Set for “Thief of Bagdad” (1923) corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Formosa Ave, Hollywood. |

I’ve seen photos before of the amazing set for Douglas Fairbanks’ “Thief of Bagdad” (1923), but this aerial shot shows us how impressive it truly must have been, especially as most of the surrounding land back then was empty, so it really must have stood out. This is the lot is at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Formosa Ave, where Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks established the Pickford-Fairbanks Studios in 1922, later to be renamed United Artists. It is still a studio lot, creatively entitled “The Lot.”