{"id":28127,"date":"2023-12-01T07:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=28127"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:26:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:26:03","slug":"the-eastern-gate-of-the-metro-goldwyn-mayer-movie-studios-culver-city-los-angeles-1939-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/01\/the-eastern-gate-of-the-metro-goldwyn-mayer-movie-studios-culver-city-los-angeles-1939-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The eastern gate of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1939"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/01\/the-eastern-gate-of-the-metro-goldwyn-mayer-movie-studios-culver-city-los-angeles-1939-2\/the-eastern-gate-of-the-metro-goldwyn-mayer-movie-studios-culver-city-los-angeles-1939\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1821&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1821\" 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 eastern gate of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1939\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C213&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C455&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C455&ssl=1\" alt=\"The eastern gate of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1939\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C213&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C728&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C546&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1093&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1457&ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-eastern-gate-of-the-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-movie-studios-Culver-City-Los-Angeles-1939-scaled.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Like most movie studios, MGM had several entrances. This one looks different than how it is now because it\u2019s now contained within the studio lot, and not on its perimeter. It was called the Eastern Gate and is next to the Thalberg Building, which was behind and to the left of the photographer. This photo was taken in 1939, when that building would have only been a year old, and the studio was reaching its zenith during what we now refer to as \u201cHollywood greatest year.\u201d Those buildings with numbers on them are soundstages, and of course that great Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer sign could be seen for miles around.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a map of MGM its heyday. We can see the Thalberg Building on the left with the \u201cEast Gate\u201d clearly marked.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/01\/the-eastern-gate-of-the-metro-goldwyn-mayer-movie-studios-culver-city-los-angeles-1939-2\/3d-rendition-of-metro-goldwyn-mayer-mgm-movie-studios-culver-city-california\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?fit=1111%2C476&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1111,476\" 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=\"3D rendition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie studios, Culver City, California\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?fit=300%2C129&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?fit=640%2C274&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?resize=640%2C274&ssl=1\" alt=\"3D rendition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie studios, Culver City, California\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?w=1111&ssl=1 1111w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?resize=300%2C129&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?resize=1024%2C439&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3D-rendition-of-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-MGM-movie-studios-Culver-City-California.jpg?resize=768%2C329&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Matt H. posted this photo of how that view looks these days:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28135\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/01\/the-eastern-gate-of-the-metro-goldwyn-mayer-movie-studios-culver-city-los-angeles-1939-2\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" 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=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28135\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406545765_10161050533016236_4419615743012106749_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This satellite image isn\u2019t dated, but it would have been taken in the past year or two. We can see how the Thalberg Building is now within the walls of the studios\u2014which are now owned by Sony\u2014and the old East Gate is hidden behind the huge rainbow art piece.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/01\/the-eastern-gate-of-the-metro-goldwyn-mayer-movie-studios-culver-city-los-angeles-1939-2\/satellite-image-of-the-thalberg-building-at-sony-studios-circa-2023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?fit=1268%2C854&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1268,854\" 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=\"Satellite image of the Thalberg Building at Sony Studios, circa 2023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?fit=300%2C202&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?fit=640%2C431&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?resize=640%2C431&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?w=1268&ssl=1 1268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?resize=300%2C202&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?resize=1024%2C690&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Satellite-image-of-the-Thalberg-Building-at-Sony-Studios-circa-2023.jpg?resize=768%2C517&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In September 2014, I visited the MGM\/Sony lot and posted an album of photos of my visit on Facebook. You can see them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.760969733969771&type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like most movie studios, MGM had several entrances. This one looks different than how it is now because it\u2019s now contained within the studio lot, and not on its perimeter. 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