Back To The Future

I attended a meeting of the LA Scotch Club last night (and into this morning for that matter). It was held at the home of one of the club's members. John lives on Bushnell Avenue in South Pasadena and has what's become a shrine in his front yard. This shrine is the tree George McFly fell out of in the movie Back To The Future. Fans of the movie from all over the world come to see, touch, and/or climb the tree. How do I know this you ask, because of the documentary John made. John came to own the property after Back To The Future was filmed. After learning of his tree's fame, and the fame of Bushnell Avenue for that matter, he set out to make a film. It's interesting to see how many people make a pilgrimage to his tree. Like one person who was interviewed said, "The tree is real whereas so much of the movie is shot on sets that where destroyed". Well those probably weren't the exact words, but the thought is correct, and I can attest to that. I spent a day in Courthouse Square of Universal Studios back lot prior to the 2008 fire. The facade that was the town's courthouse has been used, and reused, many times over the years and doesn't exist as it did when Back To The Future was filmed.

So if you are a fan of Back To The Future and can make your way to Bushnell Avenue go ahead and give the tree a hug.