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Aerial photo of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studios backlot No. 2, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa 1950s
Back in the 1950s, when this aerial photo was taken, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was still a force to be reckoned with in the film industry, but its peak was behind it. Starting 1947, its competitors, Paramount, Warner and 20th Century-Fox, started to … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Tara mansion from “Gone With The Wind” on the Desilu Forty Acres backlot, Culver City, summer 1958
The exterior set for Tara, the mansion from “Gone With The Wind,” was built in 1938 (principal photography began on January 29, 1939) and yet it was still standing 20 years later, when this aerial photo (I assume that dark … Continue reading
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RKO Pathé Studios, 9336 Washington Blvd, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
The movie studio at 9336 Washington Blvd in Culver City has changed through many hands and been known as many things over the years. In 1927, Cecil B. DeMille sold his interest in a film company known as Pathé, which … Continue reading
Employees gather to celebrate the newly merged Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studios, Culver City, April 26, 1924
Exactly 100 years ago today, on April 26, 1924, Metro Pictures merged with Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form what would become the movie industry titan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This photo shows employees of the new studio gathering for … Continue reading
David Selznick meets Vivien Leigh at the filming of the burning of Atlanta at the Selznick International Pictures studios, Culver City, December 10, 1938
What looks like a bunch of people standing around in overcoats is actually moment of Hollywood history in the making. It was taken at the Selznick studios lot in Culver City, the night of December 10, 1938. Selznick and his … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Green Mill nightclub at the intersection of Washington and National Blvds, Culver City, California, 1924
A few days ago, I posted a photo from the mid-1930s of Frank Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the intersection of Washington and National Blvd in Culver City. During my research, I came across this interesting aerial photo. Before this place … Continue reading
Night shot of Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the intersection of Washington and National Blvds, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
One of the most colorful characters to come out of Culver City was an energetic entrepreneur named Frank Sebastian. Over his multi-decade career, he owned many venues, but the one he’s best known for was Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the … Continue reading
The eastern gate of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1939
Like most movie studios, MGM had several entrances. This one looks different than how it is now because it’s now contained within the studio lot, and not on its perimeter. It was called the Eastern Gate and is next to … Continue reading
Vivien Leigh films a scene with William Bakewell for “Gone with the Wind” surrounded by lights, microphones, camera, crew, and a wind machine, 1939
This photo gives us a glimpse of what it was like to film a simple scene for a movie. Or not so simple as it turns out. On the set of “Gone with the Wind” Vivien Leigh films a scene … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Studio Drive In Theater, 5250 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, 1961
By the time this aerial photograph of Studio Drive-in Theater (open from 1948 to 1993) at 5250 Sepulveda Blvd in Culver City was taken in 1961, a lot of the land had been developed so the triangular site carved out … Continue reading