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Volume 3103

CORRIGANVILLE MOVIE RANCH
3. ROBIN HOOD LAKE & FAMOUS TREES 
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Approaching Robin Hood Lake
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Concrete Pool - Robin Hood Lake
The concrete pool was built for water scenes in the movies filmed at Corriganville. This pool was the location for underwater scenes in many movies including: "Robin Hood," "Jungle Jim," and "African Queen.". Various records indicate that this pool, at different times, was  called "Jungle Jim Lake," "Robin Hood Lake," "Sherwood Lake" and "Corriganville Lake." It included a "stunt rock" and underwater camera house (see below).
Concrete lined intake which goes under the bridge ~ The dry pool bed
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"Stunt Rock" on the left bank from which Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) and others would dive
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The underwater camera house used to film scenes underwater



 
 
 

The Gene Autry Tree
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Publicity still of Gene and guitar by the lake

Fighting For Space
Which was here first - the rock or the tree? Acutally, the oak tree started growing next to the rock, so the rock came first. As the tree grew over the past several hundred years, the tree started to expand toward the rock. As the tree became taller and larger, it started to grow on and around the rock. This is an excellent example of how living things in nature fight for a share of limited space.
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Sue-On takes the "Wildlife Corridor"
Wildlife Corridor
The construction of the 118 Freeway in the early 1980s bisected Bob Hope's 1,740-acre ranch. As part of the construction project, Caltans was required to build this tunnel to connect both sides of Mr. Hope's ranch. Wildlife uses the tunnel to migrate between the Santa Susana Mountains to the north and the Simi Hills to the south. This wildlife corridor assists animals' hunt for food and shelter.
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A VISIT TO CORRIGANVILLE MOVIE RANCH
Simi Valley, California
1. Intro and History
Maps ~ Brochures ~ Photos
2. Robin Hood Forest
Railway Tunnel
3. Robin Hood Lake
The Movie Trees
4. Hideout/Canyon Rock
The Movie Rocks
5. Silvertown Movie Town
Then and Now
6. Fort Apache
Corsican Village
7. Rhythm & Brews Festival I
Remembering the Movie Ranch
8. Rhythm & Brews Festival II
Booths & Bands
Ronald Reagan
Library & Museum Visit



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