Whoa, what an incredible resource. I enjoyed a tour of this warehouse yesterday and I promise, I'll get back soon for photos, because you have to see it to believe it.
The Prop House is exactly that, a huge storage facility stacked floor to ceiling with props of all sorts. When a film crew plans to shoot in New Mexico, you can bet they come to this place, first. Furniture, light fixtures, period clothing (there's an entire aisle of costumes from Dances With Wolves, randomly, and genuine WW2 shirts and jackets from vets who donated them after the war), signage, oh goodness the hats!, pianos and organs, pool tables, knit blankets... it's astonishing. Most of the articles fit an Old West narrative because, surprise, we shoot a lot of Westerns around here -- but there's plenty of modern stuff, too.
They rent in bulk to studios, but they also lend some of the stuff out, free, to aspiring college film students. Hours are by appointment only. As an event planner, my imagination ran wild. If anybody knows where I can find a saloon, believe me, I'm your huckleberry. read more