SOME CALIFORNIA LAW TRIVIA……

 

DID YOU KNOW THAT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IT IS ILLEGAL:

 

 

ü     To ride a bike into a swimming pool in Baldwin Park, CA

 

ü     In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

 

 

ü     Single women in California are prohibited from entering a place of business where men can be observed standing before mirrors, exhibiting themselves in a semi-naked state while lifting weights.

 

ü     In Berkeley, California, it's against the law to whistle for your lost canary before 7AM.

 

ü     In some California towns, it is illegal for businesses to have flashy, neon lights at night.

 

ü     In Los Angeles, customers in meat markets are prohibited from poking a turkey to see how tender it is.

 

ü     And last but not least…….

 

ü     Under California state law, it is illegal to peel an orange in a hotel room.

 

 

 

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

 

SIX FEET UNDER

A featured site on the eccentric HBO series, Six Feet Under is the family home and mortuary, the Fishers & Sons Funeral Home.  The house that’s used in the show can be found near Gramercy Park in Los Angeles, and no, it’s not a mortuary- just a private residence.

 

 

7TH HEAVEN

In the family drama 7th Heaven, the Reverend Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) is not only father of seven, but also pastor at Glen Oak Community Church.  And services are not held on a set, but at a real church also known as the *First Christian Church in Studio City.  First Christian Church is no stranger to television.  Its credits include Hart to Hart and the TV movie A Walton Easter.

(*Note my daughter got married at this church)

 

 

FANTASY ISLAND

From the late-1970s until the mid’80s, viewers loved Fantasy Island.  Who could forget the show’s opening scene, when Tattoo would ring the bell and shout, “De plane, boss! De Plane!”

Particularly noticeable was the home of Mr. Roarke, a Queen Anne cottage located by the side of the lagoon.  An exotic tropical retreat? No.  That beautiful house built in 1885, is located at the 127-acre Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, and the “lagoon” is Baldwin Lake.  Interestingly, the pontoon plane that brought guests to Fantasy Island had to be lowered into the water by helicopter.