Battlestar Galactica (TV Series 1978 – 1979) Film Locations

You too can relive the destruction of Caprica as seen in “Saga of a Star World, S1 E1” by visiting the Long Beach City Hall and Civic Center Complex. The Late Modern architecture style provides an otherworldly feel, particularly when it was completed in 1976-1977. For you architecture buffs, the city had commissioned a group of architects called the Allied Architects (headed by Hugh and Donald Gibbs) to design the new Civic Center complex in 1973.

About 25 minutes into the episode, the bridge of the Battlestar Galactica watches a “simple broadcast transmission” from Caprica. Serina (aka Dr. Quin) reports from the Caprica Presidium on the new era of peace the armistice agreement will bring then the Cylons attack and all hell breaks loose. So please remember the Capricans who died here when meandering around the complex. Pack some Kleenex in your day bag foreven Colonel Tigh cried.

And, I know this is the wrong incarnation, but I can’t help myself … “So say we all.”