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Closure Report for March 22nd

By Eric Richardson — March 21, 2008 — 10 Comments

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It’s a very busy Saturday for filming closures, so plan your routes carefully. This weekend’s Closure Report is sponsored by A&E, Saturn, Heineken and, most importantly, Dodge.

2nd street tunnel is closed 6am to 10pm for Morton Jankel Zander to film a Saturn ad. The same company is also closing the 4th street freeway (110 to Olive) from 7am to 10pm, for the same ad.

Rogue Films is shooting for A&E in the Historic Core on Saturday. From ~~7am to 7pm~~ 10am to 2pm the production has full closure of Spring street from 4th to 6th and 5th street from Main to Broadway.

And in the title role, Smuggler is shooting a Dodge ad whose closures kicked in at 7pm this evening and run until 6am on Monday morning. Full closure of 4th from Grand to Broadway, Olive from 3rd to 5th and Hill from 3rd to 5th.

Also, just because it’s so light this week, Oil Factory is shooting a Heineken spot that will have a helicopter over the Old Bank District from 7am to 10pm.

Just Another Last Minute Closure

By Eric Richardson — March 15, 2008
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Here’s one of those little “Oh, and by the way…” moments that we all love so much about Downtown filming. Around noon Friday Film LA sent out a notification that Grand Avenue would be closed all day Saturday between 5th and Wilshire for New Regency Productions to shoot “Mirrors.” At 9:10pm they sent out a revised agenda saying...

Weekend Tunnel Closure Report

By Eric Richardson — February 22, 2008
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This weekend’s tunnel closure report is brought to you by Mercedes, since that’s whose commercial will be impacting your mobility. Tomorrow the 2nd street tunnel will be closed from 8am to 4am. Also closed, both tomorrow and Sunday, will be the 4th street freeway from Beaudry to Olive. If you’re looking to get east through that part of Downtown...

Weekend Tunnel Forecast: Closures

By Eric Richardson — January 18, 2008
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It’s a three day weekend and you might want to use it to just stay inside and not try to cross Downtown. The weekend forecast for 2nd, 3rd and 4th streets is closed, with occasional periods of openness. Let’s sort it all out so you can you plan your driving accordingly. The 3rd street tunnel has a full closure both tomorrow and Sunday from 6am to...

A Weekend to Avoid the Tunnel

By Eric Richardson — December 01, 2007
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This weekend would be a good time to make travel plans that avoid the 2nd street tunnel. According to filming notifications, Cadillac has a full closure of the tunnel tonight from 4pm to 6am. They better be out by 6, though, because at 6:30am DOT closes the tunnel for the Angel City Half Marathon. It’s down from that until 12:30pm. But here’s where...

Doubling Up on Car Commercials

By Eric Richardson — October 09, 2007
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If you ever feel like drinking from a firehose and getting the full feel of just how much commercial and TV filming goes on Downtown (with the occasional feature sprinkled in), you can go to Film LA’s website and sign up for their e-Notification program. Glancing through the notifications yesterday I had to laugh at a near-miss for subject-matter synergy...

Elephants and Road Closures on Saturday

By Eric Richardson — September 25, 2007
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If you’re feeling bored on Saturday, 4th and Main might be just the spot to provide a bit of entertainment. Stop by Banquette or Lost Souls, grab a cup of coffee, and then sit back and watch elephants. Yes, elephants. For a Bank of America commercial, because we all know banks and elephants are like peas in a pod. The filming description: Interior, exterior...