Now I’m wondering if your love’s still strong,
Oo baby, here I am,
Signed, sealed delivered, I’m yours………..Lyrics by Stevie Wonder
When I began this blog a couple months ago, I had a comment from Sandy mentioning her interest in Signed, Sealed, Delivered (SSD) locations. Sandy’s comment stuck with me and it gave me a renewed passion for tracking down something SSD related. This post is dedicated to you Sandy! Thank you for challenging me to keep at it and to not give up.
I have been a fan of SSD since the very start. Written by Martha Williamson of Touched by an Angel fame, it all began with a two-hour movie in 2013. The movie turned into a weekly series in 2014. For reasons unknown, the weekly series then morphed into a series of movies that aired a few times each year. The bad news is, SSD is no longer a weekly show. The FABulous news is, we still get to watch the Postables – our beloved Oliver, Shane, Rita, and Norman – continue their work at the Dead Letter Office (DLO) of the USPS and follow their evolving relationships.
The one thing I’ve always loved about this series is the way they slowly paired these couples. Rather than just throwing each couple together from the start, they developed each of the characters as individuals and actually showed their friendships grow over time into something bigger. I say brilliant! We don’t get to see that very often, and I have found it to be very refreshing. As fans of the series have learned, these are deeply moving characters with complex, emotional pasts. Like you, I have loved getting to know each of them.
Hallmark has been treating us to 2-3 new SSD movie’s each year. According to Kristen Booth, who plays Shane, we can expect more to come in 2018. Kristen recently tweeted that the next installment, titled The Road Less Traveled, is in the can and will air in early 2018. Plans are already underway to begin shooting another installment in the new year. Can you say Welcome 2018? I can hardly wait!
Over the years, I haven’t had much success with locating any SSD locations. Sure, the movies are all filmed in the Vancouver area, but I hadn’t really found anything. After reader Sandy’s comment, I was inspired. Several weeks ago, there was an SSD movie marathon and I recorded every. single. one. I re-watched them all with my trusty pen and notebook in one hand and the remote in the other. And just to make sure I was doing my due diligence, I viewed them all from our big screen TV where I could focus on the details. During my binge watching, Shane’s house began to show up and I became enamored with it. Sometimes, locations are just like that and one will grab me. By the time I’d finished all of the movies, I was obsessed determined to find her house.
I wish I could tell you it happened immediately, but that was not the case. Although I have found some locations quickly and without any real effort, this one proved a bit more difficult. I put it on the back burner but never walked away from it entirely. Then, it happened. I found the house! Actually, my husband found it for me. Trust me, he isn’t a fan of film locations at all, but as he says, he is a big fan of me. (Aw, thanks baby!) And so, without further ado, I bring you Shane’s house!
On a quiet residential street in the city of Maple Ridge sits the two-story barn-style home that we know as Shane’s house. I recognized it immediately, despite the Halloween décor in the yard and on the front exterior and windows. As you can see from the photos, I arrived on a beautiful day, made complete with fall foliage. Just look at those harvest colors! According to Property Insight, the home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and just over 1800 square feet. It is listed as 105 years old. I think that is kind of amazing, don’t you?
The house is really cute in person, although I was quite surprised to find that it is in dire need of a fresh paint job. I LOVED seeing the arbor out front, just like they show on SSD. My favorite part of this place has got to be the cobbled path that leads to the little black iron gate. It is utterly charming!
I was fixated on the porch because we see so much of it on air. I had hoped to spy a swing like the one Oliver gave Shane. It just seems so fitting, and if I lived there, I‘d have a swing on that porch for sure! I am not crazy about the stone wall on the porch. It really darkens up the area and makes it look much smaller. I much prefer how it looks on SSD. I’ve not been to this home before, so I am uncertain if this is new or if it changes each time they film. When zooming in on my photos and comparing them to the screen shots, it is very possible that the stone work is new.
I LOVE the white glass door they install for filming. The homeowners I’ve spoken to tell me it is very common for doors to be changed or altered for filming. The detailed trim and scrolls above the porch really add to the character of this house. Check out the glass pane front door. I LOVE the color. It’s the perfect pop!
It was really exciting to be standing in front of this home, especially since the porch area appears like it does on-screen (minus that stone wall). I find myself wanting to come back for another peek – sans Hallowen décor – so I can take in the real look and feel of this home. I will definitely be stopping by again the next time I’m in Maple Ridge. Perhaps I will update this post with a few new photos. Fun fact: I drive past the original AOMH farmhouse every single time I cross the border!
For what I consider to be the most up-to-date and in-depth info on SSD, check out this website here. Blogger Chandal really seems to know about all things SSD. Perhaps I should reach out to see if she knows of any SSD locations! Hmm… Look for SSD: The Road Less Traveled in early 2018. BIG thanks to my guy for tracking this one down. You are THE best!
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The SSD series is really much different than all the other series aired by Hallmark. I remember the uncertainty of Oliver when visiting Shane’s home and I could actually feel his anxiety as he was coming to terms of their relationship. Love seeing the home in real life. I think that your blogs about these movie locations really bring the viewers into the “neighborhoods”. Thank you for all your insights!
Hi Susan, I completely agree. SSD is very different and the actors are so incredible in their roles. I think I have loved watching Oliver the most. I remember when Steve came and took Shane away for a few months to work on that job and I can still picture Oliver lovingly tending to her roses while she was gone. It was SO exciting to see Shane’s house in person and I cannot wait to see where “the road” leads them all in 2018. Always great to hear from you Susan……thanks for your comment and for your support.
Kerry 🙂
That really took some detective work on your part! Well done! You are folliwing in the Postables detective tradition! Bravo!
Well, what can I say. (taking a bow) 😉 I am channeling my inner Aurora/Hannah/Hailey/Shannon/Postables. I tell ya I learn more from my Hallmark viewing!!!
Thank you for checking this place out. I love her home so much and always wondered where it was located. Props to your hubby for keeping an eye out. Would love to see Shane’s house undergo a little renovation in the front—that stone work really is charming. It’s neat that the homeowners were willing to talk to you a bit about it—must make for some interesting encounters. And if you find the time and have the desire, I’d be more than happy to try my best and help you track down some locations in the future!
This one got under my skin and I could not have been MORE happier than to have been able to visit in person. Hubs and I team-tagged on this one but he “cracked the case”. I was SO excited I wanted to jump in the car that DAY and go visit. It showed tremendous resolve to wait another week!!! I didn’t speak to the homeowner on this one but I do, from time to time, have the opportunity to talk to the homeowners. And I always learn SO MUCH!!! But I do observe my own rules of not knocking on doors and bothering anyone. And you can count on hearing from me!!! I am hoping you will be able to help me discover some more Postable locations. Thanks so much for your comment!!!
Kerry:)
I haven’t gotten involved in this series but it sounds like I should. Yes, the house is in need of some love, but hey, so is mine! Little things, you know. Great post!
Terri, try really hard to find some of these movies on either Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Roku, whatever you have to. These characters are different and the story lines are incredibly well written. Seriously, very well done. Thanks for your comment!!!
I can’t wait until I watch the new SSD movie!!! I’ve never seen any SSD movie but now that I have the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel on my LG flat-screen TV I can finally be able to watch it!!!
Christy, SO happy you will be able to watch these movies now. You’re going to love em’! Thanks for your comment! 🙂
I love this, Kerry! I, too, am a HUGE fan of “Signed, Sealed, Delivered!” Truly, it’s one of the reasons why I blog about Hallmark! I love the mystery, romances, are more importantly, to me, the elements of faith that are woven into each SSD story!
I’m so glad you were able to solve this mystery and find Shane’s lovely house! It’s like you and your hubby were on your own dead letter search and you found your letter writer! I sure hope wherever “the Swing” is… it’s in a safe place. It was such a significant turning point in Oliver and Shane’s relationship… a metaphor of swinging from the past… to the future. The porch seems lost without it now, and I’m with you, the addition of the stone wall, on the right side of the porch, is not as bright as before. Perhaps, they are filming a haunted house movie there, that would also explain the Halloween decor and much needed paint job, which would suit that sort of film!
The picket fence around the property, and the arbor, are most charming and inviting… I would have been tempted to walk down that cobbled path and search for any sign of Shane’s yellow roses! Ohhhh, the magic of movie making! Perhaps, they will return next Spring!
Congrats, to you & your husband for finding this wonderful location! Thanks so much, as always, for sharing with us!
Blessings, Net
Aw, Net, I love hearing what a super fan you are of SSD! I LOVE the messages of hope that are shown every single time. It really makes you feel so good!!! I LOVE what you said about the swing. What a beautiful description and so true. When I visited Shane’s house, it was right before Halloween so the place was decked out. I cannot wait to see it without the decor and I think spring would be great too with all kinds of flowers on the porch, some window boxes, and yes, yellow roses. 🙂 The fence is really cute, just needs some fresh paint. I will be interested to see how the porch looks after they film the next one; if they cover the stone wall up with the magic of Hollywood or…….? Thanks for your support Net……I appreciate it!
Kerry:)
I absolutely love the SSD series. Love that you are showing Shane’s house. Thanks so much!!
SUCH a great series, isnt it? Its been fun to discover there are so many fans. Glad you liked the post. Thanks for your comment Kim! 🙂
My wife and I are HUGE fans of all the Hallmark movies, and we have become very fond of the SSD Series. I, more than my wife, am a real “bug” about searching out locations seen in so many of the shows. do you know if any of the scenes in the latest SSD (The Road Less Travelled) were actually shot in Colorado? We are planning an extensive trip in that part of the country later in the year.
Thanks so much!
Hi Bill, thanks so much for your comment! It is always really fun for me to hear from other “armchair location scouts”. And I too, love SSD!!! Wasn’t last nights movie fantastic? I had chills by the first commercial; true story!
I was able to track down 4 locations from last nights film, even before it ended, which excited me! I’ve looked for SSD locations in the past and they really don’t use many recurring locations. I was thrilled to track down Shane’s house!!! The Road Less Traveled was shot entirely on location in Vancouver, BC and surrounding areas. Production did a nice job with a sign at the hotel, supposedly in Pueblo, Colorado, but my eagle eye knew immediately where that hotel sits in real life and the camera angles (intentionally) cut out the hotels actual sign. I look very forward to doing a future post featuring locations from last nights film. I hope you’ll consider subscribing to my blog. (its free) Whenever I publish a new post, you will be notified via email. Thank you so much for stopping by today and taking the time to comment. And safe travels later this year!!! 🙂
Very cool to see her house close up! It’s a gorgeous house – the kind I’ve always dreamed of owning.
Thanks to you and your husband. 🙂
Love,
a new POstable 🙂
Aw, thanks Jenn! So glad you found my site and got to check Shane’s place out. 🙂 Consider subscribing to my blog…you will get an email each week when the new post has been published. I am working on another SSD post, which will hit the website in the coming months. Thanks so much for your comment! 🙂
Kerry,
My very sweet mother-in-law is obsessed with SSD show like nothing else!! She is 80 now and never asks for anything. Imagine my surprise when she asked me to take her to Vancouver, BC this summer to see the sites where the show was filmed! I want to do the best for her, but we live in Vancouver, WA and I am not familiar at all with the BC area. I can’t find anything online about where exact filming locations were. Would you be able to share some addresses with me? I’ve tried explaining that Vancouver is a big town and we probably won’t find much just driving around but she still wants to try! Thank you for any help you can offer, Natasha!
Natasha, I believe your MIL reached out to me and I have been in communication with her via email. I hope you all enjoy your trip!!!! 🙂
Hi, Kerry,
I’m wondering why you don’t publish the address’ of the place you post about.
Rob, thank you for your comment. As a matter of privacy, I do not publish the addresses. That is the main reason but there are others. 🙂