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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
Looking south along N. Beachwood Drive at what used to be the Western Pictures Corporation, later Columbia Pictures, Hollywood, 1934
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. … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of Charlie Chaplin’s movie studios, 1416 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles (undated)
When someone sent me this aerial photo to see if I could identify it, it took me a minute or two to realize we’re looking at Charlie Chaplin’s studios, whose official address was 1416 N. La Brea Ave. The giveaway … Continue reading
Technicolor’s headquarters, 823 Seward St, Hollywood, built 1930
When I think of Technicolor (and I often do) I think of their large, white, 3-story building at 6311 Romaine St. in Hollywood. So I was somewhat surprised when someone sent me this photo asking if I knew they had … 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
Tearing down the old Christie motion picture studios on the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St to make way for CBS Columbia Square radio studios, Hollywood, circa 1936
Here we have an early example of Hollywood already demolishing its history to make way for new history. In this shot, we’re looking at the demolition of one of Hollywood’s earliest studios. Christie’s had been around since the 1910s, located … Continue reading
Traffic halts as female bicycle riders pedal through the intersection of Washington and Culver Blvds, Culver City, California, circa late 20s/early 30s
From what I can tell, all the bicyclists stopping traffic at the intersection of Washington and Culver Blvds in Culver City are women, so I bet there was something special going on. From the look of the cars, this photo … Continue reading
A photo of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios sign at dusk, Culver City, California, 1935
I love this shadowy shot of the famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios sign. I especially love the way the light of the dusk sky contrasts with the murkiness of that empty alley which had probably, just a few hours earlier, bustled with … Continue reading
Dedication ceremony at the newly renamed DeMille Studios, 9336 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, 1925
In November 1924, movie director/mogul Thomas Ince died, leaving behind him a studio that his widow had no interest in running. The following year, director Cecil B. DeMille acquired it and renamed it DeMille Studios. This photo shows us the … Continue reading
A circa 1929 Ford Model A is parked in front of the Universal Cafe outside Universal Studios, Los Angeles
When Universal Studios moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1915, the studio development – Universal City – was so large that it qualified for its own US Post Office. That’s the building on the left we can see in … Continue reading
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