Republic Studios in what is now Studio City, in the San Fernando Valley, circa 1935. Mack Sennett originally built the studios in 1928 and he owned them up his enterprise went bankrupt in 1933. Herbert J. Yates took over the site and in 1935 formed Republic Studios. These days it’s known as CBS Studio Center is where shows such as Seinfeld, Will and Grace, Roseanne, Malcolm in the Middle, and 3rd Rock from the Sun were filmed.