When the Warner brothers first came to California to make movies, they rented space from various studios around town. Eventually, they figured it made more sense to build their own, so they went deeply into debt to buy a huge parcel of land at 5600 Sunset Blvd and put up this rather modest studio. That was in 1919 and this photo is circa 1923. The potted plants are a nice, homey touch. This is quite a humble start to a studio what would revolutionize the film industry by introducing sound five years later.