In this photo we’re looking east along Waring Ave toward the Gower entrance of what was then RKO Studios (and is now Paramount). It was taken on January 18th, 1933, which means somewhere in those buildings, editors were finishing post-production on what was to become one of their most iconic movies, “King Kong,” whose New York premiere was on March 7, 1933.
That empty dirt lot where RKO staff have parked their car, is now a four-level parking garages for Paramount employees. The building we can see in the 1933 photo is still there, largely intact. This image is from January 2021.
One of my accounts is Paramount Pictures. I just went through that entrance at the end of November, 2021. I had the coolest and creepiest experience as I had to walk through the lot, all alone, late on the foggiest night I’ve ever seen, to get to my car. It was unnerving and SUPER cool.
I love this lot SO much.
That sounds *very* atmospheric! I would love to have been walking alongside you!
See a tall, dark, handsome man with a bit too much hair?
I didn’t see a soul. I left the guard gate and had to walk to Melrose parking lot. Right past Stage 19! I was freaking out.
Is the tall man with lots of hair a ghost or you?
I suspect William is referring to King Kong!