Yes that is right the lucky number 13th thing to do in Simi Valley is “drive-by” the Original house from the movie Poltergeist. Notice how I said drive-by. Please be respectful as this house is still a private residence. Please do not bother the occupants or enter onto their property. I like to be able to show some other famous locations in Simi Valley but if we can’t behave like citizens then the fun will stop pretty quickly.

Sorry to start out on a note of warning. I’m not to give complete directions to the home, but enough that you can create an adventure, drive down the street and figure out which house it is for yourself. The easiest way to get there is to drive up Tapo Street from Alamo toward Wild Horse Canyon and turn left on Roxbury. When I located the house a number years ago I didn’t remember the driveway being that steep in the movie; so I had to watch the movie again. I have some friends who lived in the area and who were there when the movie was filmed. They filled me in on some the details. The tract of homes was very new at the time of filming. Other parts of the movie were filmed out in the  Conejo Valley and other areas.

This is a sort of companion post to one by my friend in Pasadena who located the original house from the movie Halloween. Up until recent years the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas have always been movie locations for the studios. It’s fun to see where Hollywood makes all the magic happen and and exciting to know that it happens in our own backyard.