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A New York Street set on Lot 2 of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio back lot
Yesterday, I was on a blog post at Silver Screen Modes titled “A Virtual Tour of the old M-G-M back lot” (see link below) which contains a bunch of photos of MGM that I’ve never seen before. It’s worth checking … Continue reading
Hollywood stars gather to welcome home Marion Davies at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1928
You knew you’d made it into the Hollywood A List if you scored an invite to one of Marion Davies’s parties. And she’d throw one for pretty much any reason. This one was thrown in the French room at the … Continue reading
The Tony Duquette-designed showroom at Adrian’s salon, 233 North Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, circa 1940s
When MGM’s lead costume designer, Adrian (last name: Greenberg) left the studio in 1941, he opened his own salon. Smartly, he chose to relocate to Beverly Hills and took over the building that had formally housed the Victor Hugo restaurant … Continue reading
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Looking west on Washington Blvd towards the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer columns, Culver City, Los Angeles, September 1958
We’re looking west on Washington Blvd in Culver City in September of 1958. That building on the left with the columns is the entrance to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. By the late 50s, the heyday of the studio system was in … Continue reading
Hollywood Blvd looking east from Western Ave, Hollywood, circa early 1950s
In the early 1950s, some adventurous person leaned out of a Red Car heading east along Hollywood Boulevard and caught the intersection of Western Ave and a Red Car heading west. Whoever they were, I’m grateful for the glimpse into … Continue reading
Poster for the world tour of Leo the MGM Lion, 1927/28
In 1927-28, those fizzy brains in the MGM publicity department decided to take their mascot lion on a world tour. Too bad for Leo that the plane crashed in the Arizona desert. Lucky for Leo, though, he survived. #SeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime The … Continue reading
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Louis B. Mayer accepts the keys to the kingdom to the newly merged MGM studios, April 26, 1924, Culver City
The caption for this photo read: “A natural showman, L.B. Mayer arranges for a public ceremony to officially launch MGM on April 26, 1924. Hundreds of stars, directors, and other employees assemble on the lawn of the Culver City lot … Continue reading
The evolution of the Leo the Lion film logo from Goldwyn Pictures to Metro-Goldwyn Pictures to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
While reading Mark A. Vieira’s wonderful biography, “Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince” I discovered an interesting fact. In April 1924, Marcus Loew merged three shaky film studios, Metro Pictures with the Goldwyn Company and Louis B. Mayer Productions, … Continue reading
Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd, Culver City, California, 1938
In 1917, Harry Culver incorporated Culver City (after all, if you’re going to build a city, why not name it after yourself?) halfway between downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Harry wouldn’t have known it at the time, but it … Continue reading
Grauman’s Chinese Theater the night of the premiere of MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz”, August 15, 1939
In this photo we’re seeing Hollywood history in the making: it’s the night of the premiere of “The Wizard of Oz” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on August 15, 1939. MGM went all out with huge searchlights and bleachers for the … Continue reading
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