4 responses to “Triangle Studios, 10202 West Washington Blvd, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa mid 1910s”

1. Mary Hogg says:

   November 13, 2020 at 12:47 pm

   I used to walk in those gates every morning for the first two years I worked at MGM. What a pleasure it was to work there. Our department was in Louis B. Mayer’s original office, before they built the Thalberg Building. At least that’s what we were told. It was just inside that gate, past Casting, and up a flight of outside stairs, right across from Editor’s Row. It was a grand suite with walnut paneling and terrazzo floor, a fireplace that had been covered over, between two French doors that led out to a ‘terrace’ which was actually the roof of what was then Wardrobe. It had a fancy bathroom with shower, etc., and a conference room. But eventually we were moved to another building closer to the Culver Gate, so my days of walking through those beautiful iron gates was over.

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   • Martin Turnbull says:

     November 13, 2020 at 12:54 pm

     Hi Mary, and thanks for stopping by and share such wonderful memories with us. What years were you there? LB Mayer’s office was white and I don’t remember any mention of a fireplace. Then again, that famous white office may have been in the Thalberg building. You’ve got me curious now to see if there are any photos online with walnut paneling, terrazzo floor, a fireplace, and a terrace!

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     • Mary Hogg says:

       November 14, 2020 at 11:47 am

       Hi Martin, who knows if that was true. As I said that’s just what we were told. It was a very large room and with the attached bathroom and conference room, would venture to guess it belonged to someone important at one time. Also the walnut paneling could have been added for some other occupant after he moved to the Thalberg Building. Or the white one may have been his Thalberg office, but again, I don’t know. And anyone who knows for sure is probably no longer with us. And the ‘terrace’ I put in quotes because, as I said, it was actually the roof of Wardrobe, so not all that snazzy at the time I were there. As I’m sure you’re aware, studios tend to mutate. Things change over time, offices and people are moved around. My department had three different offices during my 23 years there. The last time I visited our original office it had been converted into a division of Accounting I think. They’d carpeted the floor, painted the walnut paneling peach, and a large number of cubicles filled the space. Quite a change! So I am very curious as well and hope you can find some photos. I am very sorry I didn’t take more when I was there. I was at MGM from 1964 until 1987, after Lorimar had taken over.

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2. Joshua Adelson says:

   December 21, 2022 at 8:19 am

   Just in to say that your picture of the columns ought to be captioned a little differently: Triangle/MGM/Lorimar/Sony is more accurate, and I may have missed a transfer or two in there, myself.

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