out on a limb records is an independent record label , based in limerick , ireland .

it is one of the longest running independent labels in ireland .

the label was set up in the summer of 2003 with the release of is it ok to be loud , jesus ? , the debut album from local band giveamanakick .

it was set up by albert twomey ( also see plugd records ) and richard bourke , both of whom were involved in the aspersion music collective , a non-profit gig promoter in limerick .

they were joined by ciarán ryan a couple of months after that , and the three have worked on the label ever since .

in november 2009 it was announced that twomey would no long be involved in the label .

ryan has admitted that himself and bourke considered ending the label on a few occasions .

in 2013 winding 's album ' i am not the crow ' was nominated for the choice music prize , becoming the first band on the label to receive this nomination .

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out on a limb records have got themselves a new website & windings have a new single .
the g - man : it ' s been a busy year for out on a limb . what records have you guys put out in 2013 ?
out on a limb records began in limerick thanks to richard bourke and albert twomey and a few months later ciaran ryan also joined in .
it’s a big weekend for one of our finest independent purveyors of sounds as limerick label out on a limb records celebrates ten years of putting out quality releases this summer .
out on a limb records celebrates its 10th birthday this month . the limerick label aims to stay connected to the bands it was founded to promote
today , out on a limb records has announced that women’s christmas will release their début album too rich for our blood via the label on friday , october 17th .
windings were shortlisted for i am not the crow , released on local label out on a limb records - the diy label’s first ever choice nomination , leading to a double celebration .
out on a limb records is still based in limerick , and since 2009 , all aspects of the label have been run by label partners , richard bourke and ciarán ryan .
they celebrate their tenth birthday in 2013 , by which time we’ll have heard a whopping seven new albums from limerick’s favourite diy label . celina murphy meets the man behind out on a limb records .
irish independent label out on a limb have announced the addition of alternative - rock act women’s christmas to their roster of artists .
limerick independent record label out on a limb record celebrates ten years of putting out quality releases this summer , and to mark that event have planned a birthday day in their home city .
growing pains 15 years of out on a limb records dolans pub – 9 / 6 / 18 we are now well and truly a bold teenager , and you are cordially invited to our birthday party at dolans on saturday june 9th . we have put together a lineup that…
the big out on a limb christmas bash is being held in the crane lane this year . any particular reason why it’s happening in cork ?
out on a limb may be a limerick label but the cork connections are very strong . how have such ties been both been formed and solidified over the years ?
and no matter how different they are , there seems to be a great camaraderie between all out on a limb bands who regularly post online in support of one another .
on the more gentle , folkier side . is this the working equivalent of running two labels ? how much of an impact does such a varied roster have on the day - to - day running of out on a limb ?
we put out four albums this year . in february we put out the second album from
more details on the album are to follow . but the addition of women’s christmas to the out on a limb record label is exciting news ahead of the band’s first full - length studio release .
tough decisions are part - and - parcel of running a record label with one particular headscratcher posing problems for out on a limb records co - head ciarán ryan ahead of their upcoming christmas bash :
we don ' t know who ' s playing santa yet .
based in limerick , out on a limb’s roster of artists includes windings , owensie , hidden highways , crayonsmith , rest , ten past seven , elk , jogging and peter delaney .
out on a limb records is an independent record label based in limerick city , ireland . the label was set up in the summer of 2003 with the release of “is it ok to be loud , jesus ? ” , the debut album from local band giveamanakick . since then , we’ve put out records for a number of bands , including crayonsmith , giveamanakick , hooray for humans , rest , ten past seven , w aiting room & windings .
in other ooal news , the new windings single brain fluid is out on 16th april .
in october 2013 , “milk teeth” , the third album by crayonsmith , was released on out on a limb . a more organic sounding affair than “white wonder” , it too received 4 \ 5 star reviews across the board in the irish press including the irish times and hot press .
crayonsmith joined out on a limb records in 2007 , releasing the critically acclaimed second album “white wonder” in 2008 . this album was made with the help of two friends and saw the band play shows with why ? , yeasayer and the mae shi before heading to the us to open for islands on their tour , fitting in extra gigs with clap your hands say yeah amongst others .
to mark a decade in business the lads behind the label are hosting a day of fun tomorrow with two venues offering a showcase of bands whose records have graced the shelves thanks to them .
( michael john owens ) is an alternative / folk songwriter from dublin and has been performing as a solo artist since 2010 having spent the previous decade as a guitarist in the underground diy / punk scene in ireland ( puget sound / terrordactyl ) . his first studio album ‘aliens’ was released on out on a limb records in 2011 , followed by ‘citizens’ in 2012 . his classical guitar - driven songs are for the most part bleak and understated , with lyrics that oscillate between the personal and political . his third studio album ‘dramamine’ is due for release on
“we were starting from below ground level , we were minus two , underneath the basement and we were coming up out of there , ” he says . “i’m not too sure if we would have even got past dropping a few cds into some local shops or into a spar or something . out on a limb were able to get it into shops around the country , the hmvs and things like that .
‘the boatyard was behind our home . we walked out of our door and into the water’
out on a limb records is an independent record label started in limerick city , ireland . the label was set up in the summer of 2003 ( july 3rd to be precise ) with the release of “is it ok to be loud , jesus ? ” , the debut album from local band giveamanakick . the label was founded by richard bourke and albert twomey , both prominent members of the since defunct aspersion music collective ( amc ) . they were joined at the end of 2003 by ciarán ryan .
great first record of this band from chemnitz / leipzig . complex groovy with wave - guitar sounds and nice melodies and a lot of energetic post - punk influences like wipers , joy division and the estranged . all records include a downloadcode . first press of 300 pieces , 100 of them on limited red vinyl !
later on that evening the party moves to dolan’s warehouse , where the label have been putting on shows since they were in nappies .
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album at some stage next year . they haven ' t recorded it yet or anything but i ' m pretty confident they ' ll have a new album out and i know
no , i think we are weak outside of ireland to be quite honest about it , we simply don’t have strong enough links outside of ireland . that ' s come down to time and resources and it constantly bugs me . individual bands on the label do have international connections but as a whole the label doesn ' t . i ' d love to be able to work on improving international links . it ' s a source of disappointment at times but our focus has been on getting records out in ireland and generating stuff from there . i always feel the best way of building up links is face - to - face , personal contact and meeting people as opposed to electronic relationships .
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crayonsmith was started by dubliner , ciarán smith , in 2004 as a solo project . on hearing debut album , “stay loose” , in 2006 , mark linkous asked crayonsmith to open for sparklehorse on their uk / irish tour that october .
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we can ' t say individual releases so ! i ' ll put down all four releases as the first one so as we ' ve never put out four albums in a single calendar year before so that ' s a highlight in itself . i would say
the bands are very supportive of each other , even with things like lending amps and providing a sofa or floor - space to sleep on . people into
“we’ve been lucky through our friends , or friends of friends , that we seem to come across really good music and really good bands that we want to help out , ” says bourke . “that’s all we really want to do , is to help out and get music out there that we think deserves to be heard . if we can continue to do that in the future , i think we’ll both be happy . ”
this emphasis on hands - on , face - to - face relationships has been one of the label’s defining qualities . “i love face - to - face stuff , ” says ciarán ryan . “i think even in terms of running the label , i always find that we get so much more done . you could have weeks and weeks of emailing back and forth with a band but if you sit down with them for half an hour , you figure out exactly what’s going on . ”
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, and we did gigs with them and their attitude was spot on . just lovely lads .
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i think we’ve both got varied tastes and just release bands that we dig . we never set out to be a metal or folk label or whatnot or a label that excludes one genre or another . from the early days , our first four albums were giveamanakick ,
a thread connecting all the bands on the label over the years is their ability to play well live . while the emphasis on this isn’t as strong as it used to be , the importance of gigs and touring remains clear . when giveamanakick supported the undertones on a uk tour , bourke and twomey rented a car to follow them to each show . even now , if an ooal act are playing anywhere in the country , you will almost always find either ryan or bourke there .
later on that evening the party moves to dolan’s warehouse , where the label have been putting on shows since they were in nappies . current label acts crayonsmith , elk , jogging , and windings , will all feature on the night . the label is delighted to announce that giveamanakick – the first band to release on the label – will be returning for one night only to perform at dolan’s .
will be working on a new record in the new year . at this stage it ' s hard to say anything for definite , but we would like to do another three or four albums next year and keep tipping away as it benefits the other bands when the label is busy so it ' s not like the label puts out something and then disappears for a year .
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windings became ryan’s main focus after giveamanakick dissolved amicably in 2009 , and he says that the friendship between the bands and the label is key to the label’s longevity . “it’s really , really difficult to exist within this thing that people still half - jokingly call the music business , especially as an independent label and artist in ireland , ” he says . “there has to be mutual respect there and there is mutual respect between all the artists and the out on a limb lads , and that’s why it’s still going . there is always a feeling of , we’re all in the same boat here , let’s make it work . ”
also nominated on a strong list for the choice - which will be announced in dublin’s vicar street on march 7 - are wallis bird , the cast of cheers , adrian crowley , delorentos , damien dempsey , julie feeney , heathers , mumblin deaf ro and two door cinema club .
current label acts crayonsmith , elk , jogging , and windings , will all feature on the night . and for one night only the fantastic giveamanakick will be performing a special gig .
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, peter is someone we ' ve known for years . he had been a friend of the label , played a lot of shows with us and he ' s based in limerick so it was a case a few years ago where i asked him to send on some demos as soon as he had them . towards the end of last year , he called to say he had the album finished if we wanted to have a listen so sometimes it happens like that .
already . i think it’s great and the fact that it’s specifically irish . i really like the model and it would be great to see him do well and maybe open new wingnuts elsewhere in the country . you guys are well served in cork with plugd records but i’m sure there are other towns around the country that could do with a wingnut .
sometimes have studio time and shows booked and i don ' t know anything about it and find out about a week later whereas other bands may need more help in that regard . then it ' s really about getting the finances in place .
i probably don ' t overthink these things . we rarely make decisions from a commercial viewpoint but it certainly helps . carl corcoran on lyricfm for example is constantly playing owensie , peter delaney ,
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as part of our 15 year birthday celebrations on saturday , we are going to put on a special earlier gig for the young ‘uns . our good pals at steamboat will be hosting this family - friendly show from 2 - 3pm , with performances from : king pallas ( patrick o’brien , windings / ex last days of…
“we enjoyed the process and it really worked out well , the way it sounded and the way it was recorded , it was the whole package for us , ” explained steve .
berkeley , vertigo smyth , c ! ties , and guilty optics have also featured on split 7s released by the label .
it is stressful but it ' s all quite enjoyable . i love getting the mixes or master back for the first time . it ' s not an exclusivity thing , it ' s more feeling part of the process and thinking
this is really good , i can ' t wait for everybody else to hear it
. that ' s a really nice part of it . i also really like when the dhl guy arrives with a big box of records from the pressing plant and the nerves when you test - listen to things at home thinking
this better work . . .
and then when you hold the physical thing in your hand . i ' m very much someone who likes their music physically and still get a ' kid at christmas ' vibe when i get records . those simple things are still very enjoyable .
so there have been cork bands on the label since day one . i’m looking forward to the crane lane gig as it’s been the guts of five years since we’ve done a label night down there .
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so regardless of the genre they are all coming out to support each other . when it comes down to it all the bands are music fans , just the same as me and richard .
we don ' t know who ' s playing santa yet . first prize a tin of usa biscuits . we ' ve done a couple of things in the past
it ' s a big part . we don ' t see the label as a commercial enterprise . what ' s made goes back into it , a self - sustainable model but we don ' t take a wage so we don ' t want to be dealing with arseholes . it is very important that we like the people as humans as well as musicians and how they fit in . a good example is
“we try our best that one of us will be there , ” says bourke . “it doesn’t always work out now in the latter years . ciarán generally fills in and goes to gigs because he doesn’t have two young sons . i pick up the slack as well . we think it’s nice that you’re putting weight behind your artist , that you’re bothering to show up . you believe in them and you’re willing to put in a hard slog to help them out . ”
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no not really . the majority of people you meet in bands turn out to be quite sound . maybe i ' m just naive . they ' re probably all at home drowning rabbits or something .
on saturday , 10 th august , two venues will host bands from the label’s roster . an afternoon matinee show – run by pals of the label seoda shows – will take place at bourke’s bar on catherine street , featuring owensie , hidden highways , and peter delaney .
extracts from the below interview featured as part of an article published in cork evening echo ' s downtown supplement on 5th december , 2013 .
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who now lives in cork who left a couple of years back . dave ahern who was in
the band’s recent e . p . tremendous provided an infectiously manic affirmation of their sound . featuring several stand - out tracks the record also appeared in the last mixed tape’s top 5 e . p’s of 2014 so far .
so it ' s not like popical island and ourselves had a sitdown with lawyers or anything ! it ' s cool and i really like and respect what they do . they ' re very prolific although they ' re not a traditional label - if such a thing even exists anymore - and have put out some really good releases and there are some really nice people involved with them so i ' m really looking forward to it . it also might mean we are doing shows in venues we haven ' t done anything in before and building up new relationships . i think it ' s healthy for labels and collectives to co - operate with each other as sometimes we have a tendency to go off doing our own thing when maybe we could talk to each other more and maybe find we ' ve common problems and could help each other out .
good question ! i suppose first you sit down with a band and agree to release something . in a lot of cases we’ve had people bring the finished article to us . in the case of
we haven ' t done a christmas party in five years . we always have bands that play gigs over christmas but we don’t generally do a specific christmas show but the last one we did was in
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acts currently on ooal are crayonsmith , hooray for humans , rest , ten past seven and windings . the label plans to add to its roster in 2010 .
“it is brilliant , we are absolutely delighted , chuffed , ” said steve ryan . “it is great to get even the nod , the recognition . it is not something we set out to achieve , but it does mean a lot to us and it might open the album up to people who haven’t heard of it , or us . ”
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the label is very much run on a diy ethos , and aims to continually release innovative , quality recordings that are kept to a low cost for the listener . all ooal releases can be found in all good record shops in ireland . while currently we don’t have overseas distribution , all releases are available worldwide via our website . all releases since 2007 have also been available digitally .
bands who have released on the label include waiting room , ten past seven , windings , hooray for humans , crayonsmith , owensie , elk , jogging , and peter delaney .
about it or anything . it ' s very much the case that , going back into the early months of the summer , the two bands took the lead on it and
an afternoon matinee show – run by pals of the label seoda shows – will take place at bourke’s bar on catherine street , featuring owensie , hidden highways , and peter delaney .
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which is their third album and second for the label after a gap of about five years since the previous album .
album from this year was probably the heaviest release we’ve ever done . physically it definitely was being a double lp !
it’s an effort that the bands really appreciate . “they really do put in the time , ” says ronan jackson , bassist and singer in jogging . “when they do a release tour , they come around to every show , either richard or ciarán , and it makes such a difference having a physical presence , having somebody pushing the album at the door . ”
, a double lp . it ' s hard to believe it ' s only their second album ! in may we released
launch in dublin i noticed there was a very different audience there for them which was cool . also there were members of
other times it ' s a longer process where obviously the band has to go into the studio and record . then it ' s really a case of sitting down with a band and deciding what needs to be done such as how long will it take to get the record pressed and where are we going to get the record pressed , who ' s going to do the artwork , what needs to be done in terms of booking shows , promoting the album etc . different bands need different levels of assistance . some of the bands on our label are incredibly self - sufficient . take
the album is only available on download and vinyl and was recorded between ireland and hotel2tango studios in montreal with efrim menuck of godspeed you ! black emperor fame and crowd - funded by supporters of the band .
to date , the label has released 16 albums , 4 eps , 5 7s , and a number of other bits and bobs .
it feels like the various releases have been getting a lot of press too . irish times , hot press , all the various blogs . not to say that you’ve cracked it , but what do you think has helped you gain a stronger foothold within the media ?
a new wave of bands have joined the old label stalwarts , including jogging , owensie and hidden highways . a change in format , with the label now pressing mostly vinyl , and an injection of what bourke calls “fresh blood” , has seen ooal go from strength to strength over the past few years , culminating last year in a meteor choice music prize nomination for windings’ i am not the crow lp .
these are gigs tomorrow that shouldn’t be missed and of course by attending you’ll be supporting an independent label and local acts . we hear the tickets are flying out the door so make sure you get yours . there’s one €10 ticket to cover both venues and tickets are available from dolan’s bar , bourke’s bar , and urltoken .
the l . p . will be launched on the same night ( october 17th ) at popical island’s dublin music venue the pop inn . support will come from electronic duo night trap and alternative - rock act sissy .
2003 also saw the arrival of cork outfit rest to the label with their contribution to a split christmas single with gamak . since those two , a heap of other acts have joined the label . they include : waiting room , ten past seven , windings , hooray for humans , crayonsmith , owensie , hidden highways , elk , jogging , and peter delaney . acts such as berkeley , vertigo smyth , c ! ties , and guilty optics have also featured on split 7s released by the label .
jackson agrees . “they both have to believe in [ the music ] , which goes a long way , ” he says . “they love it , they want to see it , they want to hear it and they want to share it with people . i think that’s a big factor . ”
it began with two men and one band . albert twomey and richard bourke were both part of the aspersion music collective , a non - profit collective based in limerick who put on gigs around the city . one of the local bands who played there was giveamanakick , a loud - as - hell two - piece consisting of guitarist steve ryan and drummer keith lawler . the band had recorded their first album , is it ok to be loud , jesus ? , and twomey and bourke felt something had to be done with it .
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i think with the traditional press we always got a bit of coverage . generally speaking most of the albums would have always featured in the irish times and particularly hot press but at the moment maybe there ' s a little bit more momentum in that we ' ve had four albums this year and three last year and a couple the year before , whereas things were maybe a little bit more piecemeal before . now there ' s that bit more happening regularly with albums every year , things feed off each other and maybe people are more used to us bugging them by sending things to review and stuff like that .
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and lots of other great cork bands was involved from the early days . in the first year or two we almost saw ourselves as a cork / limerick label with
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the band , fronted by steve ryan plus garry carroll , mike gavin , pa o’brien and brian meaney , were shortlisted for the meteor choice music prize , which is selected by a panel of industry experts .
as they followed the giveamanakick release with albums from the waiting room and rest , twomey and bourke were joined by ciarán ryan , a young writer and music fan who was studying in limerick at the time .
weren ' t available to do the 10th birthday show so they’ll be able to play and help round off what has been a nice year for the label . we ' re really happy to be coming down .
in february . that ' s going to be the first time we ' ve ever done a split release with another label or collective so that ' s really interesting as it ' s something we ' ve never done before . we ' ve thought about doing it a heap of times in the past and been close to doing it but this will be the first time we ' ve actually done it . we should have an
there are times when you simply don ' t put anything out such as the lead up to christmas as it ' s so difficult to get shelf space in record stores . then there are the times when you feel you can best get media coverage such as going into the summer which is brilliant as people are stuck into the festival vibe . there ' s no real formula , you just have to take it release by release . i don ' t know if that answered your question at all !
“ i just didn’t feel like i could commit to it as much as i used to and that’s not what i’m really about , ” he says . “if i’m not going to be hands - on and able to communicate daily , face - to - face , i’d rather leave it in the capable hands of ciarán and richard . ”
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yeah but we release stuff as it ' s ready . we don ' t sit down and tell bands
we need something ready for april
. we know we have a couple of definite releases next year in that
so it was nice to see them get the recognition after all the hard work they put into it . number 3 ? the 10th birthday . that was a great night and experience so it was great to be involved in that .
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and peter delaney that are more folk - tinged than the past . maybe it ' s a sign we ' re getting older . richard has three sons now so maybe he likes to play quieter music at home these days . at the same time the
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“heaven in an aeroplane” ( part of split 7″ with elk , november 2011 ) was the first release with a the new line up – richie o’reilly ( guilty optics ) & wayne dunlea ( horse , ex - waiting room ) joining ciarán in the band .
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owner ] ' s boss for a couple of years believe it or not . it’s great that stores have popped up in places that there simply aren ' t any stores such as waterford , athlone so it will be interesting to see how it does in dublin which has
“i do think that whole idea – and you can go back to the idea of community – it feels more real and tangible when it’s that physical exchange between people , when people are meeting each other or people are talking about music that way rather than being behind a keyboard . ”
about seven years ago . we did our tenth birthday party in limerick during the summer so we thought there was no point in doing something there again so soon . cork seemed a perfect choice as we hadn ' t done anything label - specific in four or five years . also ,
to date , the label has released 16 albums , 4 eps , 5 7s , and a number of other bits n’ bops . the last few years have been quite prolific for the label – along with a windings 7″ and hidden highways ep , 2012 saw the release of lps from jogging ( take courage ) , owensie ( citizens ) and the choice - nominated i am not the crow from windings . this year they’ve released the long awaited second album from rest ( i hold the wolf ) and the new album from peter delaney ( witch bottle ) . two new albums are due for release in the autumn – the debut album from hidden highways and the keenly anticipated follow up to 2008’s white wonder from crayonsmith .
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. i chat to ciarán about the upcoming show , another successful year for the label and , most importantly , biscuits .
and all four albums were very different to each other . there was no common thread but the province of munster perhaps . i can take your point with owensie ,
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the kcet studios , located at 4401 sunset boulevard in hollywood , california is the longest continuously-producing studio in hollywood .

since its establishment in 1912 , the studios located at the site have been the home of motion picture producers , including lubin , essanay , willis and inglis , j.d. hampton , charles ray , ralph like , monogram pictures , allied artists , and colorvision .

since 1970 , it has been the home of public television station kcet , but in april 2011 kcet announced that it had sold the facility to the church of scientology .

kcet studios

a brief visit to the kcet studios on sunset boulevard on a quiet morning .
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opened in 1912 as vitagraph studios , making it one of the oldest studios in hollywood .
bought facilities from american national studios in dec . 1954 ; leased space at california studios prior to this
kcet ' s first studios , on 1313 north vine street in hollywood , circa 1964 . adjacent to kcet was the abc vine st . theatre , where ' the joey bishop show ' was being taped . | photo : kcet archives
at one time , the lot was home to monogram studios , before it moved to its new home where kcet is today .
studios constructed ( as equity studios ) in 1946 . . . built primarily as a rental lot leasing space to independent producers
seeing stars : the television studios . . ( formerly the original warner bros . studios , now tribune studios ) ( now named
capital studios at sunset gower
) 5800 sunset boulevard , hollywood , ca . / ( 323 ) 460 - 5500
kcet ' s al jerome retiring as ceo of embattled public tv . . .
you can tour several full - fledged movie studios in the general hollywood area . universal studios hollywood charges $ 36 for their tour ; paramount studios asks $ 15 per person to tour its venerable back lot , and warner brothers studios charges $ 30 for their vip tour .
today it is the home of kcet - tv , who purchased it in 1970 .
kcet recently embarked on perhaps the most perilous journey in its 45 - year history .
kcet - tv said to be in talks to sell landmark studio to . . .
originally located on the south side of melrose avenue , peralta studios moved across the street on marathon in 1917 , later becoming brunton studios , then united studios before paramount - famous - lasky took over in 1926 .
gunsmoke ( arness prod . / cbs / filmed at several studios & ranches )
kcet is capable of handling both multi camera tv production and film projects at its facilities in burbank .
kcet - tv , the los angeles public television station that split from pbs in january , has closed a deal to sell its landmark hollywood studios to the church of scientology for an undisclosed sum .
1969 - sold to toronto - based osf industries , ltd . and called beverly hills studios
first warner studio was on sunset blvd . in hollywood in what is now ktla television studios
[ for more information on this subject , you can access kcet ' s official website at : urltoken . ]
the expected sale comes as kcet has embarked on perhaps the most perilous journey in its 45 - year history .
this is part of the new era for kcet ; this is part of the second stage of the transformation of kcet from an affiliate of pbs to an independent media center ,
kcet president and ceo al jerome told the hollywood reporter .
we are in active discussions with several facilities . we are looking for the right environment for our future .
built in 1921 , this 17 - acre hollywood movie studio was originally the historic columbia pictures studios .
the largest collection of hollywood studios is on the urltoken website . all the photoare available for purchase .
public tours of judson studios take place every second thursday of the month at 2 : 15 pm .
longtime movie and television studios in urban los angeles county have been sought - after investments in recent years . nbc studios in burbank was acquired by santa monica developer m . david paul & associates in 2008 .
update : in late 2008 , ktla studios was merged with sunset - gower studio ( next door ) , to create the new capital studios . the lot will be known as
capital studios at bronson
, while ktla will be known as
capital studios at sunset gower
. together , the new studio will cover 28 acres , with 23 sound stages and 700 , 000 square feet of office production space .
founded in 1915 by thomas h . ince as triangle studios . . . sold to samuel goldwyn in 1918
the 4 . 5 - acre property on sunset boulevard was formerly the home of monogram pictures and allied artists , among other film studios . since 1970 it has been owned by kcet , america ' s largest independent public television station .
kcet ' s weekly news magazine investigates and reports on the issues that affect southern california , from the economy to the environment .
. the studios here have since been demolished ; today there ' s a gelson ' s on the site .
financially strapped kcet - tv has sold its landmark sunset boulevard studio to the church of scientology for an undisclosed price , the station said .
thanks to mike , from movieshotsla , i learned that the exterior of the former kcet studios was also featured as the city emergency hospital where dr . miles j . bennell ( kevin mccarthy ) was evaluated in the 1956 horror flick invasion of the body snatchers .
kcet , which has been struggling to rebuild viewership after its split from pbs , plans to move to a smaller location , real estate brokers say .
i drafted the article you ' re referring to , when i worked at kcet . marc , god bless him , corrected it . : ) teresa rogers
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the state of the art virtual stage is controlled by an orad hi tech systems video and graphics platform . three robotic cameras , each with its own ultimatte controller , allow for multi camera production . the 1500 sq ft stage has a green screen with hard coves and a green floor . kcet also has a traditional stage with a full 360 degree black cyc and a white scrim . the stage is 36 ' x 64 ' with a 17 foot high grid and a black tile floor . kcet has 15 avid edit suites and satellite and fiber capabilities , plus an insert stage for uplinks . kcet ' s new facility is located at the pointe , centrally located in the burbank media district adjacent to the burbank studios ( formerly nbc studios ) .
kcet president al jerome did not return a phone call and email seeking comment about the negotiations . church of scientology officials also did not respond to requests for comment
financially strapped kcet - tv is in talks to sell its landmark sunset boulevard studio to the church of scientology , according to people who know about the pending deal .
in the mid - 1980s , cbs built an annex to television city to house two additional large studios , 36 and 46 . later , upstairs rehearsal halls in the main building were converted into studios 56 and 58 .
- from history of cbs television city : urltoken
the lot
in west hollywood ( formerly samuel goldwyn studios ) ( google maps street view photo ) aerial view of
the lot
( formerly samuel goldwyn studios ) ( bing maps ) the rejuvenated goldwyn backlot in the fugitive ( with thanks to chris s . )
urltoken website . there are more than 2000 vintage photos of early hollywood movie studios on the website and all images are available for purchase .
jerome wouldn ' t pin the decision to sell the property on financial problems , noting that kcet planned for a dip in viewership in the aftermath of splitting from pbs .
the church acquired the facility from longtime owner kcet in 2011 , but the history of the sunset boulevard property goes back much further than that . named a historic - cultural monument in 1978 , the historic complex was constructed in 1912 . it served as a production studio for a long string of failed movie producers before kcet scooped it up in 1970 .
17k jpg file known as the renmar studios today , this site was used by metro pictures as an outdoor set in the 20 ' s before metro became part of mgm in the 1924 merger . the studios were built in the 1940 ' s and called the motion picture studios . it has been the home of a number of television productions including danny thomas '
make room for daddy
. 846 cahuenga blvd . , central hollywood .
and so the landmark moment when kcet first signed on the air on september 28 , 1964 , only burnished the vine building ' s historic credentials . not only was kcet the first los angeles station devoted exclusively to educational programming , it was also among the city ' s first uhf channels . other stations had already claimed the available vhf channels - - 2 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 11 , and 13 - - and so kcet broadcasted at channel 28 on a frequency not all television sets were then equipped to receive .
all of this can get a bit dry at times . some guides do spend a bit too much time explaining technical details . but this free tour actually shows you more of the behind - the - scenes workings of a studio than either the paramount tour or nbc in burbank ( both of which charge admission ) . the tour at kcet may not be as slick as the tour at nbc studios , but it provides a much more authentic experience , and it ' s free . as such , the kcet tour is a notable bargain .
kcet ' s studio buildings contain 300 , 000 square feet of space , according to real estate data provider costar group . tenants who rent space there include broadcasters huell howser and tavis smiley .
los angeles - based kcet , which is struggling to rebuild viewership after its recent split from pbs , plans to move its operations to a smaller location , real estate brokers said last month .
but most of the famous warner bros . films were done at their
new
studio in the valley . following the success of
the jazz singer ,
warner bros . bought out first national studios in burbank and moved most of their operations into that san fernando valley community in 1929 . burbank is still the home of warner bros . studios today , which continues to produce hit films such as
batman .
( see separate page on warner bros . studios . )
since 1970 , the place has been home to a television studio , the public tv station kcet , which is famous in its own right . kcet has created such acclaimed pbs series as
cosmos
( with carl sagan ) and
meeting of the minds
( with steve allen ) , as well as such award winning dramas as
i never sang for my father .
this followed a rather disasterous move on the part of kcet , in which ( angry over high fees ) they broke off their long - time relationship with pbs and became an independent public station .
in l . a . story , kcet studios stood in for the kyoy 14 news facilities . the exterior of the structure was shown in one of the movie’s opening scenes , in which harris arrived at work to give his daily wacky weather report . in the scene , he drove through the studio’s east entrance , which is located near 1441 north hoover street .
industry also called it
the formosa studios
, since its entrance is on formosa ave . , w / santa monica blvd . bordering its north .
in 1948 , columbia establishes a television arm , housed under the revived screen gems banner , which makes it one of the first studios to invest in television .
r - k - o studios was at one time located along gower street in hollywood , adjacent to paramount studios . desilu founders , lucille ball and desi arnaz acquired the lot in 1957 and sold it ten years later to paramount . with that merger , the former r - k - o main entrance became a side entrance for paramount .
labels : artclass pictures , dorothy sebastian , greta granstedt , james j . jeffries , regis toomey , tec - art studios , they never come back , weiss bros .
nbc originally planned to relocate the tonight show from the burbank studios to universal , but in the aftermath of the jay leno / conan o ' brian debacle , and after leno insisted on the show returning to the burbank lot , nbc - universal is now renting the burbank studios from the investment group to which the company recently sold the property .
was buying the 3 . 5 acre lot for $ 800 , 000 . community television of southern california the station’s parent company , finalized its purchase of the property in 1971 . kcet relocated from its original home at
kcet ' s first studio facility in hollywood opened in 1948 as the headquarters of the mutual - don lee broadcasting empire . circa 1949 photo courtesy of the security pacific national bank collection - los angeles public library .
at one point , it was used as lambert ' s van & storage , with only three of the nine sound stages occupied by a production company , television center studios .
commercial real estate broker paul stockwell of cb richard ellis group , who represented kcet , declined to comment . broker john repstad of binswanger / realty advisory group , who represented the church of scientology , also declined to comment .
, bought the lot . this was after ralph had converted stage a for sound and just a year after he built what is today’s stage b of kcet . the lot became home to like’s action pictures and , later ,
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the price is not disclosed , but the 4 . 5 - acre studio has an assessed value of $ 14 . 1 million , county records say . kcet will stay there up to a year while seeking a place to move .
walt was a key figure in the founding of this valencia arts college . the idea began
partly as a clever way to funnel an army of skilled animators into the disney studios ,
the
as a result , kcet , the largest independent public tv station in the country , will leave the 4 . 5 - acre property at 4401 w . sunset blvd . it is currently surveying the los angeles area for new studio space .
of the walt disney studios ( though it was called disney brothers cartoon studio at the time ) . beginning in 1923 , walt and his brother roy worked together with another animator here on a series of shorts called
the oldest family run fine art glass company in the world , judson studios was established in 1897 as a local stained glass shop by william lees judson , usc’s first fine arts professor , and his three sons .
in 2002 , mary tyler moore and dick van dyke worked together together again ( at the kcet studio ) , for the first time since the old
dick van dyke show
. they were making a pbs production of
the gin game .
the sleek , mid - century modern production facility at 1313 north vine street in hollywood had already acquired the patina of television history by 1964 , when community television of southern california moved in and launched the region ' s first educational tv station , kcet .
kcet will remain at 4401 w . sunset blvd . for as much as a year while searching for a new base of operations . the station is in discussions with several production facilities it might move into as a tenant or owner , president al jerome said .
while perusing through my extensive backlog of stalking photographs recently , i realized that there were a few l . a . story locales that i had yet to blog about , one of which was the former site of kcet studios in los feliz , where harris k . telemacher ( steve martin ) worked in the 1991 comedy . i had actually stalked the spot way back in may , but , for whatever reason , never got around to writing about it . so here goes .
rko studios was once located along gower st . in what is today the western 1 / 4 of the paramount lot ( you can still see the giant rko globe at the corner of melrose & gower today ) .
in january , the station exited pbs and became the nation ' s largest independent public broadcasting station . kcet officials had tangled for months with network officials over dues , claiming that the $ 7 million the station had to pay annually represented more than its fair share .
i visited the kcet studio in the early 70 ' s and clearly remember a connected row of tiny , identical , mustard - colored craftsman bungalows , at least 6 , on the lot . i wondered if they were originally intended as small dressing rooms or whatever .
in january , the station dropped pbs and became the nation ' s largest independent public broadcasting station . kcet officials had tangled for months with network officials over dues , saying the $ 7 million that the station had to pay annually represented more than its fair share .
in 1986 metromedia sold most of its television interests to the news corporation , and kttv became a cornerstone station of the new fox broadcasting company . as a result , the studios became the fox television center .
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one of those stations is ktla television - the local channel 5 here in los angeles . the ktla studios are located in the back ( south portion ) of the historic lot . ktla has quite a proud history all its own .
13k jpg file this old door opens into the warner bros . hollywood studios on formosa street just south of santa monica blvd . built in 1920 and called the hampton studios , they were purchased by the mary pickford company in 1918 and renamed pickford - fairbanks studios in 1919 following the merger of hollywood ' s
first couple
. fairbanks early classics
robin hood
( 1922 ) and
the thief of bagdad
( 1924 ) were made here . the name above the main gate became united artists in 1921 although ua did not take ownership until 1928 . ua controlled the studio until 1939 when samuel goldwyn became a partner and the studio was renamed the samuel goldwyn studios . goldwyn acquired complete ownership in 1955 , after a long and bitter court battle with mary pickford . frances goldwyn , sam ' s widow , left the studio to the motion picture home , who sold it in turn to warner bros . in 1980 . 1041 formosa , central hollywood .
the effect was immediate . kcet ' s ratings have plunged without its familiar schedule . and individual donations — the lifeblood of any public broadcaster — have taken a sharp hit as well . march pledge drives raised much less money than expected , according to a station insider who spoke on condition of anonymity .
allied artists , a subsidiary of monogram , was formed in 1946 . in 1964 , they headed for new york and the studio became a rental lot . in 1967 , colorvision purchased the property and continued to rent it out . in 1971 , the public broadcasting station , kcet , purchased the studio .
stalk it : the former kcet studios , from l . a . story , is located at 4401 sunset boulevard in los feliz . the entrance that harris drove through in the flick can be found near 1441 north hoover street , in between fountain avenue and sunset drive . the area where he parked is located just south of the intersection of sunset drive and north commonwealth avenue . the city emergency hospital gate from invasion of the body snatchers can be found near 4368 sunset drive , slightly east of where harris parked his car in l . a . story .
old walt loved him some tam o ' shanter . conveniently located near his hyperion studio , walt was a regular customer with a favorite table ( # 31 ) .
even after disney studios moved into the valley , walt remained a regular ,
says
speculation has centered for months on whether kcet would sell its historic los feliz studio lot in a bid to raise cash . asked about the possibility last fall , jerome confirmed that the station had informally discussed selling the facility , but he characterized those talks as routine and stressed that a deal was not imminent .
the switch operates nine studios in four convenient locations - - new york , ny , burbank , ca , los angeles , ca , and london , uk . ideal for live shots , media tours , and voice overs with direct connectivity to the switch network .
. she is quite a fine little actress and seems very much a reflection of her time . no wonder she played so many working class girls in those early years of sound , when studios actually , at least some of the time , would attempt to reflect the real life struggles fought amongst ordinary joes outside the gates of hollywood studios . artclass , meanwhile , which had begun production back in 1929 , folded later in 1932 although the brothers weiss continued to issue bottom of the barrel product well into the decade and beyond .
monogram pictures was a fairly small studio , as hollywood studios went , with equally modest goals . along with republic pictures , monogram was home to the b - movies of the 1940 ' s , most of which were shot in a hurry , on the cheap .
the los angeles - based church of scientology was incorporated in 1954 and owns dozens of properties in los angeles county , including the former cedars of lebanon hospital at sunset and l . ron hubbard way . the former kcet property is a few blocks from the church ' s recording studio in silver lake and near its los angeles headquarters .
in 1972 , the nearly bankrupt columbia pictures sold its hollywood location at sunset and gower and moved over the hill to burbank in the san fernando valley , where they shared space on the warner brothers lot ( renamed for a while as
the burbank studios
) .
the real street used in the blondie movies was right near cbs studios . i took some photos when i was there last year . one of the houses was later recreated at the columbia / warner ranch . . . which later became the i dream of jeannie house .
gunsmoke exterior street was built using two stages linked together at the original warner bros . studios on sunset near gower , now the ktla studio . [ that is why ] the look of the show is so artificial , as it was not shot outdoors much at all .
aerial view of red studios ( formerly ren - mar , desilu - cahuenga , metro pictures , etc . ) ( bing maps ) aerial view of desilu - cahuenga studios in early 1960 ' s ( click for labelled lot layout ) ( courtesy bison archives ) original stages 1 and 2 where the andy griffith show was filmed today the home of red studios ' stage 6 ( the faded
2
on the stage door does not date to the desilu era as one might assume , as this was originally the door to stage 1 ) ( google maps street view )
desilu playhouse
audience doors at 847 lillian way for stages 8 and 9 ( our miss brooks and i love lucy respectively ) same location above seen today . . . the old
desilu playhouse
audience doors for stages 8 and 9 ( google maps street view )
after breaking off from pbs to address more independent broadcasting topics , kcet—southern and central california’s community television station—moved from its hollywood campus to a multi - tenant 14 - story office building in burbank , and hired gensler for the new site ' s renovation . to accommodate the recording studio , an “acoustical box within a box” had to be allowed to penetrate from the 5th - floor plate to the bottom of the 7th - floor slab by cutting through the 6th - floor . a “ribbon liner , ” akin to a mobius band , connects production studios with public areas , which include the visitor reception area , a donor gallery and a community / screening room .
but longest - continuously - producing movie lot in hollywood offers the public a behind the scenes guided tour which is absolutely free ! this historic studio was the former home of monogram pictures and allied artists , and now houses the broadcasting facilities for los angeles ' own pbs tv station , kcet ( channel 28 ) . they made their first film back in 1912 .
when we left pbs in january , we knew this was a [ period of ] transition for us ,
jerome said .
this is the third time in the 15 years i ' ve been at kcet that we ' ve evaluated whether the present studio lot is the right fit for us going forward . it ' s not a new issue .
the original warner bros . studio in hollywood , now home to ktla - tv channel 5 and other entertainment companies , was sold for $ 125 million in 2008 to los angeles real estate investment firm hudson capital . hudson also bought sunset gower studios , the former columbia pictures headquarters , for $ 200 million in 2007 .
, a company who’s history stretched back to 1915 , bought the lot from like in 1943 , having rented the studio for years ( they had been based at the former tiffany studios nearby at 4516 sunset ) . while under the monogram moniker , the studio produced tons of movies , mostly in the ‘b’ and ‘c’ categories .
29k jpg file part of the paramount lot now , these studios were built in 1921 and called the robertson - cole studios . joseph kennedy bought it as fbo studios in 1923 in his ill - fated foray into filmmaking . rko pictures bought it in 1928 and in 1941 rko produced orson welles ' screen classic ,
citizen kane
, as well as other welles ' films . rko was responsible for the pairing of ginger rogers and fred astaire , producing two musical vehicles for them a year from 1934 to 1937 . rko was instrumental in establishing
film noire
as a popular genre with such films as
murder my sweet
( directed by edward dmytryk ) ,
notorious
( alfred hitchcock ) , and
while the city sleeps
( fritz lang ) . desilu bought the studio in 1953 following the success of the television series
i love lucy
. the blue globe in the picture is the old rko globe . 780 gower street , central hollywood .
getting there : kcet studios is located on the north side of sunset boulevard , just east of hillhurst ( between hillhurst and hoover ) . / from from the hollywood ( 101 ) freeway , take the sunset boulevard exit ; head east ( about two miles ) on sunset boulevard to just past hillhurst avenue ( and before hoover street ) , then turn left ( north ) into the studio lot . stop at the guard booth and tell the guard that you are there to take the tour . / from hollywood & vine , take vine street two blocks south to sunset boulevard , and turn left ( east ) on sunset boulevard . go three quarters of a mile to the hollywood freeway , then follow the directions above .
42k jpg file raleigh studios has grown during the past 15 years to become perhaps the largest , best equipped , independent studio in town . the studio was built during the 1920 ' s by william h .
billy
clune and called the clune studios . clune also built clune ' s broadway theater in downtown los angeles . the studio was the california studio in the 30 ' s when william boyd and gabby hayes made their popular
hopalong cassidy
films here . future president ronald reagan filmed
death valley days
here in the early 1960 ' s when the studio was aptly called the producers studio . 650 n . bronson , central hollywood .
most of the studio ' s back lot was sold off in 1961 to alcoa when century city was developed , and some of the studio ' s facilities have been relocated elsewhere to make room for the shopping center . but a good part of the old fox studios have survived and still remain busy making movies and tv dramas
getting there : ktla studios is located on sunset boulevard , between van ness avenue and bronson avenue ( just west of kttv / fox studios ) . / from the hollywood ( 101 ) freeway , take the sunset boulevard exit . go west on sunset two blocks , and the ktla studio will be on your left ( south ) side . ( look for the large broadcasting antenna out front with the letters
ktla .
) / from hollywood & vine , take vine street south ( two blocks ) to sunset boulevard . turn left ( east ) on sunset and go east about half a mile . the studio will be on your right ( south ) side .
the station will remain at the 300 , 000 - square - foot sunset boulevard facilities , which date to 1912 and have been home to several movie studios , for as long as a year before moving to new digs . jerome said the station ' s next headquarters will likely be a
little bit smaller
than its current property .
kcet is said to face financial troubles after severing its relationship with pbs ; prior to the split , the station had fought over dues with the programming provider . as a result of the change , the station no longer carries shows such as charlie rose and sesame street and has filled it schedule with news programs and documentaries . since january , orange county’s koce - tv has operated as the local pbs outlet .
general service studios was important to desilu because by the 2nd season of i love lucy they had rented the entire facility . but because of it ' s small size , they moved to motion picture center . not sure how long they rented gss for or if they still had a presence after i love lucy and our miss brooks moved .
rko hollywood studios at n . gower and melrose ( became desilu - gower in 1957 ) aerial view of former desilu - gower facilities ( now the western quarter of the paramount lot ) ( bing maps ) desilu - gower ' s soundstage new york street in the untouchables filming star trek on stage 9 at desilu - gower ( courtesy
birdofthegalaxy
)
in 1938 , walt put money down on 51 acres in burbank , and in 1940 his new studios were up and running . the burbank campus includes a couple of buildings that were previously at the hyperion location ( the others were demolished ) —one , a small bungalow that once held offices for disney ' s publicity and comic strip departments , is now used
the monogram studio backlot was located where the current los angeles pbs station kcet is located . the studio , at that time , had 3 sound stages , if i remember correctly and a very small backlot area which consisted of a new york street . then , in the late 1950 ' s , the studio converted the ny street into a western street ( photos on my web site : urltoken )
- jerry s .
dropping the pbs brand meant getting rid of the dues burden but also losing signature shows such as
sesame street ,
news hour
and
charlie rose .
kcet switched to a lineup of documentaries and news programs , as well as repeats of old pbs stalwarts such as
prime suspect .
the pbs shows were picked up by koce - tv in orange county , which became the region ' s primary network outlet .
the old studio was also home to two local radio stations : kmpc ( all sports ) and k - lite ( easy listening ) . for years , the studio was the place where they taped the game show
jeopardy .
( i took the test for the show here myself . ) but
jeopardy
has since moved to sony pictures studios , in culver city .
31k jpg file nestled against the franklin hills in east hollywood is the front gate of abc ' s local affiliate , channel 7 . although abc uses this location primarily for local broadcasting these days , in 1917 this was the site of vitagraph studios , one of the most prolific and popular producers of the silent screen era . built by film pioneers stuart blackton and albert smith , vitagraph was one of the largest early studios in hollywood , employing such stars as lillian and dorothy gish , mary pickford , adolphe menjou and rudolph valentino . this photo was made looking east off talmadge avenue , named for norma talmadge , vitagraphs ' premier leading lady . warner bros . acquired vitagraph in 1925 , and sold the studio lot to abc in 1949 . 4151 prospect ave . , east hollywood .
, it turns out , was a pretty big cheese as an actor in the late teens and early twenties . why didn ' t i know he was so famous ? ) it was when charles ray productions took over the property that this good - looking brick building was built . ( kcet uses a sunset boulevard address , but to get a look at the exterior of the old studio , you need to drive around the block – something i had never done . )
alas , there are no public tours of the studios . your only hope of seeing the inside of this studio is to get tickets to the taping of one of the shows produced here . recently , they taped
judge judy ,
love connection
and
malibu , ca
on the lot . when available , you can get tickets to show tapings from
audiences unlimited .
the scientologists say they will use the studios which have a satellite upload link , to shoot and broadcast video content espousing the organisation ' s worldview .
it is a perfect fit , in both size and location , for the expansion of the church of scientology ' s production of religious and social betterment audiovisual properties , and we welcomed the unexpected opportunity to acquire it ,
the church said .
today , kcet is the home local favorites such as of
life & times ,
california’s gold ,
visiting . . . with huell howser
adventures from the book of virtues ,
the great war ,
and children ' s programming such as
storytime
and
the puzzle place .
the pbs network has been given birth to exemplary programming such as
upstairs , downstairs ,
i claudius
and
the civil war .
even though there really is a district in the city of los angeles called hollywood , the
hollywood
of movie and television production studios encompasses a much larger geographic area . warner bros . and disney are in burbank , columbia pictures in culver city , while universal pictures is located in universal city - the name chosen by carl laemmle for the chicken farm he purchased on the outskirts of los angeles in 1914 .
the good news for the preservation - minded is that the church has proved to be an exemplary caretaker of the many historic properties in its portfolio . local historian and la conservancy member marc wannamaker tells la weekly he couldn’t be happier about the church’s purchase of the kcet facility .
we ' re not big scientology fans , but when it comes to saving the properties , i don ' t care who they are . they ' ve been very good stewards of their buildings ,
he says .
this web site attempts to document the hollywood and vicinity studio , backlot and ranch facilities utilized for television production in the early years of television and through the 1970 ' s . the information below is derived from the collective knowledge and research of the membership of the
studiobacklots
yahoo group , as well as from a variety of official and unofficial web sites on studios and their backlots and ranches , and on vintage television series .
the building had opened on august 18 , 1948 , as the headquarters of the mutual - don lee broadcast empire . designed by claud beelman - - the architect behind such local landmarks as the eastern columbia building and the culver hotel - - and his associate , herman spackler , it was larger than its compact , three - story profile suggested . inside were 14 separate broadcast studios , including four large sound stages with auditorium seating for live audiences .
big town the lone wolf life of riley mayor of the town the cisco kid ( syndicated series ) favorite story mr . district attorney the o . henry playhouse ( syndicated series ) authors playhouse adventures of superman ( 1953 - 54 ) ( syndicated series ) gunsmoke ( first few years ) death valley days ( syndicated series ) have gun will travel ( cbs ) ( early episodes , under california studios ) sea hunt ( syndicated series ) ( a few episodes )
ah yes , the scene [ in
sunset boulevard
] where the guard challenges
max
when he wants to drive miss desmond onto the lot to see mr . demille , who is shooting on stage 18 . . . . that would be the bronson avenue gate . . . i love that scene .
jones , remind your friend that without me ther would be no paramount studios .
ah , the golden days . . . . .
rko / desilu was the entire western 1 / 4 of the lot . the lot was originally 2 studios , with a massive backlot between them . eventually paramount replaced the backlot with stages and office buildings . the oldest part of the former desilu lot is the buildings at lucy park . it originally had arches but they were demolished due to structural problems . too bad they did not rebuild them since they are what made the building stand out in the tv shows that shot there .
but la weekly suggests that church officials may also be buying properties like the sunset boulevard studios as a shrewd business investment . as a recognized religious entity , the church enjoys tax - exempt status , but as such cannot seek profit or accumulate large piles of money . as such , the church may be investing its cash in real estate to grow its $ 1 . 5 - billion empire . a spokesperson for the church tells la weekly that it owns more than 30 properties in the greater la area .
in 1964 paramount sold ktla along with the sunset studio to cowboy star gene autry . in 1985 , ktla along with the sunset facility was purchased by tribune broadcasting , a division of the tribune newspaper empire . in 2008 tribune sold the physical studio to hudson capital , llc , but retained ownership of ktla . ktla is still housed there . but today they merely lease space . the studio is now called sunset bronson and is owned by the same investment group that owns sunset gower studios , the former home of columbia pictures .
- richard p .
[ warner brothers ] continued to maintain it [ the hollywood lot ] as a working studio [ even after they took over first national studios in burbank ] . in fact , when the burbank lot suffered a bad fire in back in 1934 , jack warner assured everyone they would still meet their production goal since they still had the hollywood studio . in 1937 , warner brothers leased the long building that fronts sunset to a bowling alley concession . they turned the sound stages into the world ' s largest bowling alley called hollywood lanes . as a kid i went there with my dad .
on the tour , you ' ll go behind - the - scenes to see huge barn - like sound stages , giant satellite dishes , and television control rooms alive with tv monitors and control panels with a dizzying number of buttons . you ' ll get a close - up look at all the elements that make up a television station : tv cameras , lights , teleprompters , sound - mixing rooms , computer character generators , color control panels , tape bays . . . and you ' ll even visit the director ' s booth . along the way , your tour guide will help explain the way these elements work together to get the final broadcast out to a waiting public . you ' ll also see the sets for shows like
life & times
and the kcet news .
30k jpg file in 1911 the nestor film company rented a tavern and a barn on this site and turned them into hollywood ' s first studio . nestor films merged with universal studios in 1915 . cbs built columbia square on this site in 1938 , and the studio facilities were home to many classic radio programs .
lux radio theater
,
beulah
,
gene autry ' s melody ranch
,
my friend irma
,
life with luigi
, and
the jack benny show
were among many produced here . today the buildings are occupied by cbs local affiliate kcbs tv , channel 2 . 6101 sunset blvd . , central hollywood .
it was charles ray who constructed the first sound stage on the property , stage one ( now known as studio a ) :
the last word in studio construction . . . completed just three months from the day on which mr . ray . . . turned the first shovelful of earth . perhaps the most striking feature of the studios is the glass enclosed stage , topped by a glass roof . the sides may be removed to permit openings when the shooting of street scenes is required . . . the placing of a tank beneath the stage was a unique arrangement . . . the installation of electrical equipment will insure a wealth of sunshine for daylight pictures as well as for night scenes . . .
22k jpg file in 1938 , the nbc radio building was located at the corner of sunset blvd . and vine st . in hollywood , just down the street from the cbs columbia square - also completed in 1938 . hollywood became not only the center of movie production , but also the center of radio production . the hollywood studio no longer exists , but nbc ' s burbank headquarters houses both west coast corporate offices , and production facilities . this nbc main gate leads to the taping studios and executive offices . it is here that
the tonight show
has been taped since johnny carson was a fresh face . the show is still broadcast from this location , starring new host , jay leno . 3000 w . alameda avenue . , burbank
20k jpg file charlie chaplin built this studio in 1918 after signing a contract with first national pictures for more than one million dollars following the release of his first masterpiece ,
the tramp
. all of chaplin ' s classic movies were made here , including
the kid
( 1920 ) ,
the gold rush
( 1925 ) ,
city lights
( 1931 ) ,
modern times
( 1936 ) , and
the great dictator
( 1940 ) . more recent occupants have been cbs and red skelton . in 1966 , herb alpert and jerry moss purchased the property , and made it the home of a & m records . the jim henson company purchased the historic studio in april , 2000 , resettling the muppets and all operations from the raleigh studios . 1416 la brea ave . central hollywood .
20k jpg file from an inauspicious beginning in 1925 in a storefront studio in the los feliz section of hollywood , the animation genius walt disney expanded his studio first to a location now occupied by a mayfair grocery store , and then to his campus - like headquarters on buena vista street in burbank . greatly revitalized in recent years , disney ' s new state - of - the - art animation building symbolizes the company ' s meteoric rise after 20 years of doldrums following founder walt disney ' s death . the building is the focal point for the many animated film projects produced since disney ' s dramatic reversal of fortune . the animation building is located just south of the buena vista studios ( built by walt himself in 1939 on 51 acres that he purchased for $ 100 , 000 ) . 500 s . buena vista , burbank .
just about all the original sound stages at rko pathe had internal sound - proofed doors that opened up so two , even three stages could become one . stages 2 , 3 & 4 were all interconnected . stage 2 had a higher roof for filming scenes simulated inside a theater . stage 2 was the theater stage while stage 3 had the auditorium seats . paramount had the same setup with stages 6 & 7 . mgm had the biggest theater stage which was combined 5 & 6 . stage 6 had a clearance of 80 feet making it the highest stage of all the major studios . at the old vitagraph studio in east hollywood ( later home to kabc tv ) , there was the vitaphone stage used for the wb film 42nd street . it was first used for the jazz singer . part of it , the higher section , still exists .
thomas k . ince was a flashy and charming self - made man who helped make hollywood . born on november 16 , 1882 in rhode island , he climbed his way from part - time actor to director of some of the first westerns and civil war pictures . his wife , st . louis native elinor
nell
kershaw , was an actress whom he had met on the broadway stage . nell often helped write and edit his early films , and in 1911 they moved to california . ince quickly set about revolutionizing the movie industry . he is credited with developing the first detailed shooting script and for creating the first modern studio - - the 460 - acre ranch in the pacific palisades known as inceville . at inceville , he developed the studio unit system , with producers controlling different shingles , and later founded the studios that went on to become mgm and paramount .
30k jpg file originally called the jasper studio when it was built in 1919 , this is the site of howard hughes 1927 production
hell ' s angels
, starring his
discovery
jean harlow . francis ford coppola bought the studio in 1980 as headquarters for his zoetrope production company . in 1983 zoetrope vacated the studio and it was reincarnated as the hollywood center studios and is a busy center of independent productions . directors ( and brothers ) ridley (
alien
,
blade runner
) and tony scott (
top gun
,
crimson tide
) occupied the studio during the 1980 ' s . george burns , who celebrated his 100th birthday on january 20th of this year , was an occupant until his recent death . the great comedian invariably went to his office on this lot every monday thru friday . all the world will miss him . 1040 las palmas avenue . central hollywood .
22k jpg file paramount ' s story begins in 1916 when adolph zukor merged his famous players film company with lasky films to form famous players - lasky . the following year zukor took over paramount film distribution and the new company was named paramount pictures .
america ' s sweetheart
, mary pickford provided the box - office punch for zukor as he built paramount into the nations leading film company . paramount acquired the united studios lot in 1926 and continues to occupy them . paramount ' s roster of stars included rudolph valentino , gloria swanson , clara bow , gary cooper , the comedy team bob hope and bing crosby , cary grant , w . c . fields , mae west , william holden , alan ladd , as well as dean martin and jerry lewis . paramount was home to directors cecil b . demille , joseph von sternberg , ernst lubitsch , henry hathaway , preston sturges , and billy wilder . this photo shows one of the two new main gates on melrose avenue . the famous old gate still exists and will be featured in a future album . this is the only major studio still resident in the
real
hollywood . 5500 melrose ave . , central hollywood .