How Perry Mason re-created 1930s Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times

The HBO drama's production team relied on real-life locations around Southern California -- instead of visual effects -- to “find the right nooks and crannies," says executive producer Susan Downey, who produces the show with husband Robert Downey Jr. Perry Mason also relied on USC professor and historical consultant William Deverell to help capture the past. ALSO: Perry Mason’s Sister Alice  is based on real-life evangelist Sister Aimee Semple McPherson.