The old Columbia Ranch, now controlled by Warner Bros, will soon be completely wiped away and replaced by WB soundstages, offices, and parking. This backlot has been whittled away since the late 1960s, mostly due to fires. The lot suffered a series of fires in the 1960s and 1970s, and much of the affected areas were not rebuilt. What was left of the backlot had been pared down to the famous Blondie Street, with its very familiar backlot homes, the park (minus its fountain, which was moved to the WB main lot, primarily to cater to fans of Friends on the WB studio tour, and a few New York style brownstones.
The lot is probably best known because of the many Columbia/Screen Gems sitcoms filmed there, including Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Partridge Family, Father Knows Best and many more.
Most recently, the old Partridge home was being used as a set piece for outdoor and establishing shots on the current CBS single-camera sitcom, Young Sheldon. In this season's last episode
So, another piece of Hollywood history goes by the wayside.