Much of Old ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Studios burned to the ground in a devastating fire on April 24, 1995. The first firefighters on the scene were no match for the tinder-dry buildings on the Western movie set. The arson fire caused an estimated $10 million in damage to 70 percent of the structures on 70 acres in the park just west of the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mountains. View photos of the fire and images of Old ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ before it burned at
Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: Fire at Old ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Studios
The fire that destroyed most of Old ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Studios burned out of control on April 24, 1995, and much of the theme park burned to the ground. The arson fire caused an estimated $10 million in damage. View photos of the fire and images of Old ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ before it burned at
Nearly 40-percent of Old ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Studios, including many of the most-famous wood structures seen in Westerns, was destroyed by fire on April 24, 1995.
Robert Shelton founded in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ in 1959, taking over a dilapidated movie set built by Columbia Pictures in 1939.
