Wisteria Lane is a fictional street, in the American television series Desperate Housewives. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios, The Walt Disney Companys main television studio, and Cherry Productions. ...

Premise within the show

Wisteria Lane is located in the city of Fairview, in the fictional Eagle State.^[1] Its appearance reflects the stereotypical view of American suburbia: perfectly manicured lawns, rows of comfortable houses and white picket fences. It is the main setting of the show, and it includes the homes of it's five leading women - Bree, Gabrielle, Susan, Lynette and Edie - as well as most of the show's other main characters. As of the first three seasons, eleven houses have been established in the show. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Suburb. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Information Gender Female Age 31 Occupation Housewife former model make-up assistant Beauty Pagent Coach Family Lucia Marquez (mother) Alejandro (stepfather) Spouse(s) Carlos Solis (ex-husband) John Rowland (ex-lover) Victor Lang (husband) Relatives Lily (maternal grandmother) Maria (maternal aunt) Juanita Solis (former mother-in-law; deceased) Diego Solis... Information Gender Female Age 39 Occupation Childrens book artist Family Sophie Bremmer (mother) Morty Flickman (step-father) Addison Prudy (father) Carol Prudy (step-mother) Spouse(s) Karl Mayer (ex-husband) Ian Hainsworth (ex-fiancé) Dr. Ron McCready (ex-boyfriend) Mike Delfino (husband) Children Julie Mayer (daughter) Zach Young (step... This article or section on a Television-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Information Gender Female Age 41 Occupation Real-estate agent (former) Family Ilene Britt (mother; deceased) Spouse(s) Charles McLain (ex-husband) Mr. ...

The setting

See also: Colonial Street

The street known as Wisteria Lane in the show is located on the backslot of Universal Studios Hollywood. It is referred to by film crews as Colonial Street, and has been used for several motion pictures and television shows, starting with the 1946 movie So Goes My Love.^[2] Colonial Street is one of the backlot street sets at Universal Studios. ... Universal Studios Hollywood is the original Universal Studios theme park. ... Colonial Street is one of the backlot street sets at Universal Studios. ... So Goes My Love (released as A Genius in the Family in the UK) is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. ...

The houses seen on Desperate Housewives have been featured in several production, prior to the series premiere, including, among others, Leave it to Beaver (Mary Alice's house), Harvey (Gabrielle's house), Providence (Bree's house), Deep Impact, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries and The New Lassie (Susan's house), Bedtime for Bonzo and The Thrill of It All (Lynette's house), and Delta House (Ida Greenberg's house). Colonial Street has also been used to shoot scenes in The 'Burbs, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Gremlins, Beethoven, Psycho, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Ladykillers and Ghost Whisperer.^[3] Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the classic TV series of the same name. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Providence was an NBC television series starring Melina Kanakaredes. ... Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. ... The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries was a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, and Pamela Sue Martin as girl detective Nancy Drew. ... The New Lassie was an American television series which aired for two seasons with production beginning in 1989. ... Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova. ... The Thrill Of It All is a 1963 romantic comedy film starring Doris Day and James Garner. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Delta House (TV series). ... The Burbs is a 1989 black comedy directed by Joe Dante, starring, amongst others, Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman, and Bruce Dern, and written by Dana Olsen The film pokes fun at suburban environments (particularly in the US), and their eccentric dwellers. ... The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a stage and film musical written by Larry L. King. ... Gremlins is an American horror-comedy film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984. ... Beethoven (1992) is a movie about a St. ... Psycho is a 1998 film remake of the Alfred Hitchcock 1960 version produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... The Ladykillers is a 2004 remake of the 1955 Ealing comedy of the same name. ... Ghost Whisperer is an American television drama-fantasy-thriller that premiered on CBS September 23, 2005. ...

During most of the first season, one of the houses of the street was strictly avoided by the Desperate Housewives filming crew, due to the fact that it was considered to be too recognized since being the main setting of the 1960s television series The Munsters. Following the decision to introduce a new family, the Applewhites, to the show, and having them living in the Munster home, the house was completely remodeled. ^[4] The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Munsters was a 1960s American television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of horror movie monsters. ...

In 2005, for the second season of Desperate Housewives, the street went through some heavy changes. During the first season only one part of the street had been seen on the show - the cul-de-sac at the end of the street, known as Circle Drive among film crews,^[5] had been left out. Now the majority of the buildings and facades is this part of the street was either heavily remodelled or removed. Among the most noticeable changes were the removals of a church facade, featured in Murder, She Wrote, in order to make room for Edie's house, ^[6] and of the so-called Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park.^[7] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). ... Jessica in the episode The Cemetery Vote Murder, She Wrote is a popular, long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ...

Currently Colonial Street, has sixteen main buildings, with three of them located outside the Desperate Housewives filming area. The house closest to the settingings, located next to what's called 4348 Wisteria Lane within the show, is being used by guards to stop any unauthorised access to "Wisteria Lane". ^[8]

Overview of the street

The following Wisteria Lane overview is based upon details and maps given within the show as well as Universal Studios' official website - see below for further details.

 _____________________ /  __________________________________/ Park  / | | | |  / | | | | _____________  / | 4351 | 4353 | 4355 | /  | /4349 |________|________|_________|______/ ________ _______| ___/ / /   | |  / /Cul-de-Sac  | |  / __________/ / | |4347 / __________________________________ / 4362 | | / / | | | | ______________/ / | / / | 4352 | 4354 | 4356 | | | / |___/ / | | | | 4358 | 4360 | / / 4350|________|________|________|___ | | / / / ____|_________|____/ / / _____/_____/ | / | 4348 / |________/ 

Inhabitants

As of the third season finale, no inhabitants of 4348 and 4360 Wisteria Lane have been mentioned.

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Official maps

The 1989-1996 Colonial Street map

The official website of Universal Studios Hollywood presents a map of Colonial Street, as it looked between 1989 and 1996. ^[13] Besides the changes made during the first year of Desperate Housewives', the main difference between this map and the current look of the street is that the houses known in Desperate Housewives as 4352 Wisteria Lane and 4354 Wisteria Lane (Mary Alice's and Bree's houses) replaced two older buildings in 1996.^[14] Universal Studios Hollywood is the original Universal Studios theme park. ...

Another map, showing the street during the same era, but with higher resulution can be viewed here, along with a air photo taken in 2004. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mike's map

In episode two of Desperate Housewives, Ah, But Underneath, a map of the street and details about it's inhabitants is seen in one of Mike's lockers. This map confirms the location of Susan's, Lynette's, Gabrielle's, Bree's, Mary Alice's, Mike's and Martha Huber's houses, as well as the existence of one house between Susan's and Gabrielle's, one house beyond Gabrielle's and one house beyond Mike's. However, it doesn't cover the part of the street that include the house on the far side of Martha Huber's house, nor the buildings around the cul-de-sac, which wasn't included in the show's setting at the time. With two exceptions, all ten houses have the same number as otherwise stated in the series. Ah, But Underneath is the second episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. ...

There are some differences between Mike's map and the established version:

• Although most house numbers are the same as otherwise stated, there are two exceptions: The house between Susan's and Gabrielle's houses (later known as the Applewhite house) is noted as 4354, and Bree's house is said to be 4359. Generally these houses are shown to be 4351 and 4354 Wisteria Lane, respectively, with Mike's map being the only exception.
• The inhabitants of the house between the houses of Gabrielle and of Susan are said to be Trent and Debra Nelson, although the Mullins is mentioned in the dialogue earlier in the same episode. This is the only time the Nelson's names has occurred in the series.
• The inhabitant of 4347 Wisteria Lane is not said to be Ida Greenberg - this character is not introduced until episode five, Come In, Stranger. Instead there are two other names noted, but too blurry to be read.
• Also to be noted is that Lynette's daughter Penny is called Daisy on the map.

In addition, although the camera briefly passes by 4358 Wisteria Lane - the house that (starting with episode 14, Love is in the Air) would be known as Karen McCluskey's home - it turns away before any names are shown. Come In, Stranger is the fifth episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. ... Love is in the Air is the 14th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. ...

The "Behind Closed Doors" map

A map of Wisteria Lane is also included in the official season one companion book, Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors, published in 2005. This map doesn't show the house numbers but confirms the existence and location of most Wisteria Lane houses to appear on the show. The exceptions are the three buildings beyond Karen McCluskey's house, which weren't added to the shows filming location until season two. Also - while most of the houses on the map are labeled "The Scavo House", "The Young House" etc., the houses now known as the McCluskey house, the Greenberg house and 4348 Wisteria Lane, is left without any description. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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