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		<title>Aerial photograph looking north from at an empty development from Pico Blvd up to Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1924</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Imagine flying over Los Angeles and this is the view you see when you look down. This is the area known as Century City but back in 1924, when this photo was taken, it was still a brand new development &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/06/24/aerial-photograph-looking-north-from-at-an-empty-development-from-pico-blvd-up-to-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1924-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>This recent satellite image is how that area looks these days. Every square inch is filled in.</p>
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		<title>Premiere of &#8220;The Robe&#8221; at Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September 24, 1953</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whoa! So much going on in this photo taken during the premiere 20th Century-Fox’s first CinemaScope film, “The Robe” ahead of a 13-week run. In addition to the searchlights and electric banner across Grauman’s Chinese, we can glimpse the Hollywood &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2023/12/03/premiere-of-the-robe-at-graumans-chinese-theatre-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-september-24-1953-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="28141" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2023/12/03/premiere-of-the-robe-at-graumans-chinese-theatre-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-september-24-1953-2/premiere-of-the-robe-at-graumans-chinese-theatre-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-september-24-1953/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Premiere-of-22The-Robe22-at-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-24-1953.jpg?fit=897%2C718&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="897,718" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Premiere of The Robe at Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September 24, 1953" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Premiere-of-22The-Robe22-at-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-24-1953.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Premiere-of-22The-Robe22-at-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-24-1953.jpg?fit=640%2C512&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28141" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Premiere-of-22The-Robe22-at-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-24-1953.jpg?resize=640%2C512&#038;ssl=1" alt="Premiere of &quot;The Robe&quot; at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September 24, 1953" width="640" height="512" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Premiere-of-22The-Robe22-at-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-24-1953.jpg?w=897&amp;ssl=1 897w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Premiere-of-22The-Robe22-at-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-24-1953.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Premiere-of-22The-Robe22-at-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-24-1953.jpg?resize=768%2C615&amp;ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />Whoa! So much going on in this photo taken during the premiere 20th Century-Fox’s first CinemaScope film, “The Robe” ahead of a 13-week run. In addition to the searchlights and electric banner across Grauman’s Chinese, we can glimpse the Hollywood Hotel in the shadows, and past it, the tower of the First National Bank building. And on the right we can see a huge sign for The London Store, which was a mini chain of a chain of upscale menswear. And in the foreground is something I don’t recall seeing before: a drug store called Roosevelt on the Hollywood Blvd/Orange Dr. corner opposite the Roosevelt Hotel from which this photo would have been taken.</p>
<p>Everett E. says: &#8220;The Robe&#8221; was the first CinemaScope movie released. It was partially the brainchild of Spyros Skouras, head of production at 20th Century Fox. It has been referred to as the &#8216;poor man&#8217;s wide screen process&#8217; because instead of using 70mm wide format film, this process was achieved using the standard 35mm film stock. It saved the theaters from having to invest in 70mm projectors. The camera was outfitted with an anamorphic lens that was wide angle and &#8216;squeezed&#8217; a larger field of view onto a 35mm frame. All the theaters had to do was buy a lens that would squeeze the image back out to normal proportions allowing for a wide aspect ratio. The process was impressive in its efficiency but quite often the image showed signs of distortion, especially on the edges of the frame. Straight lines were nearly impossible as the extreme wide angle lenses exhibited varying degrees of concave &#8216;barrel&#8217; distortion. It was popular because it was cheaper to exhibit than a true 70mm configuration like Todd-AO.&#8221;</p>
<p>You can see the drugstore is the last in the line of storefronts:</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="28146" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2023/12/03/premiere-of-the-robe-at-graumans-chinese-theatre-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-september-24-1953-2/hollywood-blvd-looking-west-along-the-south-side-from-graumans-chinese-theatre/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hollywood-Blvd-looking-west-along-the-south-side-from-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre.jpg?fit=694%2C402&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="694,402" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701672753&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Hollywood Blvd looking west along the south side from Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theatre" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hollywood-Blvd-looking-west-along-the-south-side-from-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre.jpg?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hollywood-Blvd-looking-west-along-the-south-side-from-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre.jpg?fit=640%2C371&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28146" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hollywood-Blvd-looking-west-along-the-south-side-from-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre.jpg?resize=640%2C371&#038;ssl=1" alt="Hollywood Blvd looking west along the south side from Grauman's Chinese Theatre" width="640" height="371" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hollywood-Blvd-looking-west-along-the-south-side-from-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre.jpg?w=694&amp;ssl=1 694w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hollywood-Blvd-looking-west-along-the-south-side-from-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>This is roughly the same view in May 2022. It looks like Hollywood Blvd was blocked off that day, too—probably for another big movie premiere. And that Roosevelt drug store is now a    Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf café.</p>
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		<title>Aerial shot of William Fox’s Fox Hills studio, 10201 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, 1928</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 14:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[These days, we know this movie studio as 20th Century-Fox, but back in 1928, when this aerial photo was taken, it was still called the Fox Hills studio, named by William Fox after he bought the 100-acre site on Pico &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2023/05/12/aerial-shot-of-william-foxs-fox-hills-studio-10201-pico-blvd-los-angeles-1928-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26899" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2023/05/12/aerial-shot-of-william-foxs-fox-hills-studio-10201-pico-blvd-los-angeles-1928-2/aerial-shot-of-william-foxs-fox-hills-studio-10201-pico-blvd-los-angeles-1928/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aerial-shot-of-William-Foxs-Fox-Hills-studio-10201-Pico-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?fit=928%2C647&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="928,647" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Aerial shot of William Fox’s Fox Hills studio, 10201 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, 1928" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aerial-shot-of-William-Foxs-Fox-Hills-studio-10201-Pico-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?fit=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aerial-shot-of-William-Foxs-Fox-Hills-studio-10201-Pico-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?fit=640%2C446&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26899" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aerial-shot-of-William-Foxs-Fox-Hills-studio-10201-Pico-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=640%2C446&#038;ssl=1" alt="Aerial shot of William Fox’s Fox Hills studio, 10201 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, 1928" width="640" height="446" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aerial-shot-of-William-Foxs-Fox-Hills-studio-10201-Pico-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?w=928&amp;ssl=1 928w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aerial-shot-of-William-Foxs-Fox-Hills-studio-10201-Pico-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aerial-shot-of-William-Foxs-Fox-Hills-studio-10201-Pico-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />These days, we know this movie studio as 20th Century-Fox, but back in 1928, when this aerial photo was taken, it was still called the Fox Hills studio, named by William Fox after he bought the 100-acre site on Pico Blvd in 1916. A dozen years later, it had an impressive and sprawling backlot—and the talkies had barely even begun. Within a few years, William Fox would be broke and merge with Darryl Zanuck’s 20<sup>th</sup> Century Pictures. Meanwhile, maybe some of those oil wells can bring in some extra cash.</p>
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<p dir="auto">John J says: &#8220;Fox Corp bought the entire 450 acres in 1923 from the Janss’. Fox Realty Co. subdivided and sold lots on the western side. The eastern section was the Wolfskill Oil field, and by 1928 it was also the 18-hole Westwood Hills Public golf course, and a 9-hole pitch and putt. The photo is looking south from the main entrance on Santa Monica Blvd. The wall was painted with murals of movies and stars. The road is roughly in line with the entrance on Pico. 100 feer east of Club View. Behind is Hillcrest CC and the old Rancho GC on Pico. Fox sold the land in 1961 and leased back the 80 acres they are still using. There is a lot lot more to the story.&#8221;</p>
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<p>This is how that studio looked in January 2020. A little more crowded now, isn’t it?</p>
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		<title>Gilmore Oil delivery truck lit up with neon for promotional purposes, Los Angeles, circa 1934</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 1934, the Los Angeles-based Gilmore Oil company decided to outfit one of the fuel delivery trucks with neon as a promotional gimmick. For some reason, they were able to enlist the head of Twentieth Century-Fox’s special effects department who &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/31/gilmore-oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-los-angeles-circa-1934/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26086" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/31/gilmore-oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-los-angeles-circa-1934/gilmore-oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-los-angeles-circa-1934-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?fit=1325%2C600&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1325,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Gilmore Oil delivery truck lit up with neon for promotional purposes, Los Angeles, circa 1934 (1)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?fit=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?fit=640%2C290&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-26086" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?resize=640%2C290&#038;ssl=1" alt="Gilmore Oil delivery truck lit up with neon for promotional purposes, Los Angeles, circa 1934 (1)" width="640" height="290" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C464&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C348&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gilmore-Oil-delivery-truck-lit-up-with-neon-for-promotional-purposes-Los-Angeles-circa-1934-1.jpeg?w=1325&amp;ssl=1 1325w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />In 1934, the Los Angeles-based Gilmore Oil company decided to outfit one of the fuel delivery trucks with neon as a promotional gimmick. For some reason, they were able to enlist the head of Twentieth Century-Fox’s special effects department who installed yellow for the front, and blue and red for the body. Four on-board generators were needed to keep it all lit, but that was only allowed when the tank was empty! Because, yeah, your promo truck blowing up doesn&#8217;t make for good PR.</p>
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		<title>Color photo of the exterior of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during the run of “David and Bathsheba”, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September, 1951</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The PR department at 20th Century-Fox went into overdrive in their efforts to ensure that moviegoers were aware that “David and Bathsheba” starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward was playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. All those vivid awnings would have &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/10/14/color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-graumans-chinese-theatre-during-the-run-of-david-and-bathsheba-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-september-1951-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25662" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/10/14/color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-graumans-chinese-theatre-during-the-run-of-david-and-bathsheba-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-september-1951-2/color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-graumans-chinese-theatre-during-the-run-of-david-and-bathsheba-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-september-1951/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-during-the-run-of-David-and-Bathsheba-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-1951.jpg?fit=660%2C456&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="660,456" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1488525157&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Color photo of the exterior of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during the run of “David and Bathsheba”, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September, 1951" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-during-the-run-of-David-and-Bathsheba-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-1951.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-during-the-run-of-David-and-Bathsheba-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-1951.jpg?fit=640%2C442&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25662" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-during-the-run-of-David-and-Bathsheba-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-1951.jpg?resize=640%2C442&#038;ssl=1" alt="Color photo of the exterior of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during the run of “David and Bathsheba”, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September, 1951" width="640" height="442" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-during-the-run-of-David-and-Bathsheba-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-1951.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Color-photo-of-the-exterior-of-Graumans-Chinese-Theatre-during-the-run-of-David-and-Bathsheba-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-September-1951.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />The PR department at 20th Century-Fox went into overdrive in their efforts to ensure that moviegoers were aware that “David and Bathsheba” starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward was playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. All those vivid awnings would have been hard to miss. The movie had a star-studded premiere on August 31, 1951 ahead of a 4-week run. Those PR guys sure earned their keep that month. The movie was a huge success, earning twice its budget and becoming the 3rd highest grossing picture of 1951. See what 20-foot Technicolor cut-outs can do?</p>
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		<title>Gala premiere of &#8220;Cleopatra&#8221; at the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 19, 1963</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With seemingly endless mountains of publicity and scandal surrounding the studio-bankrupting production of “Cleopatra,” the Los Angeles premiere was guaranteed to attract legions of fans, press, and onlookers when it took place at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd on &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/10/10/gala-premiere-of-cleopatra-at-the-pantages-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-june-19-1963-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25627" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/10/10/gala-premiere-of-cleopatra-at-the-pantages-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-june-19-1963-2/gala-premiere-of-cleopatra-at-the-pantages-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-june-19-1963/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gala-premiere-of-22Cleopatra22-at-the-Pantages-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-June-19-1963.jpg?fit=1000%2C789&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1000,789" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Gala premiere of Cleopatra at the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 19, 1963" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gala-premiere-of-22Cleopatra22-at-the-Pantages-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-June-19-1963.jpg?fit=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gala-premiere-of-22Cleopatra22-at-the-Pantages-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-June-19-1963.jpg?fit=640%2C505&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25627" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gala-premiere-of-22Cleopatra22-at-the-Pantages-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-June-19-1963.jpg?resize=640%2C505&#038;ssl=1" alt="Gala premiere of &quot;Cleopatra&quot; at the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 19, 1963" width="640" height="505" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gala-premiere-of-22Cleopatra22-at-the-Pantages-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-June-19-1963.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gala-premiere-of-22Cleopatra22-at-the-Pantages-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-June-19-1963.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gala-premiere-of-22Cleopatra22-at-the-Pantages-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-June-19-1963.jpg?resize=768%2C606&amp;ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />With seemingly endless mountains of publicity and scandal surrounding the studio-bankrupting production of “Cleopatra,” the Los Angeles premiere was guaranteed to attract legions of fans, press, and onlookers when it took place at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd on June 19, 1963 (which was a Wednesday, which seems an odd day for something like this.) As we can see, the crowds packed the sidewalks of both sides of the street, and a string of 12 valet parkers are lined up outside the front waiting for the stream of VIP cars that I imagine snaked along Hollywood Blvd for miles.</p>
<p>Casey W. said: &#8220;But, back then, Wednesday was the day new movies came to theaters to run for the week. But yes, it does seem odd that a major premier would be staged on an ordinary day.&#8221;</p>
<p>Casey also said: &#8220;The post-production for <em>Cleopatra</em> was a boon for studio musicians and non-studio musicians in L.A. at the time. My dad got plenty of work doing the music for the movie, but then he would have anyway&#8211;dad played bass in just about every Twentieth Century movie, (and every one scored by Alex North) except those with exclusively jazz scores. The orchestra for <em>Cleopatra</em> was huge, and many musicians at the periphery of the motion picture industry worked on it, particularly percussionists. I remember my kettle drum lessons were cancelled because Bob Kraft, my instructor, along with every other top-notch percussionist in L.A., was busy recording the score for Cleopatra&#8217;s entry into Rome.&#8221;</p>
<p>This is how the Pantages looked in June 2021. Not too different from 58 years before. Even the Frolic Room looks exactly the same!</p>
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		<title>Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theatre at night during the run of &#8220;Prince Valiant&#8221;, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, April 1954</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a splashy premiere on April 2, 1954, 20th Century-Fox’s “Prince Valiant” enjoyed a respectable 5-week run at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (in spite of Robert Wagner’s ridiculously embarrassing pageboy haircut.) As with all CinemaScope productions, it treated passers-by with a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/09/24/graumans-chinese-theatre-at-night-during-the-run-of-prince-valiant-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-april-1954-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>After a splashy premiere on April 2, 1954, 20th Century-Fox’s “Prince Valiant” enjoyed a respectable 5-week run at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (in spite of Robert Wagner’s ridiculously embarrassing pageboy haircut.) As with all CinemaScope productions, it treated passers-by with a colorful neon marquee in which “CinemaScope” was bigger than the movie’s title.</p>
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		<title>Night shot of the Fox Theatre, 300 Diamond St, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, circa late 1956</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Fox studios sure knew how to build a fancy-looking theater, and also how to light it effectively at night. This was the Fox Theatre at 300 Diamond St in Redondo Beach. “The Eddie Duchin Story” starring Tyrone Power came &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/08/27/night-shot-of-the-fox-theatre-300-diamond-st-redondo-beach-los-angeles-circa-late-1956-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25391" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/08/27/night-shot-of-the-fox-theatre-300-diamond-st-redondo-beach-los-angeles-circa-late-1956-2/night-shot-of-the-fox-theatre-300-diamond-st-redondo-beach-los-angeles-circa-late-1956/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Night-shot-of-the-Fox-Theatre-300-Diamond-St-Redondo-Beach-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1956.jpg?fit=514%2C400&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="514,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Night shot of the Fox Theatre, 300 Diamond St, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, circa late 1956" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Night-shot-of-the-Fox-Theatre-300-Diamond-St-Redondo-Beach-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1956.jpg?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Night-shot-of-the-Fox-Theatre-300-Diamond-St-Redondo-Beach-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1956.jpg?fit=514%2C400&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25391" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Night-shot-of-the-Fox-Theatre-300-Diamond-St-Redondo-Beach-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1956.jpg?resize=514%2C400&#038;ssl=1" alt="Night shot of the Fox Theatre, 300 Diamond St, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, circa late 1956" width="514" height="400" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Night-shot-of-the-Fox-Theatre-300-Diamond-St-Redondo-Beach-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1956.jpg?w=514&amp;ssl=1 514w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Night-shot-of-the-Fox-Theatre-300-Diamond-St-Redondo-Beach-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1956.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px" />The Fox studios sure knew how to build a fancy-looking theater, and also how to light it effectively at night. This was the Fox Theatre at 300 Diamond St in Redondo Beach. “The Eddie Duchin Story” starring Tyrone Power came out in June 1956, and “Pillars of the Sky” starring Jeff Chandler came out in October of that year, so this was probably taken late 1956. Note that fancy scroll work above the marquee, and that huge (what looks to be a) mermaid (mosaic?) that I bet was colorful in real life.</p>
<p>The theater came down in 1973 and in its place is now a liquor store. This image is from July 2022.</p>
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		<title>Large neon sign for the Fox Film studio, on the southwest corner of Pico Blvd and Fox Hills Drive, Century City, Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Fox Film Corporation really wanted Angelenos to know they were driving past their movie studios with this huge neon sign that stood on the southwest corner of Pico Blvd and Fox Hills Drive in Century City. The sign and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/08/24/large-neon-sign-for-the-fox-film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-pico-blvd-and-fox-hills-drive-century-city-los-angeles-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25376" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/08/24/large-neon-sign-for-the-fox-film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-pico-blvd-and-fox-hills-drive-century-city-los-angeles-2/large-neon-sign-for-the-fox-film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-pico-blvd-and-fox-hills-drive-century-city-los-angeles/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=1381%2C1331&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1381,1331" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1658581207&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Large neon sign for the Fox Film studio, on the southwest corner of Pico Blvd and Fox Hills Drive, Century City, Los Angeles" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=300%2C289&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=640%2C617&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25376" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=640%2C617&#038;ssl=1" alt="Large neon sign for the Fox Film studio, on the southwest corner of Pico Blvd and Fox Hills Drive, Century City, Los Angeles" width="640" height="617" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=1024%2C987&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=300%2C289&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=768%2C740&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?w=1381&amp;ssl=1 1381w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Large-neon-sign-for-the-Fox-Film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Pico-Blvd-and-Fox-Hills-Drive-Century-City-Los-Angeles.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />The Fox Film Corporation really wanted Angelenos to know they were driving past their movie studios with this huge neon sign that stood on the southwest corner of Pico Blvd and Fox Hills Drive in Century City. The sign and that lovely ornamental tower (is that what you’d call?) heralded the original entrances to the studio. Fox Studios are still there, although vastly different from how they were when this photo was taken, but unfortunately the sign nor the tower are a distant memory. But I bet that sign was a sight to see when lit up at night.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s an earlier photo of an earlier sign. (My thanks to Martin Pal for sending this one to me.)</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25382" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/08/24/large-neon-sign-for-the-fox-film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-pico-blvd-and-fox-hills-drive-century-city-los-angeles-2/fox-movietone-fox-film-studio-sign-century-city-los-angeles/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fox-Movietone-Fox-Film-Studio-sign-Century-CIty-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=700%2C497&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,497" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Fox Movietone Fox Film Studio sign, Century CIty, Los Angeles" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fox-Movietone-Fox-Film-Studio-sign-Century-CIty-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fox-Movietone-Fox-Film-Studio-sign-Century-CIty-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=640%2C454&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25382" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fox-Movietone-Fox-Film-Studio-sign-Century-CIty-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=640%2C454&#038;ssl=1" alt="Fox Movietone Fox Film Studio sign, Century CIty, Los Angeles" width="640" height="454" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fox-Movietone-Fox-Film-Studio-sign-Century-CIty-Los-Angeles.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fox-Movietone-Fox-Film-Studio-sign-Century-CIty-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not 100% sure I&#8217;ve got the right corner here, but I *think* this is what it looks like nowadays. The image is from January 2021.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25377" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/08/24/large-neon-sign-for-the-fox-film-studio-on-the-southwest-corner-of-pico-blvd-and-fox-hills-drive-century-city-los-angeles-2/jan-21-7/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?fit=1384%2C742&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1384,742" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?fit=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?fit=640%2C343&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25377" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?resize=640%2C343&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="343" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?w=1384&amp;ssl=1 1384w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jan-21.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
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		<title>Aerial photo of the Fox Film studio backlot, looking south from Santa Monica Blvd, Century City, Los Angeles, 1928</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this sweeping aerial shot, we’re looking at the Fox Film studio backlot in Century City. The main street at the bottom, where the grand gates are, is Santa Monica Blvd. William Fox founded his studio in 1915 on what &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/07/29/aerial-photo-of-the-fox-film-studio-backlot-looking-south-from-santa-monica-blvd-century-city-los-angeles-1928/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25232" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/07/29/aerial-photo-of-the-fox-film-studio-backlot-looking-south-from-santa-monica-blvd-century-city-los-angeles-1928/aerial-photo-of-the-fox-film-studio-backlot-pico-blvd-culver-city-los-angeles-1928/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?fit=2029%2C1402&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2029,1402" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1658581887&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Aerial photo of the Fox Film studio backlot, Pico Blvd, Century City, Los Angeles, 1928" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?fit=640%2C443&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25232" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=640%2C443&#038;ssl=1" alt="Aerial photo of the Fox Film studio backlot, Pico Blvd, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1928" width="640" height="443" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=1024%2C708&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?resize=1536%2C1061&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?w=2029&amp;ssl=1 2029w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aerial-photo-of-the-Fox-Film-studio-backlot-Pico-Blvd-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1928.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />In this sweeping aerial shot, we’re looking at the Fox Film studio backlot in Century City. The main street at the bottom, where the grand gates are, is Santa Monica Blvd. William Fox founded his studio in 1915 on what had been a 200-acre ranch, and called his backlot “Movietone City.” This shot is from 1928 and as we can see, the neighboring land was still pumping oil!</p>
<p>Here is another aerial photo of the studio looking north from Pico Blvd in 1930. These days, the main gate into the studio is on Pico.</p>
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<p>Mr. Fox went through very hard times during the Depression and in 1935 merged with another studio to become 20th Century-Fox. The studio, now owned by Disney, is still situated on the same lot <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" dir="auto" lang="en">This is what that studio lot looked like in January 2020. Those oil wells are long gone, but it&#8217;s still a thriving studio.</span></p>
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