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02-21-2000, 07:38 PM

I know the town that Leave it to Beaver was from is Mayfield. However I was wondering what state this show was supposed to have taken place in?

collins · 03-11-2000, 01:43 AM

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Originally posted by Karnage:
I know the town that leave it to beaver was from is Mayfeild. However I was wondering what state this show was supposed to have taken place in?

wisconsin. there are several clues. Madison and Monroe are often mentioned; the W on the pennant in the boys bedroom; crystal falls is in the Michigan penninsula;there is a suburb of milwaukee called mayfield.

09-11-2000, 02:23 AM

In the episode where they built the eskimo boat, Ward states the ocean is twenty miles away, that would put it on the east or west coast. Since beaver wore his coat a lot it would put it on the north east or north west coast. The letter could have stood for any town. Mayfield represents no known town.

rjrane · 10-06-2000, 01:37 PM

I think it could be in Ohio.I live in Ohio- and in fact close to Mayfield Heights,Ohio. For years I lived in Shaker Heights,where Ward said he grew up.Whenever I drive down one street in Mayfield Heights,and drive past Mayfield High School,I always remember Wally Cleaver and whistle the Beaver theme to myself.

scut farkas · 12-17-2000, 10:30 PM

It was Ohio. Euclid Avenue. The Ohio State pennant on Eddie Haskell's bedroom wall. Gotta be Ohio.

Dobie · 12-17-2000, 11:07 PM

It was filmed in California but I think The Cleavers lived in Ohio I am pretty sure and how I think so is becuase Larry Mondello's father is always in Cincinatti. Its just a guess I have.

Dobie · 12-17-2000, 11:10 PM

I mean the show was filmed in California but the characters of the show The Cleavers probably lived in Mayfield, Ohio.

James · 01-07-2001, 05:43 PM

Every time I watch the show I can't help but think Ohio is where it took place. The Cleveland suburbs and Cincinnati (where Larry Mondello's father always was) have always gotten mention. In one episode a girl named Allison moves into Beaver's school, and she said she was from Hamilton, some 30 miles north of Cincinnati.

Then in one episode Wally and his friends mentioned Route 7, which exists in eastern Ohio from Conneaut to Chesapeake (north of Huntington, WV).

gregg987 · 05-09-2001, 02:53 PM

How could the location be Ohio as Ward mentioned the ocean being close to their home?

sami dg · 05-09-2001, 07:14 PM

In the book The world according to Beaver the author stated that the writers made the location of Mayfield a secret , possibly so this conversation could go on for years.

Richard · 06-11-2001, 04:49 PM

I wonder if one of the head writers,either Mosher or Connelly,was an Ohioan.That would explain many references.

lukes42 · 06-16-2001, 04:36 PM

Well, I think we can go around and around in circles discussing this topic. I guess its been one of those strange mysteries about the show that has existed since it went off the air. This and what actually Ward's occupation was. Personally, I think the show was based in Ohio, but who really knows.

Beavs great · 06-18-2001, 03:16 AM

At the beginning of the later episodes, each of the family members run out the front door and get into the car (Ward is carrying a thermos, Wally a beach towel). However, there is no state on the car's rear license plate which is shown very clearly! The episode where Wally gets roped into taking the Beav and his friends camping, it seems there were mountains shown (painted) in the background and Eddy falls off of a clift/ledge. Are there mountains along route 7 in western Ohio? Does anyone remember the name of the lake that they went to?

lukes42 · 06-18-2001, 10:41 PM

You have to remember that the show was taped in California, so the mountains that you see in some of the later episodes are the ones near Los Angeles. I can't remember the name of those mountains right now, but there's a chain that runs close to LA

lukes42 · 06-18-2001, 10:42 PM

The Lake that they most often visit is called Friend's Lake, and I know they visit Crystal Falls early on. I think that's a lake on the show, too.

02-21-2000, 07:38 PM	#1
Karnage Guest Posts: n/a	What state did Leave it to Beaver take place in? I know the town that Leave it to Beaver was from is Mayfield. However I was wondering what state this show was supposed to have taken place in?
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09-11-2000, 02:23 AM	#3
trmoore Guest Posts: n/a	In the episode where they built the eskimo boat, Ward states the ocean is twenty miles away, that would put it on the east or west coast. Since beaver wore his coat a lot it would put it on the north east or north west coast. The letter could have stood for any town. Mayfield represents no known town.
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10-06-2000, 01:37 PM	#4
rjrane Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 05, 2000 Location: Cleveland,Ohio-U.S.A. Posts: 99	I think it could be in Ohio.I live in Ohio- and in fact close to Mayfield Heights,Ohio. For years I lived in Shaker Heights,where Ward said he grew up.Whenever I drive down one street in Mayfield Heights,and drive past Mayfield High School,I always remember Wally Cleaver and whistle the Beaver theme to myself.

12-17-2000, 10:30 PM	#5
scut farkas Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 17, 2000 Location: homan, indiana Posts: 9	It was Ohio. Euclid Avenue. The Ohio State pennant on Eddie Haskell's bedroom wall. Gotta be Ohio.

12-17-2000, 11:07 PM	#6
Dobie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2000 Posts: 13	It was filmed in California but I think The Cleavers lived in Ohio I am pretty sure and how I think so is becuase Larry Mondello's father is always in Cincinatti. Its just a guess I have.

12-17-2000, 11:10 PM	#7
Dobie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2000 Posts: 13	I mean the show was filmed in California but the characters of the show The Cleavers probably lived in Mayfield, Ohio.

01-07-2001, 05:43 PM	#8
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Every time I watch the show I can't help but think Ohio is where it took place. The Cleveland suburbs and Cincinnati (where Larry Mondello's father always was) have always gotten mention. In one episode a girl named Allison moves into Beaver's school, and she said she was from Hamilton, some 30 miles north of Cincinnati. Then in one episode Wally and his friends mentioned Route 7, which exists in eastern Ohio from Conneaut to Chesapeake (north of Huntington, WV).

05-09-2001, 02:53 PM	#9
gregg987 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: May 09, 2001 Posts: 3	How could the location be Ohio as Ward mentioned the ocean being close to their home?

05-09-2001, 07:14 PM	#10
sami dg Mayfields pepsi man Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 13, 2000 Location: Alabama Posts: 433	In the book The world according to Beaver the author stated that the writers made the location of Mayfield a secret , possibly so this conversation could go on for years.

06-11-2001, 04:49 PM	#11
Richard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Cleveland,Ohio-USA Posts: 352	I wonder if one of the head writers,either Mosher or Connelly,was an Ohioan.That would explain many references.

06-16-2001, 04:36 PM	#12
lukes42 I've got nothing... Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2001 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 416	Well, I think we can go around and around in circles discussing this topic. I guess its been one of those strange mysteries about the show that has existed since it went off the air. This and what actually Ward's occupation was. Personally, I think the show was based in Ohio, but who really knows.

06-18-2001, 03:16 AM	#13
Beavs great Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 17, 2001 Posts: 5	At the beginning of the later episodes, each of the family members run out the front door and get into the car (Ward is carrying a thermos, Wally a beach towel). However, there is no state on the car's rear license plate which is shown very clearly! The episode where Wally gets roped into taking the Beav and his friends camping, it seems there were mountains shown (painted) in the background and Eddy falls off of a clift/ledge. Are there mountains along route 7 in western Ohio? Does anyone remember the name of the lake that they went to?

06-18-2001, 10:41 PM	#14
lukes42 I've got nothing... Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2001 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 416	You have to remember that the show was taped in California, so the mountains that you see in some of the later episodes are the ones near Los Angeles. I can't remember the name of those mountains right now, but there's a chain that runs close to LA

06-18-2001, 10:42 PM	#15
lukes42 I've got nothing... Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2001 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 416	The Lake that they most often visit is called Friend's Lake, and I know they visit Crystal Falls early on. I think that's a lake on the show, too.