The most memorable and eye-catching of all the movie studio entrances is Paramount Studios’ Bronson gate. It stands on Marathon Street, which is a block north of the studio’s official entrance at 5555 Melrose Ave. This photo was taken in 1940, but it could be from pretty much any year because it’s remained the same throughout the decades. Usually we just see the gate itself, but in this photo looking northwest, we get to see the line of (I assume) admin buildings to the west of the gate.
This satellite photo show us that the gate itself is actually a block north of Melrose and you can only see it up close once you’ve been allowed inside the studio.
Why is it called the Bronson Gate?
Because it stands at the northern end of Bronson Ave
I worked at Paramount Pictures in the late Seventies and early Eighties in the office of Hoyt Bowers which was on the immediate right side of the Bronson Gate and is not included in this photo. I am looking for a photo that shows both the Bronson Gate and Oblath’s Studio Cafe which was immediately across the street.