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CONTACT INFORMATION

Gene Greene *
Garden Manager, Tillman Water Treatment Plant - Japanese Gardens
818.778.4134 phone 1
[email protected]


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WEBSITE:
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Filming & Photography

Keywords: Boardrooms / Conference Rooms / Meeting & Event Space; Control Rooms ; Flooring - Concrete Floors; Lakeside; Loading Docks; Lockers / Locker Rooms; Parking - Flat Surface Parking; Patios / Alfresco / Sidewalk; Pond / Lake / Koi Pond; Staircases - Interior Staircases; Suburban

General Notes: updated 5.22.25 bd

Usage Restriction: Rental Fee: $500 per day plus Film L.A. permitting and monitor fees Garden is available for filming Saturdays and some Fridays ONLY. Once arrangements are made with the Garden Office, payments and permits must be made through Film L.A.

Filmography: Rising Sun; The A-Team

Jurisdictions: FILMLA / LOS ANGELES FILM OFFICE - FLICS, Los Angeles City

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: Y

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Building Materials: Concrete

Location Details

Japanese Gardens @ Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant

United States / Van Nuys, California
Location ID: #3784

***FILMING NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2026***

6 1/2 acre garden, which features three gardens in one.
The bio and engineering lab interior has a skylight, cement floors, and a ceiling height of 12'-20'. The lab exterior has outer buildings and an exterior catwalk. The lab is made of concrete and glass.
Water/utility plant. The water plant has concrete walls and is made of cement, steel, and glass.

Location Category:

  • GARDENS - *;
  • GARDENS - Arboretum / Botanical;
  • GARDENS - Japanese / Asian / Chinese;
  • GOVERNMENTAL - *;
  • GOVERNMENTAL - Public Utilities / Communications Tower;
  • MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL - *;
  • MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL - Factories / Factory / Plants;
  • MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL - Laboratories / Research / Technical Facilities;
  • MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL - Underground Tunnels / Service Tunnels;
  • TRANSPORTATION - *;
  • TRANSPORTATION - Bridges - Pedestrian Bridges;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - *;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Lakes / Dams / Reservoirs
 
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