrick3071]

Jeff, you were like a kid in a candy store..so excited! And Sarah was like a kid who cut school..climbing rocks! Super interesting Hollywood history. Thank you!

[@HistoryHunterSarah]

Very accurate Ralph 😁

[@dwightminnich2722]

A beautiful location. I love old west Hollywood history. What a shame with the condos, but what is still left should be saved. Thanks Jeff and Sarah.

[@briansearles4473]

I agree, would like to see the condos removed. This site needs to be preserved.

[@mitch5077]

Jeff you sure did your homework on this one, great line up shots, drone coverage is beautiful.

[@Slick2462]

I do believe that this one has about everything? Movie sets, lizards, squirrels, mountains, rocks and rock climbing, condos, highways, cowboys, Indians, future presidents, cactus, horses and movie stars. Also a lady posing a top a rock, caves, ravines and so much more. Kudos to you both! Thanks for sharing👍😊

[@tiekawaterman5547]

Omg I loved the lone ranger by my time it was in reruns I am 57 yes old now

[@michaelmeyers4917]

So sad to see the intrsion of the condos. I can remember the area before the freeway or any houses. The Santa Susana Pass was the main road. There. were quite a few movie ranches. There really was a community in a sense that used each other's ranches to make film. Jeff your right, a lot of film was shot out there !

[@sharksport01]

imagine if they made the condos look like an old western town, I'd live in the saloon!

[@skimmer8774]

That bathtub rock is so unique. Kudos to you for finding it.

[@Kevinscleaningtips]

Thank you Jeff and Sarah for sharing Iverson Ranch. In 1978 Mr. Kilmer, father of Val Kilmer, owned the upper Iverson Ranch. He planned to develop the area. I lived on the ranch as a ground keeper from 1978 to 1984. Mark Kilmer, Val Kilmer's brother, lived on the ranch. Val Kilmer would come to visit from time to time. As I remember, It was a beautiful area.

[@ednagreen62]

So nice to take a step back in time and get the visual of the old Westerns. Thank you for this wonderful tour!

[@ErikJenks]

What a neat spot - easily one of movie history’s best! Just imagine owning one of those condos today, watching these film and TV greats on your TV, filmed right in your backyard, and gazing out at the same view through your window!

[@michaeltwomey4800]

That sounds just peachy if you can spend a few million to desecrate such a place that has so much history for the privilege of looking at rocks that they haven't a clue about. What's left needs to be made a state park with signs that explain what we learned in this video and more. Nowadays it wouldn't be too hard for a wiz kid to make a ph app that shares clips like these that puts anyone in that film when they stand on the mark. Chattsworth failed big time on this one, who did the developers have to grease to build condos right there when there are places a mile or two away that are just as nice but not so famous and historical. I'll bet a dollar to a dime that the SOBs used the "live on a famous movie location" as part of the sales pitch. I'm a 62 yr old that is mellow and carefree but this really rubs me raw, many yrs ago I lived in the valley and also in Simi, I was young and rode past this on an M/C W/O a clue fills me with some kind of unfulfilled passion and regret that I didn't comprehend in those days of my youth. The local politicians and the developers that did this for a buck have a special place in hell, where the stagecoach runs them down every day and even the Joads tell them to kick rocks. I hope that they will be stuck in perilous cowboy situations day and night and every time one of our classic movie heroes rides to the rescue they just rear up the horse and shout "see ya at the condo b***h". This is almost as bad as letting billionaire pimps and movie stars build condos all around the HOLLYWOOD sign in the future as another status symbol that can be bought. This simple video opened my eyes to the history of this place, I live in Wisconsin now but if I was there I would agitate those condo snobs "in a legal way" to the best of my ability. These same condo punks would also take over "Train Town" in Griffith Park or "Oliveria Steet" DT for a cheap buck... Sorry for the rant but these condos are so unacceptable where they were built, if I was 40 yrs younger I'd do something like hold up signs and make a scene and get on the 3 networks Of course, I'd never even think of this but what if someone tossed a few Jax-style pointy things on the road accidentally and caused $300 tires to spring a leak... Don't 86 me for being too honest YT...

[@janeymoe5423]

Sarah you are not fat and are a great role model for women! Keep on exploring, beautiful, strong , woman!

[@HistoryHunterSarah]

Thank you Janey! You are very kind. I'll keep exploring. 😊

[@t18amgr]

Shes gorgeous and funny.

[@johnhalley974]

Thankyou to Jeff and the lovely Sarah…😚

[@jbenziggy]

You are very welcome, John! We appreciate your enthusiasm!

[@faapilot]

Good morning Jeff! Another great history lesson. I always look forward to Sunday morning knowing another one of your videos is coming. Thanks for taking us along. Take care .

[@geminicancer1163]

Jeff and Sarah, you out did your self with this one. Love seeing all the locations and history.

[@richardsmith4187]

Jeff as I always say, you really seem to outdo yourself with every new episode ! You and Sarah really get down and dirty running around all those rock formations. The research you do is amazing and knowing where to look and from what movie or TV show, it just blows me away. And again doing a split screen showing the actors in front of the rock formations is wonderful. Jeff you and Sarah are real treasures as you carve out all the facts and make it so entertaining its hard to stop watching from start to finish. Thank you again for all your hard work and research, you and Sarah are the best !!

[@fountainbiker]

Loved this "History Hunters" Jeff & Sarah! I saw many of those old westerns, a big part of my childhood. Thank you!

[@rhondaz356]

This was so so cool. Thanks, Jeff and Sarah, for interweaving all of those tidbits from the past into the video. There's a lot of movie history there... but, you can't stop progress, condos. I wonder if Westerns will ever come back.🤠📽🎬💰🐎

[@ScratchGlass9]

This was a fantastic trek !!! How great you matching up shots and scenes !! Met Mr. Clayton Moore in Encinitas in 85.. to see you standing there at the "rock " where Silver bucked up ... just incredible. Brought a tear to my eye. I'M 63. Thank you both for your time and fantastic, post taping add ons... Great fun this was. Cheers from Detroit.

[@jbenziggy]

Glad you enjoyed it so much, Tony! I am sorry that I never got to meet Clayton Moore but he came to our county fair with his wife, who was younger and a native of Turlock, Calif. His picture appeared in the local paper the next day. If I had known he was there I surely would have broke my neck to get down there!

[@aseainfo]

Sarah the daredevil always makes me nervous watching her climb huge rocks or walking along a cliffside. Great episode guys! Thank you!

[@HistoryHunterSarah]

I'm actually very careful.

[@bcoldgoalie]

This was fun watching this video! Overlaying old footage with current footage was cool. When I saw all those rocks,I thought of "Star Trek",one of my favorite TV shows. Nicely done you two!

[@jspringe7]

An excellent tour of Hollywood history, thanks for sharing this. And I must say Sarah is the most patient person I’ve ever seen!

[@WalkwithHistory]

How cool!!!! Definitely on my list now to visit. Thank you for this!!!!! I love the way you have the TV clips with the real life locations.

[@KoBrA5zero3]

This was truly fantastic. I love seeing history about Buster Keaton and anything Ronald Reagan. Thank you Jeff and Sarah for all the great videos.

[@jerrymestas1231]

So cool!!!! Bonanza was one of my favorite shows growing up. Excellent job on bringing this back to life. Awesome history👊🏻

[@suzanneochs1543]

WOW !! Never knew about this place or it's history !! Hands down....this is my favorite episode thus far !! Going to watch it again !! Sarah....next time.... I will climb those rocks with you ! Thank you Jeff for another amazing History lesson ! Can't wait for the next one !

[@jbenziggy]

Make sure you get some good hiking shoes or boots! Thanks so much for watching this one. I think it'll be among our favorite episodes, too!

[@suzanneochs1543]

@@jbenziggy .....I've got the boots !! Let's go ! ❤💋😀👍

[@lornahardin4563]

Yep. I watched the Lone Ranger. Another great trip you took us on Jeff and Sarah, thank you again.

[@raydash1424]

Great job. Everywhere you turn there is connection to old tv and movie westerns

[@KimU15]

I never knew about any of this. You're going to keep me busy writing down lists of places to visit! Such fascinating history and beautiful scenery.

[@jbenziggy]

Put on your hiking shoes! It's a fun one to explore! Thanks for watching, Kim!

[@steveayriss1631]

Grew up there during the 70’s. Big rattlers there too. Corriganville just over the pass. Spawn movie ranch. Box Canyon, Simi Valley. Stage coach trail thru the pass. That area was best in the 70’s as nobody was there. Just the mobile home park. Those bathtub rocks are all over those mountains

[@jerrysullivan8424]

For me, this has been one of my favorite programs that you all have done, If I ever run into some wealth, I will move there. That area is beautiful.

[@jbenziggy]

Wow, that is a great compliment! I guess it's all downhill from here now! LOL. We'll try to come up with some other good ones to keep in your good graces!

[@jerrysullivan8424]

@@jbenziggy :)

[@thesolidsnakealpha]

So much fun going on here, so many historical movie and TV memories. Great to see you both again! Thanks Jeff and Sarah! God Bless🙏

[@regcook4087]

I really enjoyed this one I love seeing the then and now shots brilliant.

[@jbenziggy]

Thanks Reg!

[@leegentry4926]

Bonanza, one of my favorite westerns, I still watch it on you tube now

[@oldguyBMX]

Wow, that was amazing history! Thanks for the ride!

[@renofredrenofred4913]

Jeff & Sarah....That was a good bit of old Hollywood History. I would have thought that the "Character Rock" formations would have been out by Victorville not close to LA and Hollywood. Thanks for the trip. Have a good day.

[@michaelgmoore5708]

Who's that Star walking around with the black mask on? Oh that is Sarah! She is fun to watch discover new things! You two are a fun couple!

[@sside8]

One of your best videos ever! I love how you lined up the TV show with the background. Tell Sarah she is just fine!

[@jbenziggy]

I think she’s FINE too!

[@HistoryHunterSarah]

Thanks 😊

[@chris51851]

Saw a lot of it Porter Ranch also before they developed it even mountain bike the area but I never would have known or found those particular landmarks thanks for the tour

[@brucecrider2001]

Thank you Jeff and Sarah this was great going to watch some of them shows

[@mikejames-drummerreginacan1386]

Great episode......thanks

[@carlakort7848]

Of all your videos, I think this is the best! Beautiful scenery and I like all the research you’ve done on movies and shows filmed here. Thank you Jeff and Sarah, I would love to visit here someday!

[@Forested-pz9cp]

Jeff, Your grasp and memory of movie/TV history and clips, and how to inter weave them into the story so many years after they were shot is incredible! So impressive ! Great presentation...as usual

[@webchuck1]

Hello History Hunters, Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic video on these amazing actors and locations.

[@cgg105]

Great job of documenting these historical Western movie location spots! And thank you for not droning on about cultural appropriation.

[@jbenziggy]

Thank you very much!

[@matrix30008]

What a great episode thank you for taking the time and research to do this .

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

Loved everything about this! Quite nostalgic. I grew up with almost all the great westerns. Love how you overlayed “then and now” effects to make history come alive for us. You and Sara take care and thanks again!

[@jbenziggy]

Yay, thank you!

[@LazyBushcrafters]

When I grow up, I wanted to be like History Hunters!

[@jbenziggy]

Ha ha ha! Thanks! How old are you if you don't mind me asking?

[@LazyBushcrafters]

@@jbenziggy haha, I’m 37 but your video work and knowledge of history is astronomically beyond mine! Thank you for providing me and the world with such great content, especially last year during all the madness.

[@janetceniza8091]

Amazing history of most of the shows I watched growing up, I'm 78, but the Lone Ranger rock is my favorite.

[@AB-ye7bw]

Thank you for taking me along ! I don’t know if I’ll ever get to go there in person, but this was the next best thing !

[@leahreposa4599]

The Lone Ranger Rock was cool to see! Kudos to Sarah for trekking up that rock, next time get her a go pro, I'll bet that view was incredible!

[@HistoryHunterSarah]

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[@gumshoe5365]

What incredible research went into this series. Thank you for sharing!

[@kathleenhorner9296]

Wow! Love the before and after shots! I remember most of those productions, too. Excellent video editing to boot!

[@jbenziggy]

That is a very much appreciated observation! I try hard to edit the best I can. It's been a period of self-education. When I started four years ago I didn't know a thing about video production! So for you to acknowledge is heartfelt, Kathleen!

[@Scribblescrabbly]

I love having breakfast and watching your vids!

[@jbenziggy]

Nice! Thanks very much!

[@robertwatson39]

That was terrific Jeff. This is the first episode I've been able to watch since the one you did on your Mum, that really broke my heart. From Down Under.

[@BobJamison5660]

Great episode! It would be cool to see more old shooting locations. Thanks

[@stevenblevins8113]

You two are the best ! thanks for taking us along !

[@marypettitt9150]

I visited Iverson's Ranch back in the early '60s when I was a child. My dad was best friends with Mr. Iverson's attorney, and when that man needed to go to the ranch for an appointment, he brought along both families. We watched a Death Valley Days filming. I remember seeing a "runaway" wagon careening around a curve on one of the dirt trails, maybe the old stagecoach road. The cameras were set up on the hill. It was very exciting. This video is bringing back wonderful memories. Thank you very much.

[@FetchTheSled]

Wow! Great work Jeff. Thanks for putting it all together. PS. Sarah makes me nervous when she climbs.

[@jbenziggy]

You and me both! Thanks for watching!

[@HistoryHunterSarah]

Don't be nervous. I'm careful 🙂

[@jmorgan5252]

Hello Jeff and Sarah, wow another great video. Have to love Sarah's sense of humor Thank you History Hunters!

[@jbenziggy]

Thank you very much ... and for your nice comments for Sarah! You are most welcome!

[@Jay-vr9ir]

Fantastic love it , I was born in 59 and grew up near Niagara Falls watching , movie westerns and western tv shows . My goal when I retire in a few years is to travel the desert , where tv show westerns and western movies were filmed , that I have watched , during my childhood .

[@gerrymaitland9799]

We used to go to all of the movie ranch locations when I was little. Great memories. Thanks for sharing...

[@curbozerboomer1773]

This is just amazing!...so much movie and TV history, filmed in just a few acres of awesome land...The juxtaposition of those condos says so much of our strange, malleable and temporary culture and land development. I am 77 now, and remember every TV show you referenced...and I do wonder, if film crew encountered rattlesnakes, scorpions, etc while on the job! How about you two? I would never want to have a condo, so close to snake habitat...I live in Western Washington....no rattlers in our areas!

[@chipahoycook1452]

This channel is brilliant in the research! Another awesome episode. Love to be able to visit the west coast through the History Hunters Eyes.

[@msoden4920]

Loved this one, Jeff!! Thank you. When you go to filming locations, it is probably my favorite subject matter that you and Sarah document. Keep up the great work!

[@georgewilkinson6510]

Just discovered History Hunters and what a enjoyable visit. I am seventy five and when I was a boy I was a super fan of cowboy movies. I would spend Saturday morning watching them on TV and the afternoon at the picture show for more of them. My hero was Roy Rogers and I was the proud owner of a Roy Rogers outfit complete with guns and spurs. In the eighties I visited his museum in Victorville where I spent the afternoon hoping he would drop by as he apparently used to do. Unfortunately he did not, at least on that day. You have made an old cowboy fan very happy bringing back such wonderful memories. Thank you so much.

[@adrienroy9310]

You guys always give me goals of places to visit. Gonna use this video when I go. Bitter sweet seeing these locations during an era in America far gone, can't stop the march of time friends. Great job as always.

[@charlesnicol1867]

Not far from sphan movie ranch?

[@artmyheart7409]

Love this video. Brings back many memories. Worked for Joe Iverson a few times and was at the ranch for years.

[@royston8044]

What a great vid, thank you Jeff & Sarah.

[@jackyandell2489]

Thank you for the memories.....

[@mikes3174]

One of your best yet! Thanks for all the hard work!!

[@jbenziggy]

Wow, thanks! I liked it too!

[@travelindave]

Awesome video Jeff and Sarah! Loved seeing the locations of some of my favorite shows and movies. Your best video yet!

[@simonblackwell7906]

Again you hit it out the park. Enjoy learning about film locations then and now👍👍👍 and as always Sara’s charms make the experience. Great work 😃

[@99supper]

Jeff and Sarah, this was great! A lot of work and research, but you guys nailed it! Thanks! 👍🐴 🤠

[@dafyddr8678]

That was an amazing episode.. Thank you big time for bringing that to this part of the world ... Stay Safe ...

[@carolmchargue7746]

I really enjoyed seeing this. I lived in California for many years but never visited this place. I would've loved climbing a few rocks!! I watched many of the movies you mentioned with my mom as a kid. Brought back alot of memories. Kudos!!

[@williamclifford9757]

Excellent show, the both of you work really hard to inform us on your journey! Stay safe and healthy!❤️

[@staceparsons3034]

Your videos are always a pleasure to watch. You are keeping history alive and fun. Keep up the excellent work. 🙂

[@fs357mag]

Wow ... Bravo!

[@Cradley684]

Thank's for the tour, remember a lot of that stuff back in the 50s & 60s , God Bless America , have a nice day , Brian UK !!!

[@bmwbaker]

This is a great one. Something for everyone. Thanks guys. And Sarah you are quite a climber, like my wife.

[@dennisrogers5106]

Great amount of research went into this episode you can tell. Well done.

[@rudybegonia2544]

jeff that is marvelous how you superimpose the today rock with scene from the original movie , excellent job , bless you and sarah

[@SonjasSEAcrets]

What a great episode! I loved learning about this “other” beautiful garden. And, the shows, the time taken for researching, just amazing. Thanks for the tour!

[@jbenziggy]

So nice of you, Sonja. Glad you liked the Southern California adventure!

[@havingfun3619]

We use to hike back up in there in the 70s when we were kids. Aqua Dulce, which is not too far from there, was a popular filming location ad well. Love ur vids.

[@jebronlames7789]

JFK Graduate 1980, you

[@marydilley4455]

Hi there Jeff and Sarah....we watched this episode again because it is one of our favorites. Gary and I both grew up in the area surrounding this movie park. We went up to see it again after watching it the first time. We plan to go again soon though after all the rain we've had here lately. I'm anxious to see how much greener it should be by now. I noticed in your clips of the color movies it was so much greener then. Hope it is again. Thanks again for your great shows!

[@joelhurley2678]

Jeff, thank you so much for another interesting video. I met Pernell Roberts in 2006 when I was living in Dearborn, Michigan. I was visiting at the Henry Ford Estate because I used to work there and I ran into mr. Roberts at the house looking at the dining room. He was a very very nice man and when I told him about my mother suffering from cancer I did not know that he had had cancer. So he asked for my address and he came to my house to visit my mother. Then he backed out because he was worried that my mother just being home for a day or two might not be able to handle him visiting. Needless to say my mom was disappointed, but he was just that kind of man. I told him that you w e r e like Adam Cartwright and that no one was that good of an actor of that he was playing I believe himself. He was a very nice man and I have very fond memories of him.

[@ronthorp2844]

very cool thanks you two crazy kids

[@danieldolle7008]

Great locaton old movis and shows the wrath of kun was fillm thwre to back in the 80s

[@keynotekid]

Jeff, I salute all the work I know you put into these clips. I had gone to see the Lone Ranger Rock in 2016 and walking back to my car I saw the plaque about the Garden of the Gods across the street. I had no idea where I was but over the next few hours became amazed at what I had stumbled upon. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this tour.

[@CRJourney20]

Great job with matching up all those movies. So much movie and TV history in that area.

[@samphillips2181]

Another must visit when these kiddos leave the nest. Or maybe we will drag them with us on our next time to LA. It took me back to watching re-runs in the 80/90’s which connected me to my dads childhood. Have a great week all.

[@jbenziggy]

You should! It's a safe and fun place to explore!

[@HistoryHunterSarah]

Drag them with you. They'll have fun.

[@bboomer1948]

A big thumbs up and thank you for this video. I am a child of the Fifties , TV and Movie Westerns. Good memories.

[@jbenziggy]

I really enjoyed producing this video! Thanks!

[@silveradodan3732]

Awesome video. Your research that went into this is amazing! Thank you Jeff and Sarah. (Please consider doing an episode on historic Silverado, California!)

[@bobpeckinpaugh2550]

Nothing more fascinating than 'then and now' photos and videos. Thank you again for all your work and research for our enjoyment!!!

[@jbenziggy]

Glad you enjoyed it, Bob! We always try to include then and now shots when possible!

[@bobpeckinpaugh2550]

@@jbenziggy Trust me, you go above and beyond! The bathtub rock with Buster Keaton is just one example.

[@kennethclaar922]

Wow what a show …. You guys knocked this out of the park .

[@jbenziggy]

Thanks for the compliment Ken! It’s always work but I enjoyed the result!

[@tinamichel221]

Hello Jeff, Thank you so much for those lovely memories. I am a Western fan and a Bonanza fan, too. My husband and I live in Montreal, Canda. We're scheduled to visit Los Angeles this year, and I was hoping to find ahead some interesting sights where some of the Western movies/tv series were filmed. Well, you've made my day!

[@zackdaniels6858]

Although this vid is a couple of years old, I absolutely LOVE this channel. I always try to keep up with new content, but am amazed at how many I have missed. Thank you Jeff, my go to channel. Cheers.