Sacramento Running Tours hosted a “Lady Bird” run that takes you to different spots where the movie “Lady Bird ” was filmed. We ran a total of four miles on a perfect early Spring day.
As we were getting ready to begin, we were gathered in front of a coffee shop (not related to the movie). A man in his car, with three teen girls was in the parking lot. He pulled alongside us and noticed our “I Love Lady Bird” buttons. He then told us that his daughter was in the movie and she was sitting in the back seat behind him! We had her come out and take a picture with us. She is in the middle in the front row in the picture. Her grandmother also played that grandmother in the movie!
These are all spots that were filmed in the movie…if you saw it, you would know the context of all of them…
This house was not in the movie, BUT it does hold a part of California history. This was the house the Ron and Nancy Reagan lived in when he was governor of California. The guide said that Nancy hated the house and thought it a “fire trap” and commissioned to have a house built in Rancho Cordova. Governor Reagan goes on to become President and they never lived in that house.
Saving the best for last….the iconic “Blue House” in Lady Bird. A couple of tidbits…
-this is the only house in East Sacramento that is on the historic register. The owners are not allowed to make any changes of any kind to it without approval of a board.
-the owners are incredibly gracious of all the attention they have received, with many tour groups coming by their house on a regular basis.
-as we were getting ready to leave, this man comes up to us (he’s in the photo here) and tells us that his grandparents owned this house originally. They kept a neighborhood “speakeasy” in the basement. His grandfather accidentally set of explosives in the basement and there was a huge hole in the basement. He also shattered all the windows in his house and the windows throughout the neighborhood. He paid to have all the windows replaced.
-As we were leaving, the owner of the house came out and we introduced him to this man so he could share stories with him.
