in oakhurst for a few days

[Amien]

what was the location/adress of sierra on-line here in oakhurst. I was wondering if the building is still there ..

[Tawmis]

I can't recall the address - but I believe the building is still there. All the Sierra logo stuff is long gone however.

[Rudy]

The building is still there. It are now the US headquarters of The Codemasters (the ones who published LSLBOB)

[Amien]

isnt this the building?

[Collector]

Yes.

[Amien]

I was there a few days before. Its some kind of medical center now. Even went inside for a look! Location was very hard to find. Visitor center never heard of sierra!

[C_Guy]

I know this is an old thread but I was researching this for a friend and thought I would share what I found out.

As Amien said, it appears that the building is now a medical centre. Check out their website here: http://www.communitymedical.org/295.htm The photo looks just like the Sierra building. The address provided is 48677 Victoria Lane
Oakhurst, CA 93644.

Too bad Google Street View hasn't captured this street yet, it would make it a little easier to see.

I'm sure that by now any trace of Sierra has long since been removed from the building. What a tragedy.

[DaveJustDave]

Funny, I was wondering this same exact thing a few months ago. Not until I tracked it down myself in Bing Maps and googled the address did I find this post.

http://dosguru.tumblr.com/post/27268088 ... l-building

I say we pick a weekend this summer and camp out in the parking lot.

[oberonqa]

That does look like the Sierra building... I need to take a screenshot of it, but the ending of Space Quest III has an exterior shot of the Sierra building and it does look pretty similar to the Bing Maps shots...

EDIT: And here's a screenshot.

[Rath Darkblade]

Hmm... that screenshot looks familiar. This is the ending of Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon, is it not?

(Siiigh... I haven't played that game in 13 years, I didn't look it up on Google or wikipedia, and yet I can recognise the screenshot instantly and know the full name of the game. Is that geeky or what?)

[Collector]

This topic came up on the Janitorial Times. Wilconologist emailed Al Lowe for his recollections.

For those wishing to clarify the where the "sierra" building is located the following is a quote that i recieved from Al Lowe via email

40033 Sierra Way 426 Oakhurst, CA was the "new" Sierra building, a steel barn that Ken bought when they ran out of room in 48677 Victoria Lane Oakhurst, CA 93644.

The redwood building is the place you're talking about. It's now a medical center. In fact, some doctors had offices there even when we were there. I remember we had a big weight loss bet and we used the scales in the doctor's office off the lobby every Friday to see who paid that week!

Thought that may interest some of you.

[Rudy]

Barry T Smith sent me this once, the coordinates of all Sierra buildings and other points of interest in Oakhurst.

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Enter these coordinates into Google Maps and zoom in to see what there was of Sierra (and of interest) in Oakhurst.

37.330123,-119.646617 - The Sierra Online Building. Built in 1989-90. The "mothership" as it were.

37.327717,-119.659503 - The OLD Sierra Online building, used pre 1990 building and even after there were a few years overlap. It played prominently in one of the Space Quest games when you meet the Two Guys from Andromeda.

37.33261,-119.655039 - Home of Red Dog Studios, a Mac centric pilot project that was a response to the Living Books of Broderbund. We made "Slater and Charlie go Camping" there. We only made the one game before closing down and relocating the team back in the main building.

37.332844,-119.650552 - The world Famous Talking Bear. A Sierra staff favorite. He even has a Facebook page as Talking Bear (of course)."

37.334736,-119.649275 - I believe this building was the home of Sierra Studios, the video capture studio built for "Phantsmagoria", but used for many other games that required video captured walk cycles, actors and other elements.

37.322905,-119.577878 - Bass Lake. A favorite hang out of Sierra staff AND this particular beach I've marked out is what I believe to be the same lakeside area where we held the annual "Meat Blow Out". A bring your own meat BBQ the staff would throw each Summer. By the way, Bass Lake is also the same lake they filmed "The Great Outdoors" at, staring Dan Ackroyd and John Candy.

37.351663,-119.642242 - The "Old Barn". The Sierra Network was housed here as well as a few other pilot programs.

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Although most Sierra staff has moved out of Oakhurst a long time ago, there are still a few who live there (or near there): Jim Walls (Coarsegold), Bill Shockley, Susan Norman, Bob Heitman, Jon Bock, Gloria Garland, Bill Davis, Teri Robinson, Brian and Deena Ellis, Tony Hernandez, Desie Hartman, Robert Fisher (Madera), and probably more.