Doc's Mansion (1955)

Doc Brown's mansion is an amazing house. Because of it's awesomeness, I wanted to include the entire structure in my planking photo. This proved to be difficult. I planked on the edge of a concrete platform across the yard from where I had my camera set on a 10-second timer. I'm fast, and it's a good thing because there wasn't much time to set the camera, run to the position, and balance myself before the photo was taken. I'll admit, it took several attempts, and some falling. The house is known as the Gamble House. It is a National Historic Landmark and is now a museum cared for by the City of Pasadena and the University of Southern California. It is open for tours throughout the week. I did my planking early in the morning before any visitors arrived...however some museum staff members were lucky enough to see my historic plank in person.

Back to the Future screenshot.

Doc's Garage (1955 & 1985)

This is the garage that was part of Doc's estate in 1955 and was his primary residence in 1985, where a reproduction of it was built behind a Burger King restaurant. It is here where Doc slammed the door in Marty's face after they first met in Back to the Future, and where he used a chalkboard to explain the alternate timeline in Back to the Future Part II. There wasn't a great place to plank, so I just got down on the ground and did it on the brick driveway that leads up to the building. It is located on the same property as the mansion that served as Doc's house in 1955, which is known as "The Gamble House." The house is a museum and the garage is a bookstore. It is beautiful planking property and is a National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places.

Back to the Future screenshot.

Doc's Residence (1985)

In Back to the Future Doc lived in the garage that, in 1955, was part of his family estate. Having sold all of the land around the garage to finance his inventions, by 1985 it was located behind a Burger King restaurant. A replica of the 1955 garage was built in the Burger King parking lot for the film. The Burger King, located at 535 North Victory Boulevard in Burbank, is still there today (with a newer logo), and another building sits behind it where Doc's residence was located. I decided to "have it my way" and plank on a ledge I found across the street from the BK. I did find the actual garage used in the film, too, and I will plank that next.

Back to the Future screenshot.

Back to the Future screenshot.

George McFly's House (1955)

This is the house where George McFly lived in Back to the Future. It's a cool looking home, and I decided I wanted to plank on the front porch. The house looked inviting, so I knocked on the front door and a young woman answered--she saw my camera and knew why I was there before I said a word. She was very friendly and told me people stop frequently because many houses on the street have been used as movie sets, including a couple of others in Back to the Future, Teen Wolf, and Old School. She offered to help take my photo. I thanked her, but told her I could do it myself. I didn't tell her about the planking, and didn't take the photo until she was out of sight, for fear she might not be familiar with this art form and ask me to leave. 

Back to the Future screenshot.