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Louis B. Mayer, Harry Rapf and Irving Thalberg at the dedication ceremony for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, April 26th, 1924
On the stand at the dedication ceremony for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merger on April 26th, 1924, are Louis B. Mayer, head of the new company, flanked by Harry Rapf (left) and Irving Thalberg, who shared production responsibilities.
Culver Hotel, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa 1920s
This is the Culver Hotel, which opened (originally as the Hotel Hunt) on September 4th, 1924. That day the headline of the Culver City Daily News read: “City packed with visitors for opening of Culver Skyscraper”—back then, a 6-story building … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the Goldwyn studio lot, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1919
This shot is from very early Hollywood – the Goldwyn studio lot in Culver City. This was taken in 1919, two years after Sam Goldfish and Edgar Selwyn formed Goldwyn Pictures. Goldfish liked the name so much he took it … Continue reading
View along Washington Blvd at MGM Studio gate, circa 1930s
Los Angeles has a justifiable reputation as being a city that doesn’t value its past, so it’s always nice to find a photo of a structure that’s still around, even if the company who built it isn’t. This is a … Continue reading
The Irving Thalberg building on the MGM lot, 1942
In my interview with Louella Parsons’ niece, she talked about the time Louella organized for her to see Gone with the Wind in a projection room of the Thalberg Building at MGM. This is a shot of that building in … Continue reading
Exterior view of Selznick International Pictures, Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, 1935
This 1935 shot of what is now the Culver Studios on Washington Blvd not far from MGM was, back then, under the control of producer David O. Selznick, and was where he shot “Gone with the Wind” (You see it … Continue reading
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Samuel Goldwyn’s studio lot, Washington Blvd, Culver City, 1918
Before the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merger in 1924, the studio lot at 10202 W. Washington Boulevard, Culver City was Samuel Goldwyn’s. This photo was taken in 1918 and you can see the colonnaded gate (circled in red) which became famous as the … Continue reading
MGM commissary menu, circa late 1950s/early 1960s
If you were lucky enough to be dining at the MGM commissary menu in the late 1950s / early 1960s, this would have been the menu you’d have been handed. To see the various choices (Elizabeth Taylor Salad or Cyd … Continue reading
Frank Sebastian’s Cotton Club – corner National and Washington, Culver City.
Cotton Club – corner National and Washington, Culver City. One of several venues run by Frank Sebastian. No relation to, but inspired by, the one in Harlem. Was previously The Green Mill build in 1923 as one of the Southland’s … Continue reading
Mammy’s Shack restaurant, Culver City, 1937
I think this shows how far we’ve come. Mammy’s Shack was a popular Culver City restaurant (pictured here in 1937) famous for its squab dinners. I doubt that anybody could get away with calling a restaurant by that name nowadays. … Continue reading