back lot

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He asked his colleagues in film production for props so his crews could re-create the fictional Amity Island coastline in the studio’s hilly back lot miles from downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

"We also built substantial sets on our back lot," David Cain said.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

The container was in the back lot of a recycling center where the shooter had formerly been employed.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

It is so overcrowded with squatters that some have erected tin shacks in the back lot.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

They worked as set builders on the Columbia Film Studios back lot, saved their money, and bought a movie theater in Glendale.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser