Doraville Mid-Centuryfilm & photo location book a walkthrough
The front of the house in autumn: dark green board and batten siding over a brick base, a carport on slim steel posts, and a long run of geometric window frames under tall hardwoods in orange and gold
EXT. SPLIT LEVEL HOUSE - LATE AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER

Doraville, Georgia

A 1960s mid‑century modern house, all yours to shoot from November.

The house is empty and ready for you, so your crew gets the whole place and can move in quickly. Changes are welcome inside and out. It's a split level tucked under tall hardwoods, 2.5 miles from Assembly Studios and 20 minutes from Midtown Atlanta.

Book a walkthrough See the house

Easy to say yes to.

We've taken care of the things that usually slow a home location down, so you can focus on the shoot.

The whole house is yours

The house is empty, so there's no family to work around and no daily routine to plan your schedule against. Your crew has the run of the place from the first day of prep.

Ready to use quickly

There's no one to move out and nothing to untangle, so the house can go from walkthrough to prep days quickly. It's available from November.

Change what you need, inside and out

Paint, wallpaper, fixtures, flooring and finishes are all fair game, indoors and out. Your art department can lean further into the period or bring it right up to today.

One point of contact

You'll talk directly with the property manager, who can answer your questions about access, changes and dates and approve them too.

Authentic to the 1960s, and easy to play as today.

The house reads true for period projects set in the 60s and 70s. Dress it down and it plays just as well as a stylish contemporary home.

  • Low sloped rooflines
  • Clerestory windows
  • Board and batten siding over a brick base
  • A carport on slim steel posts
  • Globe sconces and globe pendants
  • Wood plank ceilings on exposed beams
  • A wood front door with three porthole windows
  • A wide picture window onto the trees
  • A run of geometric window frames across the front facade
The living room: a warm wood plank ceiling on dark beams, a full brick wall, globe pendant lights, a long mustard sofa, walnut credenza and a patterned blue rug
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Scenes it can play

A few of the looks the house covers with little or no dressing. With interior and exterior changes permitted, the list goes further.

  • INT. 1960S FAMILY HOME - MORNING
  • INT. 1970S BACHELOR PAD - NIGHT
  • EXT. ARCHITECT'S HOUSE IN THE WOODS - DUSK
  • INT. PRESENT-DAY DESIGNER'S HOME - DAY
  • INT. SPLIT LEVEL STAIRWELL - NIGHT
  • INT. LIVING ROOM, BRICK WALL AND GLOBE LIGHTS - EVENING
  • EXT. FENCED BACKYARD UNDER FALL TREES - DAY
  • EXT. CARPORT AND DRIVEWAY, QUIET STREET - NIGHT
  • INT. DINING ROOM, TULIP CHAIRS - NIGHT
  • EXT. BACKYARD OUTBUILDING - DAY
Looking from the family room toward a half flight of wood stairs, arched doorways and the kitchen, under a wood ceiling and a globe pendant
INT. FAMILY ROOM / STAIRS - DAY

Split levels that play as separate sets.

The split level layout gives you distinct levels that can play as separate sets. Half flights of stairs open up long sightlines between them, so camera can hold a character on one level while the scene moves on another.

Arched doorways, wood ceilings and globe pendants carry the period look from room to room.

On shoot days

You get the shooting spaces and every room around them.

Rooms for the whole crew

Spare rooms work as holding, hair and makeup, wardrobe, equipment staging and video village, alongside the shooting spaces.

Empty or furnished

Shoot it with its mid-century furniture in place, or have it cleared for your art department.

A day or a month

Suited to single-day commercials and stills as well as extended, multi-week bookings.

Parking on site

The carport and driveway fit both cars and production vans, on a quiet residential street.

Secure overnight

Security cameras and a smart lock, so equipment can stay on site between shoot days.

Close to the stages

2.5 miles from Assembly Studios, so a unit can move between stage and location without losing much of the day.

A wooded lot with a private backyard.

Fall light

The house sits under mature hardwoods. In autumn the canopy turns orange and gold and the late sun comes through low, as in the photo at the top of this page.

A backyard outbuilding

At the back of the yard sits a small outbuilding in the same mid-century style, with clerestory windows and yellow double doors. It makes a charming second exterior.

Flat, fenced and private

The backyard is level and fully fenced. It is easy to move equipment around, there are no neighbors in frame, and the fence and trees help with sound.

The flat, fenced backyard under tall hardwoods, with a wood privacy fence along the back
EXT. BACKYARD - DAY
A mid-century style outbuilding in the backyard with clerestory windows, olive siding and yellow double doors, reached by a stone path
EXT. BACKYARD OUTBUILDING - DAY

The basics

For your location files.

Style
1960s mid-century modern split level
Size
1,800 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Residents
None. The whole property is yours for the booking.
Availability
From November, ready to use quickly. Single-day and multi-week bookings.
Changes
Interior and exterior changes permitted: paint, wallpaper, fixtures, flooring and finishes.
Dressing
Shown empty or furnished
Crew space
Holding, hair and makeup, wardrobe, equipment staging and video village on site
Parking
Carport and driveway for cars and production vans, quiet street
Exterior
Wooded lot under mature hardwoods. Flat, fenced, private backyard.
Contact
The property manager, directly: manager@mcmfilmset.com
Security
Cameras and smart lock for overnight equipment
Location
Doraville, GA 30340, DeKalb County, in northeast metro Atlanta. About 20 minutes from Midtown Atlanta, 2.5 miles from Assembly Studios. Street address shared when you book a walkthrough.

A mid-century modern film location rental in Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia productions looking for a genuine 1960s house often end up choosing between an occupied home with a family to work around and a newer build dressed to look old. This house in Doraville is neither. It is an original mid-century modern split level with low sloped rooflines, clerestory windows, board and batten siding over brick, a steel-post carport, wood plank ceilings and globe lighting, and it sits empty and ready for a crew.

It works as a period location for stories set in the 1960s and 1970s, and as a present-day home for commercials and series. The split level plan gives several distinct sets under one roof, the wooded lot delivers strong fall color, and the flat, fenced backyard keeps neighbors out of frame.

Doraville sits along I-285 in northeast metro Atlanta, 2.5 miles from Assembly Studios and about 20 minutes from Midtown, which keeps company moves short for productions working out of the Assembly stages. Film, TV, commercial, music video and still photography productions can book single days or multi-week holds.

Among Atlanta film locations, original mid-century modern homes that a production can fully take over are hard to find. Most mid-century modern homes in Atlanta are lived in, and owners understandably limit what can change. Here the house is empty, and interior and exterior changes are permitted.

Questions from location scouts

Where is the house?

In Doraville, Georgia (ZIP 30340), a DeKalb County city in northeast metro Atlanta. It is 2.5 miles from Assembly Studios and about 20 minutes from Midtown Atlanta. The street address is shared when you book a walkthrough.

Does anyone live in the house?

No, the house is empty from November. Your production gets the entire property, with no household to schedule around.

How quickly can we book it?

Quickly. There is no one moving out and no household to coordinate, so the house can go from walkthrough to prep on a short timeline. Send your dates and the property manager will confirm availability directly.

Can we make changes to the house?

Yes. Interior and exterior changes are permitted, including paint, wallpaper, fixtures, flooring and finishes.

Can it be shown empty?

Yes. The house can be shown empty for your art department or furnished with its mid-century pieces in place.

What kinds of productions is it suited to?

Feature films, TV series, commercials, photo shoots and music videos, from single-day shoots to extended multi-week bookings.

What era does the house read as?

It is an authentic 1960s mid-century modern split level, so it suits period projects set in the 1960s and 1970s. It also plays as a stylish contemporary home.

Is there room for crew and parking?

Yes. Rooms can serve as holding, hair and makeup, wardrobe, equipment staging and video village. The carport and driveway fit cars and production vans, on a quiet residential street.

Can equipment stay overnight?

Yes. The house has security cameras and a smart lock for securing and monitoring equipment between shoot days.

How do I schedule a walkthrough?

Use the walkthrough form on this page or email the property manager at manager@mcmfilmset.com with your project and preferred dates.

Book a walkthrough

Tell the property manager a little about the project and when you would like to see the house. Your request goes straight to their inbox, and replies come back to the email you enter.

Email the property manager
manager@mcmfilmset.com

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