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Historic Movie Ranch Near Agoura Hills Hit Hard By Woolsey Fire

The Western set at the Paramount Ranch near Agoura Hills was hit hard by the Woolsey Fire. Plans have been announced to rebuild it.

The Woolsey Fire has left three people dead, destroyed more than 800 structures and counting, and charred more than 98,000 acres of land.  

Among the losses are the destruction of most of the western movie set at Paramount Ranch.  It's a facility that's been home to movie production since the late 1920's, and in more recent times television production.

The non-profit Santa Monican Mountains Foundation has announced a drive to replace the sets.  They were the only working movie set in the National Park System, and a place where visitors could not only see a part of history, but experience whatever production might be underway.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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