Normally I don’t post much about the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV show. However, I think this is worth a post. Alison Arngrim, who appeared on the show as Nellie Oleson and is very generous Twittering with fans @Arngrim, recently shared a 2 part home movie of a visit to Simi Valley, California where much of the TV show was filmed. Arngrim, who appeared as Nellie Oleson, has generously been working with the Walnut Grove Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove to provide fans a way to get signed copies of her books through the museum’s mail order system and provides this as another thank you to fans.
Back to Walnut Grove Part 1
Back to Walnut Grove Part 2
While many of the buildings were destroyed in filming the final episode (deliberately so), a few such as the church, were spared and could be seen for years, however a California wild fire took out most of these remaining structures. This video does a good job of helping you understand where the structures used to be so you can compare what you see in the episodes to what is on the ground today.
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