RKO Studios door, 780 Gower Street, Hollywood in 1934.
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This is how I found you–Jane was at RKO for a short time in 1940. Robin
I was born and raised on the East side I have seen meet and watched a lot of people in my life and I mean a lot and I am convinced you are the most interesting and coolest of them all! To just see what you saw and have good memories of must be the magic everyone says Hollywood has, I have yet to see in 40 years lol. I mean you remember when people wore stoles to the movies and the lights were on the sidewalk pointed at the sky I mean that to me is worth trading everything and be 70 now I would do it I really would!! But sometimes I get depressed when I see pics of places and things I miss but at the same time it makes me happy ha ha oh goodness I’m the crazy bipolar lady lol just kidding but I wish I can go back just for a day or more but a day would be okay too!! Once again … I love your blog, I see you on noirish too but here it’s my area not all DTLA although I love it all 🙂 THANK YOU!
Hi Prime Puma, and thanks for your note. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I wasn’t around for any of the things I write about in my novels, or post on my “Hollywood’s Garden of Allah Novels” Facebook page or on my blog. This all comes from a lot of research and reading. I only *WISH* I could have witnessed for myself only half of all these wondrous things!
I have very fond and cherished memories of walking up those steps and through the door back when I temped at Paramount in the ’80s. Various assignments had me all over the lot and entering through various doors and gates. Would love to have worked on the lot in 1934 though when this pic was taken.
Thanks for posting this, Martin!
Jean
That’s the place, now part of Paramount. However, the building turned up in many tv shows, more or less as background. Perhaps the best show to use the Paramount lot was MANNIX, which actually shot scenes in the actual furniture warehouses — and if you have a keen eye, you can spot some of the old furniture pieces, probably used decades ago in old RKO and Paramount films.