In the mid-1920s, Mack Sennett was looking for a new studio location and chose a spot in the Valley in what is now Studio City. In 1928, he opened his new studios. A year later, with the advent of sound, Sennett was the first producer to use RCA equipment, with which he produced a bunch of singing short subject films with a young unknown named Bing Crosby. In the 1930s these studios became Republic, and in the 60s they became CBS and is where a number of classic 70s TV shows were filmed, including “Gilligan’s Island,” “Get Smart,” and “Mary Tyler Moore.” It’s a long while since I’ve been on that lot, but I hope the building shown here is still around