In the 1945 film noir classic “Mildred Pierce,” the city of Glendale plays a key (but uncredited role) for the movie's scenic backdrop. Her modest home (where she bakes the pies that lead to her fortune and downfall) is on “Corvallis Street”; in reality the home is on Jackson Street.
And looks very much the same! Except for the replaced windows.
Daughters Kay (Jo Ann Marlowe) and Veda (Ann Blyth) walk home from school down “Corvallis”:
Walking down this quaint street makes it easy to time travel to the 1940s; other than the taller trees! Note how large that Palm in Mildred's front yard has gotten!
Here's the Glendale Post Office; most likely where Mildred mailed her letters:
An interior view:
The 1925 Alex Movie Theatre in Glendale; I wonder what locals thought when the movie played here? Hey, that's my house!
The terrazzo in front:
The theatre seemed to be under renovations or perhaps just some early morning repairs; the court is very reminiscent of the Egyptian in Hollywood:
See more Glendale photos at my main website.
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