FAIRFAX GRANGE NO. 570 · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
Film and Photograph at a 1940 Grange Hall
Original character. A working community hall. A setting for your next story.
FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY LOCATION
A real place.
Ready for your scene.
Fairfax Grange No. 570 is a working community hall in Bakersfield, California, completed in 1940. It is listed in CinemaScout, the California Film Commission’s location library. The hall is available for photography, commercials, music videos, film, and television.
View our CinemaScout listingGood fits
Period scenes from the 1940s through the 1970s, small-town dances, receptions, church socials, union or meeting halls, portrait and fashion shoots, and music videos.
SPACES & FEATURES
Two distinct settings. One historic hall.
Main Hall
Original maple dance floor, knotty pine walls, a raised stage with gold curtains, and a large open hall.
Basement & Kitchen
Dining room with booth seating, café tables, a long knotty-pine counter, and a kitchen with two double sinks, counters, cabinetry. Suitable for on-camera scenes playing a diner, church basement, lodge, or VFW hall.
No cooking appliances or food prep equipment on-site — Plan for off-site prep or mobile catering for craft services.
EXPLORE THE LOCATION
A closer look at Fairfax Grange.
Exterior & parking
Main hall & stage
Basement dining & kitchen
FLOOR PLAN & LAYOUT
Upper level floor plan.
Tap or click the drawing to zoom in.
Main Dance Floor
Length of open maple dance floor.
Performance Stage
Depth of the raised stage, with backstage storage.
Entrances & Access
Front double doors with entry steps, side ramp access, emergency exits, and interior stairs down to the basement dining hall and kitchen.
Restrooms & Vestibules
Dedicated men’s and women’s restrooms and storage vestibules at the front entrance.
PRODUCTION LOGISTICS & SPECS
Plan your shoot.
Parking
Private lot (60′ × 210′), accommodating approximately 40 cars or several production trucks, plus street parking.
Power
120V on 20-amp circuits only (no 220V). Productions must bring a generator for production lighting.
Sound
Located at an active intersection with truck traffic; dialogue scenes must plan around street noise.
Load-in
Front double doors (57″ wide, up 9 steps) or side door (33″ wide, with ramp).
CARE FOR A COMMUNITY-OWNED PLACE
Ground rules.
- Grange events take priority.
- Productions must provide a certificate of insurance (COI) naming Fairfax Grange No. 570 as additional insured.
- Floor protection is required under all equipment.
- No nails, tape, rigging, smoke, or haze.
- A Grange site monitor is present during shoots.
RATES & BOOKING
Bring your production to Fairfax Grange.
Rates are based on crew size and shoot length. Call for a rate card.