192Os map of Pierce Homes created by the art department based on an original map of Glendale, California

Original napkin sketch of the Glendale home, and a model

Left to right: Original exterior of a Pierce Home location; color comp; and finished Pierce Glendale home

Production still of Mildreds Glendale house. This is in an existing neighborhood in Merrick, New York that was altered to embody a typical Glendale, Califronia neighborhood of the 1920s.

A California highway gas station: Before (corner) and after.

Hollywood street location in Peekskill, NY (above) and an art department generated mock-up, transforming it into a Hollywood street (below)

Digital composite (left) and production still (right) of a downtown Los Angeles storefront set, shot in New York

Undressed location shots of Mr. Chriss Hollywood restaurant (top) and the dressed Hollywood restaurant (below)

Production still inside Mildreds restaurant, built and shot at Steiner Studios

Inside Mildreds restaurant kitchen

Mildreds Laguna restaurant

Process photos of the original shooting location in Harlem (top left), a production still after the exterior was dressed (bottom left) and a digital composite of the visual effects added in post-production

The Opera set

Production still of the Philharmonic Opera scene

The finished Glendale house kitchen set. The hues for this room came from color research from the 192Os.

An example of Spanish bungalow architecture found on a location scout in California (left); the finished Glendale house den, inspired from that 1920s architecture (right)

Finished set photo of the Glendale house den

A New York City street (left) made to look like 193Os Hollywood (right)

Transforming a dollar store (left) to a period hardware store (right)

3D model; and the finished Hollywood restaurant

A digital composite of Mildreds first restaurant generated before building began (top); actual building process (below)

Set photo of the finished exterior of Mildreds first restaurant

One of the Woolworth family mansions that still exists in New York was used for Montys mansion and altered to exude 193Os wealth.

A production still of the mansions foyer shows how the sets and costumes combined to capture the feel of the 193Os.