Stepping onto Bushnell Avenue, like many streets in south pasadena, is almost like going back in time yourself. It's the street the latchkey generation wished they could have grown up on. Nice houses, great lawns. It feels like you're in 1955.

And that's exactly why Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale picked this location for Lorraine's 1955 house! Watch the movie closely, and then come to this site. You can walk the street where Marty looked up, and caught his future father in the act - of peeping!

Some have reported, though I am not sure why, that the tree branch George peeps from was not real. While I'm sure that in the shot directly below Crispin Glover is not in the tree, he is shown in a real tree across the street and that tree branch IS there. Because of the angle of the over-the-shoulder shot in which I don't believe Crispin Glover was in the actual tree (see screenshot directly below!) people get confused. They look for a tree branch pointing towards the window when the actual tree branch points south of it (to it's left side).

You can see from the other screenshots below, and other shots in the movie, that George McFly is up in a tree, and with enough time spent figuring it out, you will realize the branch is there, it's very real, and yes, it's easy to climb! I'm not sure if the tree is on private property, and we assume no liability for you injuring yourself by climbing trees, but we like to comemmorate each visit by watching the world-famous Tony P climb the tree.

If you try it out yourself, just make sure the people across the street don't think you're peeping in their windows!