When William Selig moved his Selig Polyscope moving picture company from Chicago to 1850 Allesandro St (later Glendale Blvd) in the Edendale section of Los Angeles in 1909, he created In L.A’s first permanent movie studio. (Among other firsts, he also made the first movie version of “The Wizard of Oz.”) In this photo we see what is most likely a circa 1910 Cadillac or Studebaker pulling out of the studio and onto a unpaved road. Behind the high wall we can see a filming stage with all-glass walls. Before effective lights were developed, early filmmakers had to rely on sunshine, which is what helped make California such an attractive place to film.