Charlie Chaplin Studios

The Charlie Chaplin Studios was built by Charlie Chaplin in 1917, and became home to The Jim Henson Company in 2000.Associated Press via The Montgomery Advertiser, February 16, 2000Yahoo News via MuppetCentral.com, February 12, 2000 Chaplin shot many of his classic films at his studio on La Brea Avenue, including The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator. A large statue of Kermit the Frog as Chaplin was unveiled on the roof of the main building in July of 2000.Scripps Howard News Service by Luaine Lee via Santa Maria Times, July 6, 2000
Not only is the studio available for sound stages and production offices, but events like the Ebony magazine Oscar party are held there. The facility includes "The Screening Room" for 30, and "Backstage Kitchen", a restaurant area.
The studio was sold by Chaplin in 1957 to a new owner; among the films shot there was 1960 Roger Corman movie The Little Shop of Horrors (the basis for the musical Little Shop of Horrors). In 1959, it was sold to Red Skelton, and in 1961 to CBS to produce Perry Mason. From 1960 to 1963, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera housed their famous cartoon studio on the lot. From 1966 to 1999, the owners were the A&M Record Company; Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss were involved in creating recording studios out of two sound stages and a swimming pool.
In 2007, the studio lot was visited by the crew of Sci-Fi Channel's Ghost Hunters. The team investigate a series of ghost stories that have been told by employees for years. This idea was also featured in a special video edition of The Jim Henson Company Podcast for Halloween 2008.
The exteriors of the studio lot were redressed as Muppet Studios in November 2010 for the filming of The Muppets. It was briefly featured in some on-location footage during "Mah Na Mah Na" in The Muppets Take the Bowl, where Mahna Mahna points to the Kermit statue as his tour bus drives past.
The studio is not open for tours to the general public, but a visit is included in the Southern California itinerary for Adventures by Disney, a tourism venture managed by The Walt Disney Company.
In June 2024, it was announced that the Jim Henson Company plans to relocate their California headquarters and would be selling the lot.The Wrap Jim Henson Company Plans Sale of Historic Chaplin Studios Lot in Hollywood | Exclusive June 20, 2024
Image:EarlyChaplinStudios.jpg|Chaplin Studios in the early part of the century
Image:Thebarn.jpg|The barn is home to Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Image:Originalhome.jpg|"Original Home of The Muppets"
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Ladies room.jpg|Little Pig's room
Image:Muppet-Studios.jpg|Redressed as Muppet Studios for The Muppets filming
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*Seeing Stars
*The Henson Soundstage
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