Here we see the main entrance to Universal Studios on Lankershim Boulevard in Universal City, which was the municipality that Carl Laemmle opened in March 1915 to house his new and expanded filming facility in the San Fernando Valley. The caption on this photo dated it at circa 1916, so what we’re seeing here is the original entrance. I’m surprised the words UNIVERSAL STUDIOS aren’t emblazoned across that archway, but you can bet that tower in the background was designed to be used in filming.

That gate is now known as Gate 1 but unfortunately the lovely archway is (long) gone. This image is from January 2019.