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Courthouse Square on the Universal Studios back lot, Universal City, 1963
This telling aerial shot is of what’s known as Courthouse Square on the Universal Studios back lot. We’ve probably all seen it a ton of times, but it’s most famously known as Hill Valley, where Doc Brown and Marty McFly … Continue reading
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Universal Studios “Old European Town” back lot
All I need to do is see a photo like this and my imagination goes bananas. This is Universal studio’s wonderful “Old European Town” back lot. <insert angry villagers with flaming torches here>
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Universal Studios back lot with the Psycho house and Little Europe
When I first saw this photo, I thought, “Well, this pretty much sums up Hollywood right here.” This is the Universal back lot where we can see the Psycho house. In the movie, it looks dauntingly terrifying, but from the … Continue reading
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Lon Chaney’s “Starting Employee Card” at Universal Studios, February 20th, 1918
A friend of mine works for Universal, and he just posted this photo he took in his building’s lobby – it’s Lon Chaney’s “Starting Employee Card” for when he commenced at the studio on February 20th, 1918 at the starting … Continue reading
Universal Studios restaurant and post office, 1926
You’d hardly think this peaceful, bucolic scene was in the heart of a busy Hollywood movie studio. This was taken on the Universal Studios lot in 1926, and shows the restaurant and the post office. (Universal Studios is in Universal … Continue reading
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Universal City movie studios “City of Wonders”, mid-1910s
This photo is captioned “Entrance to the “City of Wonders.” When you think about it, every Hollywood movie studio could be called a “City of Wonders” but this photo was apparently taken in 1914, which makes me wonder exactly how … Continue reading
Entrance to Universal Studios from Carl Laemmle Boulevard, circa 1910s
The entrance to Universal Studios doesn’t look anything like it did back in the 1910s when this photograph was taken, which is a shame—it looks fairly easy to sneak in and watch your favorite movie star at work!