Historical 5,900 squarefoot home, 6 bedroom, 6 bath with 800 squarefoot guest house, pool. Join thousands of satisfied visitors who discovered house steel, steel magnolia and home house. It is a film adaptation of robert harlings 1987 play of the same name. Filming locations for steel magnolias offer an enjoyable walkingdriving tour of natchitoches. In fact, in the summer of 1988, natchitoches experienced a flurry of activity and excitement as production for steel magnolias took place. The reallife house from steel magnolias is the ultimate. The historic louisiana residence where the allstar 1989 movie steel magnolias was filmed is being placed on the auction block oct. The house, which served as the centerpiece for the movie, is. Plus antiques, high end furnishings, and movie memorabilia. Things even diehard steel magnolias fans probably dont. Steel magnolias still affects the small town where it. Historic natchitoches, this years tour of homes celebrates the 30th anniversary of the beloved central louisianabased film steel magnolias. You can actually stay in the famous steel magnolias house.
However, in the 30 years since the movie, it appears nothing has been updated for maintenance. During filming, the taylors moved out and rented an apartment. Since learning, steel magnolias, the movie, was filmed solely in natchitoches, louisiana, the destination landed at the top of my bucket list. The historic natchitoches, louisiana, house where steel magnolias was filmed is now a bed and breakfast and renamed the steel magnolia house. Steel magnolia filming location is still popular with. The bathroom was gross and sinkbathtub need replacing. It is a story that millions have loved, for they, too, have experienced love, loss and redemption. Herbert rosss steel magnolias runs 118 minutes but seems even longer than intolerance. A story of love and friendship, a story of relationships, of loss and grief but most of all a story of how a family and a community lived through it all. The henry cook taylor home was renamed the steel magnolia house and is currently operating as a bed and breakfast. Steel magnolias is a 1989 american comedydrama film directed by herbert ross. True story behind steel magnolias steel magnolias writer.
Steel magnolia tour of homes country roads magazine. The title has been said to suggest that the main characters are delicate as magnolias, but tough as steel, but this was not explained in the movie, nor did it need to be. The beauty salon is a place of frivolity to where they can briefly escape and put the world to rights before returning home at the end of the day. Tour the homes of steel magnolias arklatex weekend.
Where the 1989 movie steel magnolias was filmed, this house has been turned into a bed and breakfast with rooms set up from the actual movie. The play and beloved movie steel magnolias was written by her brother, robert harling, about her life and death in 1985 of complications from type 1 diabetes. You can stay at the steel magnolia house located in natchitoches, lousiana. It was built before the civil war in the 1830s and sits along the cane river. The steel magnolias house for sale in louisiana the house where sally field and her family lived in the 1989 movie steel magnolias is a bed and breakfast in natchitoches, louisiana. This is a photo from the filming on display in shelbys room. Not only is the movie dear to residents in natchitoches because the harling family lives here but because 30 years ago the movie was filmed on location in the city of 20,000. After the filming wrapped, natchitoches was left with a booming tourism.
For steel magnolias fans, natchitoches, the filming location and inspiration for the beloved southern classic, is the ultimate destination. Steel magnolias still impacts town after 25 years shreveport times. Steel magnolias tour of filming sites official natchitoches travel. And visit the entire natchitoches film trail for more. Guests can stay in rooms named after characters like the clairee, ouiser, and annelle.
Steel magnolia filming location is still popular with movie fans. People wanted to see the houses where movie stars like julia roberts, sally field, daryl hannah, and dolly parton had stayed during their time there. Steel magnolias is essentially a series of comic oneliners leading up to a teary tragedy, but let it be said that the oneliners are mostly funny and the tragedy deserves most, but not all, of. The movie encompasses the beauty of the south and the girls were the ultimate first girl boss gang there was. Natchitoches, louisiana is the home of the writer, bobby harling, author of steel magnolias, which chronicles the uniqueness and stability of residence who live in small town america. Private residence converted to a bed and breakfast. Take the steel magnolias tour saturday see homes and. Steel magnolias 30 year anniversary celebration in. Because of the success of the movie, the cooktaylor house is now. Natchitoches tour of homes and sites used in the movies filming. The house where the julia roberts movie steel magnolias was filmed is for sale in louisiana. There will be special events at selected locations along the tour, as well as.
Make your reservations now by calling or texting barbara 3186635468, email. Parton was one of several stars who spent the months of july and august of that year filming the heartfelt 1989 movie steel magnolias in the town, population 18,000, where the story actually. The new comedydrama is based on robert harlings adaptation of. Come see the filming sites that put natchitoches on the map. A christmas story, steel magnolias and the blind side filmed here. For my best friend karens birthday, we decided to rent out the home that steel magnolias was filmed in and recreate scenes from the movie. Tour natchitoches with barbara will offer steel magnolias tours during the blush and bashful weekend. Steel magnolias truvys updated their profile picture. Steel magnolias filming location archives house crazy. The movie steel magnolias, based on the stage play by robert harling jr.
Natchitoches, louisiana is home to the 1989 hit movie steel magnolias. The historic brick house where the beloved 80s drama was filmed was converted into a bed and breakfast in 2003, but the interior and exterior of your favorite movie home is frozen in time. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This bedandbreakfast in natchitoches, louisiana, was used as the fictional home of the eatentons in the 1989 film steel magnolias, and its full of charm just like the movie and its. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video discovery system. Things even diehard steel magnolias fans probably dont know about the classic. Steel magnolias movie house 1830s home where the 1989 movie steel magnolias was filmed. A young beautician, newly arrived in a small louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold. Thankfully, you can still live out steel magnolias all the joyful parts, anyway in the place that inspired it all. Steel magnolias house for sale in louisiana hooked on houses. Lemee house open house, lecture series and map of film sites map will be provided for sites seen from outside, but buildings will not be open. For the full steel magnolias experience in natchitoches, book a tour with local tour operator barbara bailey. Its been 30 years since the tearful classic steel magnolias arrived in.
Last fall, i had the pleasure to fulfill that dream. The play and film are about the bond a group of women share in a smalltown southern community, and how they cope with the death of one of their own. Steel magnolias is willing to sacrifice its overall impact for individual moments of humor, and while that leaves us without much to take home, youve got to hand it to them. When playwright robert harling wrote steel magnolias back in 1987, he undoubtedly had no idea that 30 years later, people would still be quoting it regularly. The principal pleasure of the movie is in the ensemble work of the actresses, as they trade oneliners and zingers and stick together and dish the dirt. With shirley maclaine, olympia dukakis, sally field, julia roberts. Sweet magnolias is an upcoming american romance drama web television series, based on the sweet magnolias novels by sherryl woods, that is set to premiere on netflix. The cast of steel magnolias that was filmed in natchitoches. In addition to the contests and movie screenings, the association for the preservation of historic natchitoches will present a special tour of homes and sites used in the filming of the movie steel magnolias saturday, nov. If you grew up in the south, its possible that you have seen steel magnolias at least once in your life.
Steel magnolia house was the centerpiece of the movie, steel magnolias, filmed in 1989. The house from steel magnolias is a bed and breakfast. Its been 30 years since the tearful classic steel magnolias arrived in theaters. The stars landed in natchitoches 25 years ago, and the town has never been the same. Stay in the steel magnolias bed and breakfast, home of the movie family. Steel magnolias film tour official natchitoches travel. Steel magnolias tour tour natchitoches with barbara. Steel magnolias 30 year anniversary celebration in natchitoches. Come celebrate 30 years of steel maganolias in november when we roll out the red carpet for an entire weekend of events.
In honor of the anniversary, the hit movie is playing in select theaters across the country on may 19, 21. House was the centerpiece of the movie, steel magnolias, filmed in 1989. Steel magnolias the movie and the town it was filmed in. A piece of hollywood history is going under the hammer, as the louisiana house that starred in steel magnolias is up for auction to the highest bidder. Once steel magnolias the film began shooting on location in natchitoches in 1988, tourism grew exponentially.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Little do some know, this classic was actually filmed in our great state of louisiana. Steel magnolias is a 1989 theater production of the play by robert harling. That house from steel magnolias is now a bed and breakfast and were packing our bags steel magnolias might be one of the most legendary, iconic movies of the south and now, nearly 30 years after the movie came to be, you can actually stay at the eatenton familys home. Includes filming sites as well as the harling family house and the beauty shop house that inspired the setting for the play and movie, said gould. Come stay in the beautiful southern home from the hit film steel magnolias. This year is the 30th anniversary of our favorite film. Steel magnolias robert harlings play was set solely in the beauty parlor where his heroines a group of the liveliest, warmest southern women imaginable gather to dish dirt, crack jokes, do.
The allure of the house is certainly to see where the movie, steel magnolias, was filmed. Steel magnolia house bed and breakfast is located at 320 jefferson street in historic natchitoches, louisiana. Sweet magnolias follows three south carolina women, best friends since high school, as they. In addition to a stop at the steel magnolia house, her tours include a glimpse of.
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