1920s Hollywood & Film Studios

Here is an introduction of Hollywood in the 1920s and the various big film studios. This was taken from the 1923 book, "The Blue Book of the Screen."

[yllfmhw]

I got to work on the old Desilu Studios lot a while back. It was like walking into the past it was so magical.

[bobwallace]

The Hal Roach studios also filmed the Little Rascals. They just opened the gate and they filmed right out on the residential neighboring streets.

[voyaristika]

All that open land! All gobbled up in a flash. Thanks. Your channel is unique.

[marcvonborstel]

Nice job! So many studios I didn't know existed.
Would be fascinating to see a drone shot of each of these locations currently, side by side with these historical shots.

[brennocalderan]

L.A grew up absurdly along with many cities on the 1920s.
There wasn't 10% of the buildings we have today back then.

[edie]

The Lasky studios. They have a casting building where people seeking employment don't have to go through the studio, but directly to the casting directors building. Hmmmm... Reminds me of the term "casting couch".

[BIBOI]

Keep going with the outstanding content !

[jrriels]

Hey, been subscribed for a while. Great vid showing the layout for posterity. Can I make a suggestion...? Sometimes my eyes can't quite keep up with what you are describing from a positional standpoint. Perhaps you could do a re-edit of this exact video with some kind of visual notation (like an arrow, circle, label or something) superimposed onto the photos to emphasize what you are referring to as you speak. I follow some of it, but not all.

[garyginther]

I didn't see Paramount Studio. I probably missed it. And including some street level shots would've been nice, with respect to the associated aerial shots. And some arrows on the photos would've also been nice when pointing out the specific buildings and places that he was talking about. I kinda got disoriented about which direction was which.  I'm suppose I need to watch it again, and again.

[StevenTorrey]

Couldn't help but notice the vacant land.

[stconstable]

This is all previous to the 1924 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merger.

[dggydddy]

Does anybody know if the "Chaplin Studios" are still there on La Brea? When I lived there in the 80's and 90's it was A&M Records. One time my ex was leaving as George Harrison was arguing with the guy at the gate saying "Do you know who I am"? He was even on that label at the time!!

[oldgysgt]

I feel obligated to tell the producers of this video that the "City of Hollywood" is in Florida, NOT California. The California "Hollywood" is NOT a city, and never was, it's a part of the City of Los Angles.

[beerye]

Being a fan of John Steinbeck, I would love to see California someday.
I probably never will because I was warned about the expense it would require.

[NJHProductions]

Back when Holleywood produced things that were worth watching lol

[macrosense]

We’re these aerial shots taken from hot air balloons?

[yelloworangered]

I wonder why they called the glassed-in stages "dark stages." Does anyone know?

[fingerzfrienemy]

motion pictures
are the arts grandest
achievement.

Just remember the studios came to Hollywood because they didn't want to pay the license fees to Edison for his cameras. Crooked from day one. First movie produced in Hollywood was "The Squaw Man". Producer wanted to set up in Phoenix, but it was raining when he got there, so he continued to Hollywood.