it's easy to see why one could think of this space as a "breakfast room" since no kitchen appliances are ever seen.no stove.no sink.no refrigerator.
You've got that right! I think the only appliances we see in that set are a toaster and an electric coffee pot. Apparenly either everything else is in a different room or on the two walls that we never see.
b.t.w. it's strange that in a house as grand as collinwood there is no formal dining room.at least not one that is ever seen or spoken of.in a house like this the kitchen was seen as a servants' place and the family would not have taken meals there.perhaps breakfast or lunch but certainly never dinner.
was the dining room in the "closed-off" part of the house?
Realistically speaking, probably the only reason we never saw a formal dining room was that it just wasn't practical to try to create such a set in the very small studio when they already had Collinwood's foyer and drawing room as permanent sets and the Old House's foyer and drawing room as probably the closest thing to permanent sets. (As it was, actors were frequently tripping over things in their mad dashes to get from set to set. And as anyone who was lucky enough to attend the '89 Fest party at the former studio site knows, the space for sets really was very cramped.) But I've never thought that perhaps the dining room was located in the closed off part of the East Wing. I like that!
And it would explain an awful lot...
i remember one episode in 1967 when carolyn was under a certain "influence" and she and julia are squabbling and carolyn rather snottily informs julia that the family dresses for dinner and the cocktail hour and if julia wants to take part she'd better follow suit.it was caroyln as spoiled heiress/vampire assistant at her very best!
Yes, I love that scene too.