The property has undergone significant changes from its days on the show; notably, there’s no pizza on the roof, and the current owners have implemented fences and blockades in front, which is understandable given its fame.
Before it gained notoriety as the Breaking Bad house, it was the childhood home of Joanne Quintana, whose parents, Fran and Louis Padilla, purchased it in 1973.
In 2006, an encounter altered the course of history for her family. Quintana recounted the experience to KOB 4: “My mother never ever answers the door, and she did.
“They introduced themselves and handed her a card and said, ‘We would like to use your house for a pilot.’ And she’s like, ‘You want to buy a bridge in Brooklyn? What are you talking about?’”
Two weeks later, after confirming the legitimacy of the project, they allowed filming to commence.
“We were, like anybody, it’s a once in a lifetime thing. You got to meet the actors, the actresses, you got to see how they set up the equipment and what it all takes,” she added.
The house was primarily used for exterior shots, while interior scenes were filmed on a set, but it gave Quintana and her family a glimpse of Hollywood ‘magic’.
She reminisced about how her mother would offer the crew cookies, stating: “Aaron Paul had to grunt and get angry to get into his character of Jesse. What was funny was Bryan Cranston could not eat not one cookie.
“Because he had cancer in the show, so he was losing weight. So he would pass, but everybody, all the directors, all the writers would eat the cookies.
“The last day of shooting, he takes a picture holding my mom’s biscotti because he finally got to eat her cookies.”
However, the allure soon faded as fans of Breaking Bad began flocking to the house to snap photos, or even attempt to throw a pizza onto the roof themselves – a trend that did not amuse creator Vince Gilligan.
“Let me tell you, there is nothing funny or original or cool about throwing pizzas on this lady’s roof. It is just not funny. It’s been done before. You’re not the first.” he said (via The Independent).
The situation escalated when a package addressed to Walter White was delivered to their doorstep, prompting the installation of a fence and security cameras.
“My brothers said, that’s it, we’re done, fence is going up. That’s too close for comfort, the front door,” Quintana said.
With as many as 300 cars visiting their home daily, according to Quintana, her family has opted to put the house on the market, although Zillow valued it at under $350,000, as reported by PEOPLE.
She concluded: “This was our family home from 1973, almost 52 years. So we’re going to walk away with just our memories. It’s time to move on. We’re done.
“There’s no reason to fight anymore.”