We’re looking west on Washington Blvd in Culver City in September of 1958. That building on the left with the columns is the entrance to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. By the late 50s, the heyday of the studio system was in the rearview mirror, especially for MGM after Louis B. Mayer left in 1951. 1958 was the year of “Gigi” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” so there was still some old-school movie magic going on when this shot was taken.

The same view in November 2017: