Updated at 11:45 a.m. June 17, 2015
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, along with crew members, were recognized at Los Angeles City Hall Wednesday.
The council declared it “Mad Men Day,” with Councilman Paul Krekorian saying the recently ended show generated hundreds of jobs and about $200 million for the local economy during its seven-season run on the AMC cable network.
“The good news for us is, while (the show) was set in New York in the 1960s, it was shot in Los Angeles today,” Krekorian said during a presentation at Los Angeles City Hall.
“Because Matt Weiner had the courage, conviction and the commitment in the city, this great series was filmed almost entirely in the city, and many scenes right here right here in this building,” Krekorian said.
Weiner thanked the council, saying “Los Angeles is my muse, and I would have never have thought of the show if I didn’t live here among all these buildings from this period.”
Krekorian said he has been going through “withdrawal” since the show ended and praised its “complex storytelling.”
Council President Herb Wesson said the show “took me back to when I was a child and watched my family members go to work go to work.”
—Staff and wire reports