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RKO Radio Pictures Studios, Gower Street, Los Angeles, 1935
From the late 1920s to the late 1950, the movie studios at the northeast corner of Melrose Ave and Gower St were home to RKO Radio Pictures. It was hard to miss them if you were driving along Melrose—there was … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking southeast across the Brunton Studios (later Paramount), Los Angeles, 1918
This rather stunning aerial photograph was taken looking southeast across the Brunton studios in 1918. Brunton, which later evolved into Paramount Studios, is the line of buildings in the center-left. Melrose Ave is running diagonally across the middle, which means … Continue reading
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“Variety” deadline from January 6, 1943: 101 PIX GROSS IN MILLIONS
I was recently researching which movies were popular during WWII, which was a record-breaking era for Hollywood film-making, with movie-goers filling theaters in unprecedented numbers. According to one source I read, in 1942, movie attendance reached a record high of … Continue reading
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RKO studios at the corner of Melrose Ave and Gower St, Hollywood, circa 1937
I wish I had a date for this photo of RKO studios at the corner of Melrose Ave and Gower St in Hollywood but the movie posters are a little too blurry to make out. Whenever it is, it would … Continue reading
French village built at RKO’s Encino Ranch around 1939 for the studio’s version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” – circa 1954
It’s amazing what movie studios will construct for a movie. This is the French village built at RKO’s Encino Ranch around 1939 for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” This photo was taken 15 years later in 1954 and it still … Continue reading
RKO Studios, corner of Melrose Ave and Gower St, Hollywood, circa late 1940s
Judging from the 1947 Buick and Ford parked on Melrose Ave (left, foreground) this shot of RKO studios was taken around late 1940s, back when the Melrose/Gower corner still had the famous RKO globe and antenna tower. I wonder what … Continue reading
The evolution of various Hollywood studio logos
Six Hollywood studio logos: The evolution of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) logo: The evolution of Paramount Pictures logo: The evolution of the Warner Bros. logo: The evolution of Universal Studios logo:
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RKO Studios, where Melrose Ave meets Gower St, Hollywood, circa 1937
Although it would fall on hard times in the 1940s and 50s (thanks largely to Howard Hughes), in (circa) 1937, when this photo was taken, RKO was one of the five major studios. With its iconic globe and broadcast aerial … Continue reading
Notre Dame cathedral mock up on the RKO Encino Lot, 1939
It never ceases to amaze me the work that goes into the making of a movie, and the level of detail the designers work with. This is the Notre Dame set for the 1939 production of The Hunchback of Notre … Continue reading