WHERE IN AMERICA ARE YOU?
by Randy Karr

You are visiting America's most famous white house, located west of Washington D.C. This house gained its notoriety as a filming location for one of the longest running television series in history. Exterior scenes shot here centered on the pool area and the covered patio, located on the right side of the house. Indoor scenes were filmed on a California sound stage, five times larger than the house you see. The show ran for 13 years, and its 356 episodes attracted viewers from 95 foreign countries. One particular episode left the audience of 350 million viewers wondering, "Who Shot J.R?" Because the ranch remained the residence of J.R. Duncan and his family, filming here was only done from May through August, so as not to be a distraction to his children during the school year. A nearby stream that forked into two branches suggested the name for the ranch. In 1992, a new owner acquired the ranch and the gun that shot J.R.

Where in America are you, anyway? Name the property, which in 1840, was a hundred-thousand acre spread, and the nearby north Texas city that boasts the largest urban art center in the United States and more restaurants per capita than New York City.

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© 2006 Randy Karr