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<description><![CDATA[I recently acquired a copy of the the Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures for 1939. Their year books were thick, hard-bound bricks of books that detailed what everything, everyone, every studio, every contract player was doing. Very comprehensive! … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently acquired a copy of the the <em>Film Daily</em> Year Book of Motion Pictures for 1939. Their year books were thick, hard-bound bricks of books that detailed what everything, everyone, every studio, every contract player was doing. Very comprehensive! The 1939 book caught my eye as 1939 was commonly known as Hollywood’s Greatest Year because a huge number of highly regarded movies that have stood the test of time were released during that year. (See <a href="https://martinturnbull.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/announcing-details-of-martin-turnbulls-upcoming-historical-novel-of-golden-era-hollywood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>my blog</strong></a> for a list.)It’s also why I am writing a trilogy of novels set in 1939 called – fittingly enough – <a href="https://martinturnbull.com/sample-page/selznicks-girl-friday-a-novel-of-1939-hollywood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>the Hollywood’s Greatest Year trilogy</strong></a>.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30439" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-cover/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-cover.jpg?fit=888%2C1275&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1275" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (cover)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-cover.jpg?fit=209%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-cover.jpg?fit=640%2C919&ssl=1" class="aligncenter wp-image-30439" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-cover.jpg?resize=640%2C1275&ssl=1" alt="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (cover)" width="640" height="1275" /></p>
<p>In leafing through the book, a 4-page spread caught my eye. It was for MGM’s <em>The Wizard of Oz</em>, which indicates how much they were promoting it. Not many other movies during Hollywood’s creative high-point got that treatment. So I thought I’d show what the spread looked like.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30435" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?fit=888%2C1298&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1298" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (1)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?fit=205%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?fit=640%2C935&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30435" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?resize=640%2C935&ssl=1" alt="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (1)" width="640" height="935" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?resize=205%2C300&ssl=1 205w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?resize=701%2C1024&ssl=1 701w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1123&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30436" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?fit=888%2C1309&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1309" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (2)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?fit=204%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?fit=640%2C943&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30436" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?resize=640%2C943&ssl=1" alt="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (2)" width="640" height="943" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?resize=204%2C300&ssl=1 204w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?resize=695%2C1024&ssl=1 695w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1132&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30437" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?fit=888%2C1293&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1293" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (3)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?fit=206%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?fit=640%2C932&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30437" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?resize=640%2C932&ssl=1" alt="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (3)" width="640" height="932" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?resize=206%2C300&ssl=1 206w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?resize=703%2C1024&ssl=1 703w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1118&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30438" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?fit=888%2C1290&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1290" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (4)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?fit=207%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?fit=640%2C930&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30438" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?resize=640%2C930&ssl=1" alt="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (4)" width="640" height="930" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?resize=207%2C300&ssl=1 207w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?resize=705%2C1024&ssl=1 705w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-4.jpg?resize=768%2C1116&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Being published 1939, it was, in fact, a compendium of movies that had come out in 1938, and in some cases, 1937. It jam-packed with details about motion pictures, performers, studios, directors, and so much more. In other words, it’s a book form of IMDB.com!</p>
<p>This one details what performers (aka “players”) recently appeared in. This page included Clark Gable and Judy Garland:</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30451" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-8/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?fit=888%2C1312&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1312" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (8)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?fit=203%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?fit=640%2C946&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30451" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?resize=640%2C946&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="946" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?resize=203%2C300&ssl=1 203w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?resize=693%2C1024&ssl=1 693w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-8.jpg?resize=768%2C1135&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>This page includes a table of how many features were produced by each studio over the previous 10 years:</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30450" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-7/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?fit=888%2C1333&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1333" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (7)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?fit=640%2C961&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30450" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?resize=640%2C961&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="961" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&ssl=1 682w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-7.jpg?resize=768%2C1153&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Art directors and casting directors at each studio. (I’m not sure why Jack Otterson from Universal) got the bold- typeface-and-capitals treatment, but if anyone can tell me, I’d love to hear from you.)</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30449" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/10/05/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-detailing-1938/the-film-daily-year-book-of-motion-pictures-1939-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?fit=888%2C1353&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,1353" 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="The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (6)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?fit=197%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?fit=640%2C975&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30449" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?resize=640%2C975&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="975" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?resize=197%2C300&ssl=1 197w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?resize=672%2C1024&ssl=1 672w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Film-Daily-Year-Book-of-Motion-Pictures-1939-6.jpg?resize=768%2C1170&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>And on this page, all the features released by each studio in the previous year (1938) are listed:</p>
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<title>A Chrysler (probably Imperial) is parked at the Paramount Pictures studio gate, Marathon St, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[These days, Paramount Pictures faces Melrose Ave, but back when this photo was taken, it the front of the studio was a block north on Marathon St. I doubt anyone could park their car directly out front of the famous … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/07/26/a-chrysler-probably-imperial-is-parked-at-the-paramount-pictures-studio-gate-marathon-st-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Richard B. says: “I think this is a scene from the film <em>My Friend Irma Goes West</em> (1950). That is actress Corinne Calvet in the white suit.”</p>
<p>This satellite image from May 2022 shows us that gate is now deep inside the studio.</p>
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<title>Aerial photo of RKO movie studios at the corner of Melrose Ave and Gower St, Hollywood, circa 1930</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 14:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>John J. says: “The photo is likely 1929-1930, judging by 5716 Camerford Ave., where they added a small house in place of their southwest corner garage in 1930.”</p>
<p>Aerophile says: “Had to be after October 23, 1928, that was RKO General’s founding date. RKO was gone by 1947. The final film with the logo was March 1959. The studio had been shut down since 1947.”</p>
<p>This is how that view looked in May 2022.</p>
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<title>RKO workers leaving the movie studio, Gower St, Hollywood, 1945</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Sebastian T says: “Lucille Ball Building. I worked there for 4 years when it was Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner’s company. The entire second floor was C/W at one point. Paula had Lucy’s office on the other side—the gorgeous suite with bay windows, fireplace, private dining room and kitchen, wood paneling, bathroom, private stairway, etc. That office above the Paramount/RKO sign pictured here was Tom’s. Eventually, we took over the third floor which was actually two screening rooms. The bigger one was remodeled into Tom’s new office. That third floor was totally abandoned and open to the elements until I “found” it and started reading scripts up there to get away from the fray below. Paula heard I was up there and found me—then talked to the studio and took over that space. The smaller screening room was actually Sherry Lansing’s storage room! It too became part of C/W. I spent many hours reading through Sherry’s old files lol. This was from 1995-1999.”</p>
<p>RKO’s longtime neighbor, Paramount, now owns what used to be RKO studios. This is how that Gower St entrance looked in July 2022.</p>
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<title>Capitol Records building next to Paramount Studios, 5515 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I do love the clean Streamline Moderne lines on this building. In 1949, Capitol Records bought what had then been the studios of KHJ radio at 5515 Melrose Ave, which put it sandwiched between RKO and Paramount. The fact that … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/15/capitol-records-building-next-to-paramount-studios-5515-melrose-ave-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25987" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/15/capitol-records-building-next-to-paramount-studios-5515-melrose-ave-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/capitol-records-building-next-to-paramount-studios-5515-melrose-ave-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?fit=1044%2C1256&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1044,1256" 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="Capitol Records building next to Paramount Studios, 5515 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?fit=249%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?fit=640%2C770&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25987" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?resize=640%2C770&ssl=1" alt="Capitol Records building next to Paramount Studios, 5515 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s" width="640" height="770" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?resize=851%2C1024&ssl=1 851w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?resize=249%2C300&ssl=1 249w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?resize=768%2C924&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Capitol-Records-building-next-to-Paramount-Studios-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.png?w=1044&ssl=1 1044w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />I do love the clean Streamline Moderne lines on this building. In 1949, Capitol Records bought what had then been the studios of KHJ radio at 5515 Melrose Ave, which put it sandwiched between RKO and Paramount. The fact that one of Capitol’s original investors was Buddy DeSylva, who was a producer at Paramount probably isn’t a coincidence.</p>
<p>Vintage LA says: “The first session held there was for Scatman Crothers.”</p>
<p>Sam I says: “Early on it was Decca’s studio. Bing recorded “White Christmas” there. Convenient for him since he filmed at Paramount.”</p>
<p>Tony V says: ‘The building was originally occupied by the NBC radio network. Capitol Records was next, then KHJ/KCAL, Channel 9 television.”</p>
<p>And here is a floor plan:</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25993" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/15/capitol-records-building-next-to-paramount-studios-5515-melrose-ave-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/floor-plan-for-5515-melrose-ave-los-angeles/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Floor-plan-for-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=719%2C480&ssl=1" data-orig-size="719,480" 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="Floor plan for 5515 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Floor-plan-for-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Floor-plan-for-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25993" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Floor-plan-for-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="427" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Floor-plan-for-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles.jpg?w=719&ssl=1 719w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Floor-plan-for-5515-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The building is still there, and is now part of the Paramount lot, which has since taken over the whole block, including the old RKO lot at Gower St.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25988" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/15/capitol-records-building-next-to-paramount-studios-5515-melrose-ave-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/july-2022-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?fit=1178%2C1024&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1178,1024" 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="July 2022" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?fit=300%2C261&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?fit=640%2C556&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25988" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?resize=640%2C556&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="556" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?resize=1024%2C890&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?resize=300%2C261&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?resize=768%2C668&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/July-2022.png?w=1178&ssl=1 1178w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
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<title>Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” plays the Palace Theater, 30 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, 1917</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 15:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[There’s something awfully special about theaters blazing with light at night, especially the older ones. This theater was called the Palace and it stood at 30 Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” starring Vivien Martin was … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/10/paramounts-the-girl-at-home-plays-the-palace-theater-30-pine-avenue-long-beach-california-1917-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25957" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/12/10/paramounts-the-girl-at-home-plays-the-palace-theater-30-pine-avenue-long-beach-california-1917-2/paramounts-the-girl-at-home-plays-the-palace-theater-30-pine-avenue-long-beach-california-1917/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paramounts-The-Girl-at-Home-plays-the-Palace-Theater-30-Pine-Avenue-Long-Beach-California-1917.jpg?fit=941%2C662&ssl=1" data-orig-size="941,662" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1666723232","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” plays the Palace Theater, 30 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, 1917" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paramounts-The-Girl-at-Home-plays-the-Palace-Theater-30-Pine-Avenue-Long-Beach-California-1917.jpg?fit=300%2C211&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paramounts-The-Girl-at-Home-plays-the-Palace-Theater-30-Pine-Avenue-Long-Beach-California-1917.jpg?fit=640%2C450&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25957" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paramounts-The-Girl-at-Home-plays-the-Palace-Theater-30-Pine-Avenue-Long-Beach-California-1917.jpg?resize=640%2C450&ssl=1" alt="Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” plays the Palace Theater, 30 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, 1917" width="640" height="450" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paramounts-The-Girl-at-Home-plays-the-Palace-Theater-30-Pine-Avenue-Long-Beach-California-1917.jpg?w=941&ssl=1 941w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paramounts-The-Girl-at-Home-plays-the-Palace-Theater-30-Pine-Avenue-Long-Beach-California-1917.jpg?resize=300%2C211&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paramounts-The-Girl-at-Home-plays-the-Palace-Theater-30-Pine-Avenue-Long-Beach-California-1917.jpg?resize=768%2C540&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />There’s something awfully special about theaters blazing with light at night, especially the older ones. This theater was called the Palace and it stood at 30 Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” starring Vivien Martin was playing at the time, which pegs this shot at 1917. I love how each of the lights have a warm glow about them. And look at their neighbor, “Persian Dye Works.” I doubt they scored any spillover business after the picture got out.</p>
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<title>Aerial view of Paramount studios and the Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, Hollywood, circa 1930s</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25598" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/10/06/aerial-view-of-paramount-studios-and-the-hollywood-memorial-cemetery-hollywood-circa-1930s-2/aerial-view-of-paramount-studios-and-the-hollywood-memorial-cemetery-hollywood-circa-1930s/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aerial-view-of-Paramount-studios-and-the-Hollywood-Memorial-cemetery-Hollywood-circa-1930s.jpg?fit=800%2C609&ssl=1" data-orig-size="800,609" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1298664797","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Aerial view of Paramount studios and the Hollywood Memorial cemetery, Hollywood, circa 1930s" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aerial-view-of-Paramount-studios-and-the-Hollywood-Memorial-cemetery-Hollywood-circa-1930s.jpg?fit=300%2C228&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aerial-view-of-Paramount-studios-and-the-Hollywood-Memorial-cemetery-Hollywood-circa-1930s.jpg?fit=640%2C487&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25598" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aerial-view-of-Paramount-studios-and-the-Hollywood-Memorial-cemetery-Hollywood-circa-1930s.jpg?resize=640%2C487&ssl=1" alt="Aerial view of Paramount studios and the Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, Hollywood, circa 1930s" width="640" height="487" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aerial-view-of-Paramount-studios-and-the-Hollywood-Memorial-cemetery-Hollywood-circa-1930s.jpg?w=800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aerial-view-of-Paramount-studios-and-the-Hollywood-Memorial-cemetery-Hollywood-circa-1930s.jpg?resize=300%2C228&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aerial-view-of-Paramount-studios-and-the-Hollywood-Memorial-cemetery-Hollywood-circa-1930s.jpg?resize=768%2C585&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />This shot gives us a bird’s-eye view of Paramount studios sometime in the 1930s. Running up the middle of the photo we can see the soundstages and to the right (i.e. the west) the backlot. This was a time when RKO was a separate studio existing directly to the left out of the frame of this photo. To the north of the photo is a cemetery known back then as Hollywood Memorial Park. For a long while, it was the main cemetery where many of Hollywood’s early leading light were buried. These days it’s called Hollywood Forever and is where Judy Garland was recently moved to.</p>
<p>This satellite image of the same area is from January 2020.</p>
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<title>Filming the parting of the Red Sea for “The Ten Commandments” at Paramount studios, Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, 1957</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Although some of Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” did film in Egypt in October through December of 1954, most of the movie was shot at the Paramount lot (March to August 1955) including the famous parting of the Red … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/09/02/filming-the-parting-of-the-red-sea-for-the-ten-commandments-at-paramount-studios-melrose-ave-los-angeles-1957-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25422" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/09/02/filming-the-parting-of-the-red-sea-for-the-ten-commandments-at-paramount-studios-melrose-ave-los-angeles-1957-2/filming-the-parting-of-the-red-sea-for-the-ten-commandments-at-paramount-studios-melrose-ave-los-angeles-1957/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Filming-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-for-The-Ten-Commandments-at-Paramount-studios-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?fit=999%2C874&ssl=1" data-orig-size="999,874" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1661623829","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Filming the parting of the Red Sea for “The Ten Commandments” at Paramount studios, Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, 1957" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Filming-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-for-The-Ten-Commandments-at-Paramount-studios-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?fit=300%2C262&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Filming-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-for-The-Ten-Commandments-at-Paramount-studios-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?fit=640%2C560&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25422" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Filming-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-for-The-Ten-Commandments-at-Paramount-studios-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?resize=640%2C560&ssl=1" alt="Filming the parting of the Red Sea for “The Ten Commandments” at Paramount studios, Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, 1957" width="640" height="560" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Filming-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-for-The-Ten-Commandments-at-Paramount-studios-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?w=999&ssl=1 999w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Filming-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-for-The-Ten-Commandments-at-Paramount-studios-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?resize=300%2C262&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Filming-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-for-The-Ten-Commandments-at-Paramount-studios-Melrose-Ave-Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?resize=768%2C672&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />Although some of Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” did film in Egypt in October through December of 1954, most of the movie was shot at the Paramount lot (March to August 1955) including the famous parting of the Red Sea sequence. There’s Charlton Heston in his red Moses robes with a line of key lights in the background. Meanwhile, much braver extras face swirling waters gushing past them at what looks like quite a force. I hope they got hazard pay that day.</p>
<p><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" dir="auto" lang="en">A shot from the finished sequence as it appeared in the movie.</span></p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25423" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/09/02/filming-the-parting-of-the-red-sea-for-the-ten-commandments-at-paramount-studios-melrose-ave-los-angeles-1957-2/screen-shot-2022-09-02-at-7-03-02-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?fit=1354%2C586&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1354,586" 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="The parting of the Red Sea sequence from Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” (1956)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?fit=300%2C130&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?fit=640%2C277&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-25423" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?resize=640%2C277&ssl=1" alt="The parting of the Red Sea sequence from Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" (1956)" width="640" height="277" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?resize=1024%2C443&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?resize=300%2C130&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?resize=768%2C332&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?w=1354&ssl=1 1354w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-7.03.02-AM.png?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
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<title>Aerial view of Vine St, Gower St, and Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, 1938</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2022 14:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Most aerial photos of Los Angeles I find look out across LA or Hollywood or sometimes the San Fernando Valley. So it’s nice to find one that looks directly down. This is from 1938, and those three main north-south streets … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/06/19/aerial-view-of-vine-st-gower-st-and-hollywood-forever-cemetery-hollywood-1938/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24952" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/06/19/aerial-view-of-vine-st-gower-st-and-hollywood-forever-cemetery-hollywood-1938/aerial-view-of-cahuenga-vine-gower-showing-hollywood-memorial-park-at-right-1938/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?fit=1147%2C809&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1147,809" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Automobile Club of Southern California","camera":"","caption":"Photograph of Aerial view of Cahuenga, Vine, & Gower, showing Hollywood Memorial Park at right; Originally, the image was captioned as \"Aerial view of Melrose, Vine, & Beverly, 1938\".","created_timestamp":"1655383267","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Aerial view of Cahuenga, Vine, & Gower, showing Hollywood Memorial Park at right, 1938","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Aerial view of Cahuenga, Vine, &amp; Gower, showing Hollywood Memorial Park at right, 1938" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?fit=300%2C212&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?fit=640%2C451&ssl=1" class="aligncenter wp-image-24952 size-large" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?resize=640%2C451&ssl=1" alt="Aerial view of Vine St, Gower St, and Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, 1938" width="640" height="451" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?resize=1024%2C722&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?resize=300%2C212&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?resize=768%2C542&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Aerial-view-of-Vine-St-Gower-St-and-Hollywood-Forever-Cemetery-Hollywood-1938.jpg?w=1147&ssl=1 1147w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Most aerial photos of Los Angeles I find look out across LA or Hollywood or sometimes the San Fernando Valley. So it’s nice to find one that looks directly down. This is from 1938, and those three main north-south streets are Cahuenga Blvd, Vine St, and Gower St. The east-west street at the top of the photo is Santa Monica Blvd, which means that park at the far right is the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (known back then as Hollywood Memorial Park.) And directly to the south of that, we can see the soundstages of Paramount Studios. And on the left are a few open fields. There aren’t many of them left in Hollywood anymore.</p>
<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" dir="auto" lang="en">This satellite image from 2022 covers much the same area.</span></p>
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<title>Looking east along Waring Ave to the Gower Street entrance of RKO Studios (now Paramount), Los Angeles, January 18, 1933</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24528" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/04/13/looking-east-along-waring-ave-to-the-gower-street-entrance-of-rko-studios-now-paramount-los-angeles-january-18-1933-2/looking-east-along-waring-ave-to-the-gower-street-entrance-of-rko-studios-now-paramount-los-angeles-january-18-1933/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Looking-east-along-Waring-Ave-to-the-Gower-Street-entrance-of-RKO-Studios-now-Paramount-Los-Angeles-January-18-1933.jpg?fit=701%2C398&ssl=1" data-orig-size="701,398" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1648737598","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Looking east along Waring Ave to the Gower Street entrance of RKO Studios (now Paramount), Los Angeles, January 18, 1933" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Looking-east-along-Waring-Ave-to-the-Gower-Street-entrance-of-RKO-Studios-now-Paramount-Los-Angeles-January-18-1933.jpg?fit=300%2C170&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Looking-east-along-Waring-Ave-to-the-Gower-Street-entrance-of-RKO-Studios-now-Paramount-Los-Angeles-January-18-1933.jpg?fit=640%2C363&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24528" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Looking-east-along-Waring-Ave-to-the-Gower-Street-entrance-of-RKO-Studios-now-Paramount-Los-Angeles-January-18-1933.jpg?resize=640%2C363&ssl=1" alt="Looking east along Waring Ave to the Gower Street entrance of RKO Studios (now Paramount), Los Angeles, January 18, 1933" width="640" height="363" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Looking-east-along-Waring-Ave-to-the-Gower-Street-entrance-of-RKO-Studios-now-Paramount-Los-Angeles-January-18-1933.jpg?w=701&ssl=1 701w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Looking-east-along-Waring-Ave-to-the-Gower-Street-entrance-of-RKO-Studios-now-Paramount-Los-Angeles-January-18-1933.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />In this photo we’re looking east along Waring Ave toward the Gower entrance of what was then RKO Studios (and is now Paramount). It was taken on January 18th, 1933, which means somewhere in those buildings, editors were finishing post-production on what was to become one of their most iconic movies, “King Kong,” whose New York premiere was on March 7, 1933.</p>
<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" dir="auto" lang="en">That empty dirt lot where RKO staff have parked their car, is now a four-level parking garages for Paramount employees. The building we can see in the 1933 photo is still there, largely intact. This image is from January 2021.</span></p>
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