Inside The Waltons WILL GEER's THEATRICUM BOTANICUM & Woody Guthrie's Cabin
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2018
- #789 Inside WILL GEER's THEATRICUM BOTANICUM & Woody Guthrie's Cabin- Jordan The Lion Daily Travel Vlog (10/4/18)
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I grew up watching the Walton’s and always felt Grandpa Walton was my real life TV Grandpa. Glad you were able to honor Will Geer with your heartwarming vlog. Thanks Jordan 😊❤️
I am an ardent fan of Will Geer. We first met when I was 13 years old and he was performing at the Stratford Theatre in NY State; that was around 1959. I was part of a camp outing and he introduced us to his "garden" of botanicals in Shakespeare's plays; I'll never forget that day. Years later, as an adult, I rediscovered him. Great humanist, environmentalist; political progressive; actor and best of all, "mensch". So glad his last role (Grandpa Walton) was quintessential Will Geer. I pray that the Theatricum Botanicum can survive this horrific pandemic. RIP Will. Carry it forward, Ellen.
Thanks for a wonderful wander through the Theatricum. I haven’t been there since the Pete Seeger Memorial many years ago. We lived in his son Thad’s house in Solana Beach for a number of years through the 1970s when Thad was in LA or traveling. We used to drive up from Encinitas all the time for rock concerts and spent many a night in Woody’s shack. The kitchen was wall-papered with newspaper food recipes, which we assumed were placed there by Woody. It was a beyond wonderful guest cottage! Thad finally sold the SB house and bought a number of acres on the mesa above Topanga, naming the road up to it Will Geer Road. It’s been a good thirty years since we’ve been up there, so I was happy to see the Geer family is going strong. Thanks for the behind the scenes vlog.
Outstanding vlog! To have a fourth generation of the Geer family performing is incredible. Will’s combination of theatre and gardens provides intertwined culture and comfort. Will and Herta made lemonade out of lemons. Their legacy of theatre and botany passed down, especially to children, surpasses any sort of film career either may have had. 🦁❤️🦁
I read that Will Geer used to plant the flowers around the front of the Waltons house. And there are scenes in the show where Will is attending those gardens. Art meets life! Great vlog Jordan.
Man, what a place! Brilliant concept - blending of nature, botany, beautiful gardens, education, Shakespeare and dramatic arts. Paradise regained! Will Greer seems to have been a exceptional beautiful human being.
I love everything about this! Amazing that Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger performed there, too. The history is fabulous. The present is wonderful and I am glad they are doing shows in 2022!
Jordan, this was just so amazing!!!.. I felt the Love that was there!..(First time that has happen).. What a peaceful, beautiful, inspiring place!!!.. I watched 'The Waltons' .. Loved it!.. Thank You for such a wonderful Vlog!!!!
I've spent many a lovely Summer's evening at the Theatricum Botanicum - seeing Ellen Geer herself performing in Harold and Maude. It's a rather magical place - especially at night, during a performance. Thank you for sharing, and happy to hear you will be taking in a show there yourself - I KNOW you are going to throughly enjoy it!
What a stunning theatre and gardens. The location is gorgeous, the sound would be amazing. Thanks Jordan great find
This is like the best early birthday present. I loved the Waltons when it first aired when I was seven. I live in Virginia and my hubby took me to Schuler Virginia twice to visit the museum and sets from the show. They spoke highly of Will Geer. Thanks Jordan for a special vlog and I can't wait to see the next one.
Good for Will Geer for sticking to his beliefs. I get the feeling Hollywood sometimes will believe what they want to whether it's true or not. What a wonderful vision Will Geer had. I can see why people like to volunteer and help add to this wonderful place. Great vlog!!
As a kid growing up watching the WALTONS on TV. Grandpa Walton was my Favorite character. I've seen Will Greer in other films and he was just an Amazing Actor. Loved him ! That whole park area there has a Comforting Feel about. Looks like a place where you could go and just Chillax. So Beautiful there. Another Great Vlog, Jordan ! :)
I have wanted to see this place for a long time. I knew someone who told me stories about her experience there. She described herself as a former Hippie. She said how nice Will and his wife were and how much they enjoyed talking to the people that visited. She shared that Will's wife made home-made soap that she sold there. I loved Grandpa Walton. It would have been so cool to have experienced a performance while Will and his Wife were there. Thank you, Jordan. Awesome vlog!!!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful place. I loved Will Geer as an actor. Grandpa Walton was my favorite of the roles he played.
I never knew all this about Will Geer--what an amazing man---he would quote Shakespeare on the Waltons from time to time --what a wonderful place to leave for everyone to enjoy--thank you Jordan....
Wow, I knew a little about Will Greer, including his connection with Woody Guthrie, but you really had way more info than I knew.
Your enthusiasm is wonderful. I felt like I was there!
Thank you I enjoyed every second of this! I love that you love sharing with us !cant wait for the play!
Thank you Jordan for the great tour/vlog..Will Geer will be missed.
I always knew grandpa Walton was cool! Thanks again Jordan!! And jah,you're a sweetheart ❤
Wow, since 1951! I had no idea of this incredible information about Will Gear, and Woody, what a fantastic place, so good to see thank you Jordan! One of these days (years, I'll get down there and see for myself!)
Learned a lot about a man (Will Geer) that I only knew as Grandpa Walton before. Loved watching the Walton's and his characters role in the show. Cool idea to do the interactive plays with the kids and people of all ages. Glad the family is carrying on the tradition he started. Thanks for telling the untold stories Jordan. Great Vlog.
Goodnight Jordan Goodnight JAH Goodnight grandpa ………...
What a lovely vlog and a great story. Thank you for bringing this wonderful story for us all to hear. Gorgeous area. I remember Will as Grandpa Walton. Will might have been blacklisted but it's good to see he kept his love for acting and Shakespeare alive. What a lovely place to be put to rest in. He can hear all the children act and sing.
I actually got to play there back in 1974 with a band I was in. I drove a Ford van and after the concert, I had to back out (scary). Nobody was really helping me until Ellen Corby (Grandma Walton) walked beside the van and navigated me out. Very cool! Thanks, Jordan for the good memory!
What a fantastic property it seems a peaceful place, great place to set up what a legacy for his name and his family and others to enjoy
I'm so glad that you explored this location and had full access. There were so many nooks and crannies with hidden treasures! I love how creatively everything is placed using nature and space. It must have been fun climbing all of the stairs not knowing what was at the top. It is such an important place, so I'm so glad that there are others out there that do what they can to keep it alive...including you.
Twords the end I realized how peaceful & relaxed I feel. This is somewhere I would love to visit!
Also, I just found out a couple of weeks ago that my 9 year old Grand Daughter is into Shakespeare ( I didn't know who he was when I was 9), I will definitely tell my Daughter about this place. This is somewhere we could go to as a family!
You did it again Jordan, Thank you!!! ❤️
That place looks so absolutely beautiful, like a heaven on earth. I don't know much about Woody Guthrie & a little bit more of Will Gear, but I will see what I can find on Google!
I loved Will as Grandpa Walton, what a perfect character for him to play!
Thank you, Jordan, this vlog was so interesting and relaxing!!! 🌼
Amazing vlog Jordan! I always wondered about this place and I'm so pleased you got the chance to go round it and take us on a tour of the property. It looks so beautiful and peaceful and it was so interesting to hear the history about how it was started. I am so pleased that Will's ashes are buried on the property that he loved so much, I bet he is wondering around those gardens now. Great vlog Jordan.
This is so wonderful! I really hope the family turns this into a museum. The gardens are wonderfully put together. I love outdoor theatre I bet the acoustics are great! The best part of the Walton’s were when everyone said ‘goodnight’. It made my heart swell when the family was on the mountain telling their goodbyes to Grandpa. This was well worth the wait Jordan and so happy the family is sticking together for the Art. 🦁❤️
What a magical place!! I never knew much bout Will Geer but what a living legacy his family left for the people! Always loved him in his role as grandpa Walton because his character was so chill and down to earth and
it made me smile to know he was like that in real life. I can imagine that the blacklisting was seriously disruptive to his lifestyle but seems like he and his family had a strong snuff bond to weather the storm. Thank u for another awesome vlog!
I too knew Rody. When he wrestled out here in Portland Oregon in the late 70's. I was 9 through 11 years old when he was here. I used to make him cookies and brownies
I love this place, it is so peaceful, and so beautiful, you can really feel it. I always loved Will Greer in the Waltons, but I had no idea he created this wonderful place, and has helped so many people with his theaters. Great vlog Jordan. 🌳🍂💕
Thanks Jordon. Saw a play there quite awhile ago. The actors had no stage then. It was the environment for them, and audience as well. But what an environment it is. I didn’t know it went back to the blacklist days. Amazing place. Parking is a stinker though.
What a beautiful place! Thank you for taking us along to these treasures!
Such a beautiful family and a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing this. You can feel the wonderful spirit as you walk through those beautiful grounds.
Fabulous vlog!!! Something new to know about Will Geer. Wonderful legacy to leave behind.
...I remember Will Gerr talking about the THEATRICUM BOTANIMCUM and the garden efforts on a visit to the TONIGHT SHOW with Johnny Carson...@1980 or so.
How great that it is still in the family. Looking forward to seeing the vlog on the play.
Stumbling upon this vlog has made my day! I have been an avid Waltons fan since childhood (Possibly to do with it sharing my surname). When I heard about Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, it was top of my sightseeing list on my November 2017 California trip. I haven’t made it to see a show yet but I’m hoping to this summer & your tour around it is phenomenal to see!
💋Great vlog as always! Love where you take us all! Continued blessings to you, your channel and Jah. Love and Light 💖Carli
I loved the Waltons. I have never heard of this place. Fascinating!
Yes Jordan I enjoyed it so much. We have a very similary - although much smaller scale outdoor botanical garden theaters where I live and have actually built our own building for an indoor community theater for all year round. Cheers to you and Jah!
Will was a very special guy. Love The Waltons
Awesome blog on Will Geer! Thanks, Jordan.
This is one of your best. Seeing how people continue to build meaningful communities, labor rights, grass roots, places like this -built with whatever resources people had availabe is priceless. No corporate tycoons taking over and making everything look like a fake amusement theme park. This place is real and thanks to you we can see there is still love of community. Gracias. Hugs and kisses to the little dog.
What an amazing place! Very beautiful! Will was incredible as Grandpa Walton! Thanks Jordan!
Jordan, thanks so much for this vlog. That is a beautiful place and befitting of Mr Geer's life and legacy.
That was beautiful and awesome. Never knew that and I loved watching reruns of The Waltons and cried when Grandpa died.
Outside of being Grandpa Walton, I didn't know anything about Will Geer!!!!! INTERESTING VLOG!!!!! Goes to show you that everybody has a story!!!!!!
Will was a great character actor.
This is a spectacular space & God Bless the family for continuing the cause. My Wife, who is a 4th Grade Teacher, would love this.😊
What a interesting place! The peacefulness and the lush foliage was beautiful. Wow Woody Guthrie lived there! Who didn't just love Grandpa Walton and to see his legacy is wonderful! Thank you for teaching me something new every day!
Thank you
This was an amazing vlog, Jordan - I enjoyed it very much. I had forgotten that Woody Guthrie lived there; cool! We went to a memorial service here in 1993 for a soap opera actress, Joy Garrett. I love everything about this place. So nice to visit and spend some time looking around.
What a wonderful place. Would love to visit. Have a great time on Saturday. Look forward to seeing the vlog. Belinda in NC
What an amazing place..thanx for going there.luv it...!!
Thanku Jordan 4 revealing Will Geers en every featured artists history in beautiful Topanga. Superb vlog.Cant w8 2 go bak an experience the theatre in action. It was Grandpa Walton lol. En we did get 2 go there. The grass bushes trails pathways gardens theaters buildings swings trees steps told me a storie. What a feeling.!!!
This is one of those vlogs that makes me wish I lived in California again. So many wonderful hidden places that are of interest to, well, the people who love what Jordan does.
Thank you for this! Always regretted never stopping in to check out the theater, always too busy passing through the canyon to get somewhere else! Lesson learned!
You get it Jordan. It's so important. Thanks!
This is a very cool place and I love the large stage set up outside yet covered. It would be awesome to watch a band there. Who would have known Woodie had a shack like that,,,,still standing. I would love to take a peek in there...especially if it was still set up the way he had it! Great vlog Jordan!
Excellent. I would definitely visit this place.
You should! It's better in person
What a beautiful place and it's so nice that the family and others keep it going. Great vlog.
What a cool place.Billy Preston performing there.Awesome.I would love to see a concert there.
Another great story, I never knew about this.
WOW! I have lived in California all my life, watched most everything Will acted in and never new any of this...wow, now when I remember he quoted Shakespeare or poems on the show now I know...
Loved Will Geer on the Walton’s. Thank you
Thank you Jordan for a crazy great vlog today was always a big fan of Will G
I totally love this place it's a wonderful thank you for bringing me here
I really loved this blog. Wonderful!
A wonderful vlog, and a truly unique amazing place!
A beautiful film. Thank you Jordan.
What an amazing place enjoyed this vlog so much, I loved the Walton's. Thanks for sharing this place Jordan
I loved this one. What a legacy he and his family have left for everyone. Jordan, have you thought about asking to join one of the play performances. I think you would love it and it would be a great piece of your own history there. Wonderful story!
What a beautiful place and legacy.
What a great performance space! Amazing history, and amazing grounds.
Amazing Amazing vlog. Thanks for sharing the Geer family legacy.
Your such a great vloger infact the only one I can stand to watch👍
Beautiful vlog
Thanks so much for this vlog, Jordan. I regret not going there when I lived in L.A. 2003-2010. I grew up in the Valley in the fifties and sixties and it's odd that I never heard about this theatre the entire time I was there! Not even when exploring the canyon during the hippie days. I hope you've discovered Cocina Abuelita, a wonderful Mexican restaurant in Topanga Canyon. It's build in the style of an old, ramshackle wooden house with a gigantic stone fireplace. It's surrounded by many ancient sycamores and is near a creek bed. The food and Margaritas are excellent.
Yikes! I just read that Abuelita's is closed! Too bad! Just after my mom died ten years ago, I was out there for lunch and unconsciously sat at "our table" and it suddenly hit me that she wasn't there with me. I burst into tears. The waitress suggested I write mom a note telling her I love and miss her and I put it on their magnificent Day Of The Dead altar in front of the stone fireplace. They were so nice and that place was great. I'm still going to try to get to the Theatricum Botanicum next time I'm down south.
I really enjoyed the tour. It was a pretty place.
Great vlog thanks, for sharing Jordan 🦁
Ty Jordan what a great experience would have never known great job♥️
I enjoyed this one so much! I loved WIll in the Waltons! Such a beautiful place!
I loved watching the Walton's!
I remember Ellen Geer on TV shows when I was a kid, as well as Will Geer of course.
Thank you Jordon !
You're welcome
This was really good and is one of your best episodes that I have watched.
I bet kids just love it there. Such a beautiful place and sounds like such an amazing family! What a great vlog!! 💙
And you're so welcome Jordan😉
Thank you Jordan ! yes i did enjoy the look around ! ;-)
I’m a BIG theatre guy. I loved this video.
thank you Jordan that was wonderful!
Thanks Jordan This video is surper and tell about Will Geer:s I still watch The Waltons in reruns I still love the show and no shows today like the Waltons Thanks Jordan
What an absolutely fascinating story
Morning Jordan, have a great day!
What a amazing place!
What an amazingly cool place!!!
Just amazing!
This is so cool. thanks for sharing.