Eric Garcetti on the 'All My Children' Cancellation

Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti was instrumental in securing an L.A. home for ABC's "All My Children," which moved from New York to Glassell Park's Andrita Studios just last year.

The move was meant as a cost-cutting way to keep "All My Children" alive. Even star Susan Lucci, not a fan of the move (none were) eventually agreed to switch coasts.

Of course, it was all for nothing. ABC announced today that both "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" would be canceled.

It was a bit of a blow for Garcetti, who celebrated the move just a year ago by appearing as himself on an episode (above, he played himself, visiting fictional Pine Valley and meeting with David Canary's character about environmentally friendly initiatives.)

Here's Garcetti's statement on the news:

While we are disappointed that the ratings just aren't there for the network to keep "All My Children" on the air, I am proud that we were able to move the show from New York and demonstrate to other productions the benefits -- whether financial, facilities or personnel -- of filming in Los Angeles. My office has worked diligently to attract and retain production in Los Angeles, and we're going to start looking for ways we can help fill the "All My Children" studio space when it becomes available.

"All My Children" airs its final episode in September.

"All My Children" Star David Canary to Leave: The Eric Garcetti connection

Was it something Eric said?

Strange coincidence that "All My Children" star David Canary announced today that he was leaving the soap opera after 27 years. Today also happens to be the air date for Los Angeles City Council president Eric Garcetti's appearance on the show.

Garcetti was there to signify "AMC's" move out West, to the Andrita Studios in Glassell Park. He played himself, visiting fictional Pine Valley and meeting with Canary's character about environmentally friendly initiatives. (Yeah, perhaps a bit of a stretch.)

Here's the word on Canary's exit:

Mr. Canary joined the cast of "All My Children" in 1983, playing the powerful and mercurial Adam Chandler, as well as Adam's shy and gentle twin, Stuart, and was honored with Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of these characters in 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 2001. Mr. Canary will continue to be on air through the end of April, 2010. Fans can expect a scandalous end to his marriage to Annie (Melissa Claire Egan) and a reunion with one of his former ex-wives. In true standing with “All My Children” history, the aftermath of his departure will leave a fight for power within the Chandler household.

Mr. Canary said: "My career on 'All My Children' has given me more than words could ever covey, both professionally and personally. I have cherished each and every moment. I would like to thank all the fans who have tuned in throughout the years. Their love and support has meant the world to me. I truly feel that I will leave the show in great hands. Viewers will be happy with how Adam departs the canvas, and I know that leaving JR (Jacob Young) as head of the Chandler household will continue to provide the show with many great stories to come. This is not the last you've seen of Adam Chandler. I will be back to check up on the Chandler Clan."

Susan Lucci, Meet Glassell Park

As I (and plenty of others) recently wrote, ABC plans to move the daytime soap opera "All My Children" to the west coast from its longtime New York base:

According to the Alphabet, the move will give "Children" a production facility twice the size of its old one. The change, which takes place at the start of 2010, will allow both "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" to start broadcasting in high-definition.

The change comes with more cost-cutting, however. The sudser world already has been hit hard by network belt-tightening; CBS, for example, is about to end the run of long-standing soap opera "Guiding Light."

"The move to Los Angeles enables both 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' to dramatically improve the series production models and achieve significant efficiencies while enhancing each show," said ABC Daytime topper Brian Frons. "We had to examine every option on the table to combat current economic realities and rising costs of production."

Los Angeles City Council president Eric Garcetti mentioned on his Twitter account that "Children" will be shot in the city's Glassell Park neighborhood.

"We have been working hard to bring production back, and this is great," Garcetti said via the site.

But that means "Children" won't be shot at ABC's Prospect Studios in Los Feliz, where "General Hospital" is shot. According to Garcetti, "All My Children" will be shot at Andrita Studios, which I didn't even know existed until now.

Here's what Andrita has to say about it:

As the new home of “All My Children,” Andrita’s state-of-the-art production facility will enable the celebrated series to make an immediate transition from Standard-Definition to High-Definition. Included in the long term agreement, Andrita Media Center will provide ABC with Andrita Stage 1 (18,000 square feet), Andrita Stage 2 (10,000 square feet), multi-camera HD production facilities and associated production offices. The production will begin relocating to Andrita in December; will commence producing episodes in January and the first HD episodes of “All My Children” will air in February.

Andrita was home to "General Hospital: Night Shift 2," a "GH" spinoff that aired on SoapNet. The studio provides network origination services for channels including MGM HD, Hallmark HD Movie Channel, The Tennis Channel HD and SD, Current TV, SiTV, Universal Sports Network and Game Show Network; productions have been shot there for MTV, HBO, ABC, CBS and 20th Century Fox Television.

The facility is located off the 2 freeway, near the intersection of Fletcher and San Fernando. That's not too far from Franklin Avenue HQ; Susan Lucci and the crew will now have to adjust, though, to the surroundings: Foster's Freeze is close by, as is Mortarless Tile... and "Le Sex Shoppe." A little further away, Lucci and crew can stop by Eagle Rock and chow down on an Oinkster burger or sip a cup of Swork coffee.

Oh, and La Lucci? You might want to steer clear of Drew Street.