The RKO Encino Ranch - RKO Radio Pictures' Famous Movie Lot

The RKO Encino Ranch
RKO Radio Pictures' Famous Movie Lot
(1929-1954)
a RetroWeb Studio Backlots website

filming location for "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946),
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939)
and dozens of other classic films

including images from the extensive historical photograph
collection of the Bison Archives

Bookmark this page and return frequently for a wealth of
information and images focusing on the famous RKO Encino Ranch.

The RKO Encino Ranch in 1941
courtesy Bison Archives

Recent Updates

January 1, 2012 - complete Bison Archives collection of RKO Encino Ranch photographs added to RetroWeb Image Gallery
July 13, 2010 - photo sets added to Hunchback of Notre Dame Sets and French Street
July 5, 2010 - photo sets added to Western Street, Modern Street, New York Street and Railroad Depots
June 29, 2010 - Residential Sets photo set added
December 15, 2009 - "It's A Wonderful Life" set correlation images added
December 14, 2009 - preliminary site layout put online, with placeholder images