<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Columbia Pictures</title> <atom:link href="https://martinturnbull.com/tag/columbia-pictures/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://martinturnbull.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 14:47:04 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-GOAH-logo-from-trilogy.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1</url> <title>Columbia Pictures</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">88120074</site> <item> <title>Looking south along N. Beachwood Drive at what used to be the Western Pictures Corporation, later Columbia Pictures, Hollywood, 1934</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2024/04/20/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2024/04/20/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 14:16:02 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunset Blvd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=29237</guid> <description><![CDATA[These days, what is known as the Sunset-Gower studios used to be home to Columbia Pictures. But back when this photo was taken in 1934, Columbia hadn’t yet swallowed up all the shooting stages between Gower St and Beachwood Drive. … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/04/20/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="29234" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/04/20/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Looking-south-along-N.-Beachwood-Drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-Western-Pictures-Corporation-later-Columbia-Pictures-Hollywood-1934.png?fit=900%2C696&ssl=1" data-orig-size="900,696" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Looking south along N. Beachwood Drive at what used to be the Western Pictures Corporation, later Columbia Pictures, Hollywood, 1934" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Looking-south-along-N.-Beachwood-Drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-Western-Pictures-Corporation-later-Columbia-Pictures-Hollywood-1934.png?fit=300%2C232&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Looking-south-along-N.-Beachwood-Drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-Western-Pictures-Corporation-later-Columbia-Pictures-Hollywood-1934.png?fit=640%2C495&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29234" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Looking-south-along-N.-Beachwood-Drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-Western-Pictures-Corporation-later-Columbia-Pictures-Hollywood-1934.png?resize=640%2C495&ssl=1" alt="Looking south along N. Beachwood Drive at what used to be the Western Pictures Corporation, later Columbia Pictures, Hollywood, 1934" width="640" height="495" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Looking-south-along-N.-Beachwood-Drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-Western-Pictures-Corporation-later-Columbia-Pictures-Hollywood-1934.png?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Looking-south-along-N.-Beachwood-Drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-Western-Pictures-Corporation-later-Columbia-Pictures-Hollywood-1934.png?resize=300%2C232&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Looking-south-along-N.-Beachwood-Drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-Western-Pictures-Corporation-later-Columbia-Pictures-Hollywood-1934.png?resize=768%2C594&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />These days, what is known as the Sunset-Gower studios used to be home to Columbia Pictures. But back when this photo was taken in 1934, Columbia hadn’t yet swallowed up all the shooting stages between Gower St and Beachwood Drive. The sign atop this two-story building on Beachwood Drive reads “Western Pictures Corporation.” Before that it was called “California Studio” which was home to many, many film companies, most of them fly-by-nighters whom I’ve never heard of.</p> <p>Philip M says: “I’ve stood in Harry Cohn’s old office and thought, “Man, all the stuff that went down right here!” I’ve also stood in the room right behind his office, which was his private dressing room, bath and shower. On the back wall is a short door with a little 2 or 3 step well in front of it. From inside the dressing room the door only looks 4 or 5 feet tall. But as you approach and walk down those 2-3 steps now the door is full sized. When you open it, you are suddenly in the long corridor of the building next door, which used to be the second floor starlets dressing room corridor. Since Gower St has a slight incline when going from Fountain Ave to Sunset Blvd, the dressing room building is about a half-story lower than the executive office building that Harry was in hence, the dugout and short door. You can see in the picture, the smaller window on the second floor to the left of the drainpipe was Harry’s dressing room. To the right of the pipe at a slightly lower elevation is the second floor of the dressing room building next door.”</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="29247" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/04/20/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n.jpeg?fit=888%2C455&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,455" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n.jpeg?fit=300%2C154&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n.jpeg?fit=640%2C328&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29247" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n.jpeg?resize=640%2C328&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="328" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n.jpeg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n.jpeg?resize=300%2C154&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/437950625_7406996669382655_721738590198208108_n.jpeg?resize=768%2C394&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <p>Beachwood Drive south of Sunset Blvd is now a private road into Sunset-Gower Studios. This image is from June 2022.</p> <div class="x78zum5 xv55zj0 x1vvkbs"> <div class="x1tlxs6b x1g8br2z x1gn5b1j x230xth x1rg5ohu x12nagc x193iq5w x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1n2onr6 xxymvpz xdj266r"></div> </div> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="29235" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/04/20/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3/june-2022-44/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/June-2022.png?fit=999%2C468&ssl=1" data-orig-size="999,468" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="June 2022" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/June-2022.png?fit=300%2C141&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/June-2022.png?fit=640%2C300&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29235" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/June-2022.png?resize=640%2C300&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/June-2022.png?w=999&ssl=1 999w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/June-2022.png?resize=300%2C141&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/June-2022.png?resize=768%2C360&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2024/04/20/looking-south-along-n-beachwood-drive-at-what-used-to-be-the-western-pictures-corporation-later-columbia-pictures-hollywood-1934-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">29237</post-id> </item> <item> <title>“Variety” deadline from January 6, 1943: 101 PIX GROSS IN MILLIONS</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:36:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MGM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paramount Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RKO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Artists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Universal Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Warner Bros.]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=20751</guid> <description><![CDATA[I was recently researching which movies were popular during WWII, which was a record-breaking era for Hollywood film-making, with movie-goers filling theaters in unprecedented numbers. According to one source I read, in 1942, movie attendance reached a record high of … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>I was recently researching which movies were popular during WWII, which was a record-breaking era for Hollywood film-making, with movie-goers filling theaters in unprecedented numbers. According to one source I read, in 1942, movie attendance reached a record high of 80 million a week. A total of 488 features were made, a number never to be surpassed. So I became curious about which movies had been the most popular in 1942. My search led me to a January 6, 1943 headline in <em>Variety</em>:</h4> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>101 PIX GROSS IN MILLIONS</strong></em></h2> <h4>The article then listed each of the studio’s recent movies that earned more than a million dollars at the box office. I found it interesting reading and thought I would share it with you here.</h4> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20737" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/variety-101-pix-gross-in-millions-1943-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-1.png?fit=1788%2C1050&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1788,1050" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Variety – 101 Pix Gross in Millions 1943 (1)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-1.png?fit=300%2C176&ssl=1" 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Millions 1943 (2) (MGM)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-2-MGM.png?fit=184%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-2-MGM.png?fit=627%2C1024&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-20753" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-2-MGM.png?resize=627%2C1024&ssl=1" alt="" width="627" height="1024" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-2-MGM.png?resize=627%2C1024&ssl=1 627w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-2-MGM.png?resize=184%2C300&ssl=1 184w, 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data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-5-Warner-Bros.png?fit=640%2C778&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20756" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-5-Warner-Bros.png?resize=640%2C778&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="778" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-5-Warner-Bros.png?w=666&ssl=1 666w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-5-Warner-Bros.png?resize=247%2C300&ssl=1 247w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20757" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/variety-101-pix-gross-in-millions-1943-6-universal/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-6-Universal.png?fit=666%2C588&ssl=1" data-orig-size="666,588" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Variety – 101 Pix Gross in Millions 1943 (6) (Universal)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-6-Universal.png?fit=300%2C265&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-6-Universal.png?fit=640%2C565&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20757" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-6-Universal.png?resize=640%2C565&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="565" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-6-Universal.png?w=666&ssl=1 666w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-6-Universal.png?resize=300%2C265&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20758" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/variety-101-pix-gross-in-millions-1943-7-rko/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-7-RKO.png?fit=648%2C380&ssl=1" data-orig-size="648,380" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Variety – 101 Pix Gross in Millions 1943 (7) (RKO)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-7-RKO.png?fit=300%2C176&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-7-RKO.png?fit=640%2C375&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20758" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-7-RKO.png?resize=640%2C375&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="375" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-7-RKO.png?w=648&ssl=1 648w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-7-RKO.png?resize=300%2C176&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20759" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/variety-101-pix-gross-in-millions-1943-8-united-artists-columbia-republic/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-8-United-Artists-Columbia-Republic.png?fit=678%2C930&ssl=1" data-orig-size="678,930" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Variety – 101 Pix Gross in Millions 1943 (8) (United Artists, Columbia, Republic)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-8-United-Artists-Columbia-Republic.png?fit=219%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-8-United-Artists-Columbia-Republic.png?fit=640%2C878&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20759" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-8-United-Artists-Columbia-Republic.png?resize=640%2C878&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="878" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-8-United-Artists-Columbia-Republic.png?w=678&ssl=1 678w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Variety-101-Pix-Gross-in-Millions-1943-8-United-Artists-Columbia-Republic.png?resize=219%2C300&ssl=1 219w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/28/variety-deadline-from-january-6-1943-101-pix-gross-in-millions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">20751</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Early Columbia Pictures logo – “Gems of the Screen” (1932)</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/08/early-columbia-pictures-logo-gems-of-the-screen-1932-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=early-columbia-pictures-logo-gems-of-the-screen-1932-2</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/08/early-columbia-pictures-logo-gems-of-the-screen-1932-2/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:26:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=20631</guid> <description><![CDATA[When Columbia Pictures segued into television production, their company was called “Screen Gems.” But I just discovered that the 1932 incarnation of the logo included “Gems of the Screen.” This image is on Columbia Pictures’ Wikipedia page.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20637" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/08/early-columbia-pictures-logo-gems-of-the-screen-1932-2/early-columbia-pictures-logo-gems-of-the-screen-1932-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Early-Columbia-Pictures-logo-Gems-of-the-Screen-1932.jpeg?fit=996%2C952&ssl=1" data-orig-size="996,952" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1588428491","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Early Columbia Pictures logo – “Gems of the Screen” 1932" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Early-Columbia-Pictures-logo-Gems-of-the-Screen-1932.jpeg?fit=300%2C287&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Early-Columbia-Pictures-logo-Gems-of-the-Screen-1932.jpeg?fit=640%2C612&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20637" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Early-Columbia-Pictures-logo-Gems-of-the-Screen-1932.jpeg?resize=640%2C612&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="612" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Early-Columbia-Pictures-logo-Gems-of-the-Screen-1932.jpeg?w=996&ssl=1 996w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Early-Columbia-Pictures-logo-Gems-of-the-Screen-1932.jpeg?resize=300%2C287&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Early-Columbia-Pictures-logo-Gems-of-the-Screen-1932.jpeg?resize=768%2C734&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <h4><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">When Columbia Pictures segued into television production, their company was called “Screen Gems.” But I just discovered that the 1932 incarnation of the logo included “Gems of the Screen.” This image is on Columbia Pictures’ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Wikipedia page</strong></a>.</span></h4> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2020/08/08/early-columbia-pictures-logo-gems-of-the-screen-1932-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">20631</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Aerial shot of the back lot set for “Lost Horizon” (1937) at the Columbia Ranch on Hollywood Way, Burbank, California</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/05/05/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/05/05/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aerial photographs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[San Fernando Valley]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=17941</guid> <description><![CDATA[I suspect that some enterprising photographer took an aerial shot of the back lot set for “Lost Horizon” (1937) on the Columbia Ranch on Hollywood Way in Burbank because at the time, the Lamasery (upper right corner) was the largest … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/05/05/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17942" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/05/05/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-%E2%80%9CLost-Horizon%E2%80%9D-1937-at-the-Columbia-Ranch-on-Hollywood-Way-Burbank-California.jpg?fit=616%2C492&ssl=1" data-orig-size="616,492" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Aerial shot of the back lot set for “Lost Horizon” (1937) at the Columbia Ranch on Hollywood Way, Burbank, California" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-%E2%80%9CLost-Horizon%E2%80%9D-1937-at-the-Columbia-Ranch-on-Hollywood-Way-Burbank-California.jpg?fit=300%2C240&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-%E2%80%9CLost-Horizon%E2%80%9D-1937-at-the-Columbia-Ranch-on-Hollywood-Way-Burbank-California.jpg?fit=616%2C492&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17942" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-%E2%80%9CLost-Horizon%E2%80%9D-1937-at-the-Columbia-Ranch-on-Hollywood-Way-Burbank-California.jpg?resize=616%2C492&ssl=1" alt="Aerial shot of the back lot set for “Lost Horizon” (1937) at the Columbia Ranch on Hollywood Way, Burbank, California" width="616" height="492" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-%E2%80%9CLost-Horizon%E2%80%9D-1937-at-the-Columbia-Ranch-on-Hollywood-Way-Burbank-California.jpg?w=616&ssl=1 616w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-%E2%80%9CLost-Horizon%E2%80%9D-1937-at-the-Columbia-Ranch-on-Hollywood-Way-Burbank-California.jpg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" />I suspect that some enterprising photographer took an aerial shot of the back lot set for “Lost Horizon” (1937) on the Columbia Ranch on Hollywood Way in Burbank because at the time, the Lamasery (upper right corner) was the largest single standing set (in terms of square feet) built for a motion picture of the sound era. It shows us what a massive undertaking it was—especially for the normally tightfisted Columbia studios. The Columbia ranch now belongs to Warner Bros. And, as you would expect, all those empty fields (the movie was shot over the summer of 1936) surrounding it are now fully developed suburbia.</h3> <h3>The Lamasery as seen in the final movie:</h3> <h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17943" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/05/05/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2/shangri-la-from-lost-horizon-1937/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?fit=1041%2C815&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1041,815" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Shangri-la from “Lost Horizon” 1937" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?fit=300%2C235&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?fit=640%2C501&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-17943" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?resize=640%2C501&ssl=1" alt="Shangri-la from "Lost Horizon" 1937" width="640" height="501" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?resize=1024%2C802&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?resize=300%2C235&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?resize=768%2C601&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shangri-la-from-Lost-Horizon-1937.jpg?w=1041&ssl=1 1041w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></h3> <h3>A current satellite shot of the ranch:</h3> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17947" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/05/05/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2/aerial-shot-of-warner-bros-ranch-burbank-california-ex-columbia-ranch/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?fit=1080%2C1296&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1080,1296" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Aerial shot of Warner Bros ranch, Burbank, California (ex-Columbia Ranch)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?fit=250%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?fit=640%2C768&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-17947" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?resize=640%2C768&ssl=1" alt="Aerial shot of Warner Bros ranch, Burbank, California (ex-Columbia Ranch)" width="640" height="768" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?resize=853%2C1024&ssl=1 853w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?resize=250%2C300&ssl=1 250w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?resize=768%2C922&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aerial-shot-of-Warner-Bros-ranch-Burbank-California-ex-Columbia-Ranch.jpg?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/05/05/aerial-shot-of-the-back-lot-set-for-lost-horizon-1937-at-the-columbia-ranch-on-hollywood-way-burbank-california-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">17941</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Columbia Studios at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St, Los Angeles, 1939</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2018/09/08/columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939-2</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2018/09/08/columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2018 14:35:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stores and Shopping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunset Blvd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=15467</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 1939, some intrepid photographer climbed onto the roof of the CBS Columbia Square studios on the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St and took a photo of Columbia Studios, where they could have been filming “Mr. Smith … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2018/09/08/columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div> <h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="15468" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2018/09/08/columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939-2/columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Columbia-Studios-at-the-corner-of-Sunset-Blvd-and-Gower-St-Los-Angeles-1939.png?fit=611%2C440&ssl=1" data-orig-size="611,440" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Columbia Studios at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St, Los Angeles, 1939" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Columbia-Studios-at-the-corner-of-Sunset-Blvd-and-Gower-St-Los-Angeles-1939.png?fit=300%2C216&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Columbia-Studios-at-the-corner-of-Sunset-Blvd-and-Gower-St-Los-Angeles-1939.png?fit=611%2C440&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15468" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Columbia-Studios-at-the-corner-of-Sunset-Blvd-and-Gower-St-Los-Angeles-1939.png?resize=611%2C440&ssl=1" alt="Columbia Studios at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St, Los Angeles, 1939" width="611" height="440" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Columbia-Studios-at-the-corner-of-Sunset-Blvd-and-Gower-St-Los-Angeles-1939.png?w=611&ssl=1 611w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Columbia-Studios-at-the-corner-of-Sunset-Blvd-and-Gower-St-Los-Angeles-1939.png?resize=300%2C216&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px" />In 1939, some intrepid photographer climbed onto the roof of the CBS Columbia Square studios on the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St and took a photo of Columbia Studios, where they could have been filming “<em>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.</em>” I’ve always assumed that Columbia studios filled the corner but from the looks of the Columbia Drug Co. drugstore, there was a line of stores along Sunset. That water tower in the distance belonged to Warner Bros. when they still maintained the studios where they filmed “The Jazz Singer.”</h3> </div> <h3 class="UFICommentActorAndBodySpacing"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">That same corner in 2018. Now that I think about it, I should never have assumed that the Columbia lot didn’t extend to the corner. Nowadays, there’s a restaurant where those stores used to stand.</span></span></h3> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="15469" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2018/09/08/columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939-2/screen-shot-2018-09-08-at-7-00-58-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-08-at-7.00.58-AM.png?fit=810%2C447&ssl=1" data-orig-size="810,447" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2018-09-08 at 7.00.58 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-08-at-7.00.58-AM.png?fit=300%2C166&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-08-at-7.00.58-AM.png?fit=640%2C353&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15469" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-08-at-7.00.58-AM.png?resize=640%2C353&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="353" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-08-at-7.00.58-AM.png?w=810&ssl=1 810w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-08-at-7.00.58-AM.png?resize=300%2C166&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-08-at-7.00.58-AM.png?resize=768%2C424&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <h3></h3> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2018/09/08/columbia-studios-at-the-corner-of-sunset-blvd-and-gower-st-los-angeles-1939-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15467</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The evolution of various Hollywood studio logos</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 03:49:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[20th Century-Fox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MGM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paramount Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RKO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Universal Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Warner Bros.]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=12507</guid> <description><![CDATA[Six Hollywood studio logos: The evolution of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) logo: The evolution of Paramount Pictures logo: The evolution of the Warner Bros. logo: The evolution of Universal Studios logo:]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Six Hollywood studio logos:</h3> <h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="12512" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/six-hollywood-studio-logos/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Six-Hollywood-studio-logos.jpg?fit=449%2C510&ssl=1" data-orig-size="449,510" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Six Hollywood studio logos" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Six-Hollywood-studio-logos.jpg?fit=264%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Six-Hollywood-studio-logos.jpg?fit=449%2C510&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12512" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Six-Hollywood-studio-logos.jpg?resize=449%2C510&ssl=1" alt="Six Hollywood studio logos" width="449" height="510" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Six-Hollywood-studio-logos.jpg?w=449&ssl=1 449w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Six-Hollywood-studio-logos.jpg?resize=264%2C300&ssl=1 264w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px" /></h3> <h3>The evolution of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) logo:</h3> <h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="12508" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/mgm-logo-evolution/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MGM-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=467%2C960&ssl=1" data-orig-size="467,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="MGM logo evolution" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MGM-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=146%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MGM-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=467%2C960&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12508" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MGM-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=467%2C960&ssl=1" alt="MGM logo evolution" width="467" height="960" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MGM-logo-evolution.jpg?w=467&ssl=1 467w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MGM-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=146%2C300&ssl=1 146w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px" /></h3> <h3>The evolution of Paramount Pictures logo:</h3> <h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="12509" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/paramount-logo-evolution/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Paramount-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=400%2C392&ssl=1" data-orig-size="400,392" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Paramount Pictures logo evolution" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Paramount-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=300%2C294&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Paramount-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=400%2C392&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12509" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Paramount-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=400%2C392&ssl=1" alt="Paramount Pictures logo evolution" width="400" height="392" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Paramount-logo-evolution.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Paramount-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=300%2C294&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></h3> <h3>The evolution of the Warner Bros. logo:</h3> <h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="12511" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/warner-bros-logo-evolution/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Warner-Bros-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=564%2C458&ssl=1" data-orig-size="564,458" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Warner Bros logo evolution" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Warner-Bros-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=300%2C244&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Warner-Bros-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=564%2C458&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12511" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Warner-Bros-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=564%2C458&ssl=1" alt="Warner Bros logo evolution" width="564" height="458" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Warner-Bros-logo-evolution.jpg?w=564&ssl=1 564w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Warner-Bros-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=300%2C244&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px" /></h3> <h3>The evolution of Universal Studios logo:</h3> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="12510" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/universal-logo-evolution/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Universal-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=564%2C1409&ssl=1" data-orig-size="564,1409" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Universal Studios logo evolution" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Universal-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=120%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Universal-logo-evolution.jpg?fit=410%2C1024&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12510" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Universal-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=564%2C1409&ssl=1" alt="Universal Studios logo evolution" width="564" height="1409" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Universal-logo-evolution.jpg?w=564&ssl=1 564w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Universal-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=120%2C300&ssl=1 120w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Universal-logo-evolution.jpg?resize=410%2C1024&ssl=1 410w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px" /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2017/05/16/the-evolution-of-various-hollywood-studio-logos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12507</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Aerial view of Columbia Ranch, Burbank</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2015/12/27/aerial-view-of-columbia-ranch-burbank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aerial-view-of-columbia-ranch-burbank</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2015/12/27/aerial-view-of-columbia-ranch-burbank/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2015 16:38:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aerial photographs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <category><![CDATA[San Fernando Valley]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martinturnbull.com/?p=9216</guid> <description><![CDATA[Columbia Studios at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood didn’t have a back lot like the other major studios so in 1934, studio head Harry Cohn bought 40 acres of land in Burbank and built his own back lot with its … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2015/12/27/aerial-view-of-columbia-ranch-burbank/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="9217" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2015/12/27/aerial-view-of-columbia-ranch-burbank/columbia-ranch-burbank/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank.jpg?fit=1280%2C742&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,742" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Aerial view of Columbia Ranch, Burbank" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank.jpg?fit=300%2C174&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank.jpg?fit=640%2C371&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9217" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank-1024x594.jpg?resize=640%2C371" alt="Aerial view of Columbia Ranch, Burbank" width="640" height="371" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank.jpg?resize=1024%2C594&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank.jpg?resize=300%2C174&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank.jpg?resize=768%2C445&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Columbia-Ranch-Burbank.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />Columbia Studios at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood didn’t have a back lot like the other major studios so in 1934, studio head Harry Cohn bought 40 acres of land in Burbank and built his own back lot with its Western Street and Brownstone Street and other standing outdoor sets. I don’t know when this shot was taken, but you can see suburban Burbank springing up on all sides. The lot is still there but it’s now known as Warner Ranch after neighboring Warner Bros. acquired it in 1990.</h3> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2015/12/27/aerial-view-of-columbia-ranch-burbank/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9216</post-id> </item> <item> <title>“We are looking for Miss Columbia” advertisement (1930)</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2015/02/06/we-are-looking-for-miss-columbia-advertisement-1930-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-looking-for-miss-columbia-advertisement-1930-2</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2015/02/06/we-are-looking-for-miss-columbia-advertisement-1930-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 13:23:14 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columbia Pictures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Studios]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martinturnbull.com/?p=6678</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/We-are-looking-for-Miss-Columbia-advertisement-1930.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="6679" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2015/02/06/we-are-looking-for-miss-columbia-advertisement-1930-2/we-are-looking-for-miss-columbia-advertisement-1930/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/We-are-looking-for-Miss-Columbia-advertisement-1930.jpg?fit=660%2C960&ssl=1" data-orig-size="660,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="“We are looking for Miss Columbia” advertisement (1930)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/We-are-looking-for-Miss-Columbia-advertisement-1930.jpg?fit=206%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/We-are-looking-for-Miss-Columbia-advertisement-1930.jpg?fit=640%2C931&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6679" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/We-are-looking-for-Miss-Columbia-advertisement-1930.jpg?resize=640%2C931" alt=""We are looking for Miss Columbia" advertisement (1930)" width="640" height="931" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/We-are-looking-for-Miss-Columbia-advertisement-1930.jpg?w=660&ssl=1 660w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/We-are-looking-for-Miss-Columbia-advertisement-1930.jpg?resize=206%2C300&ssl=1 206w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2015/02/06/we-are-looking-for-miss-columbia-advertisement-1930-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6678</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>