A History of the Motion Picture Studios of California
As it appeared in the March 10, 1917, issue of The Moving Picture World

THE STUDIO OWNED
LOTS, BACKLOTS, AND RANCHES

THE FRONT LOTS

Balboa Amusement Film Company
      Long Beach
Bison Company
      1719 Alessandro
Bosworth Studio
      201 N Occidental Blvd
Broncho Motion Picture Co
      1712 Alessandro
Bronx
      1745 Alessandro
California Studio
      1420 N. Beechwood Dr
      1432 N. Gower St
      1438 N. Gower St
      5300 Melrose Ave
Columbia Studio
      1432 N. Gower St.
      1438 N. Gower St.
      1440 N. Gower St.
E & R Jungle Film Co
      1720 N. Soto
Essanay Studio
      651 Fairview Ave
      1725-1735 Fleming
      Niles California
Famous Players - Lasky Studio
      6284 Selma Street
Fine Arts Studio
      4500 Sunset Blvd
Fox Studio
      1845 Alessandro
      1401 N. Western Ave.
French & Forman
      1745 Alessandro
Garson Studio
      1845 Alessandro
Grand National Studio
      7324 Santa Monica Blvd
Graphic Motion Picture Co
      200 E. Avenue 55
Hal Roach Studio
      8822 Washington Blvd
Harry Keaton
      1745 Alessandro
Hollywood Studio
      1845 Alessandro
Hollywood General Service Studio
      6642 Santa Monica Blvd
      1040 N. Las Palmas
Keystone Film Co
      1712 Alessandro
Lone Star
      1751 Alessandro
Leo Maloney Studio
      San Bernardino Mountains
Mabel Normal Studio
      4319 Effie
Mack Sennett Studio
      1712 Alessandro
      4024 Radford Ave
Majestic Studio
      651 Fairview Ave
      4500 Sunset Blvd
Metro Studio
      846 N. Cahuenga
      1025 Lillian Way
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
      10202 W. Washington Blvd
Monogram Studio
      1725-1735 Fleming Street
Nassour Studio
      5746 Sunset Blvd
Nestor Studio
      6100 Sunset Blvd
New York Motion Picture Corp
      1712 Alessandro
Norbig Film Manufacturing
      1745 Alessandro
Paramount Studio
      860 N. Gower St.
      5451 Marathon
      9336 Washington Blvd
Pickford-Fairbanks Studio
      7200 Santa Monica Blvd
Raleigh Studio
      5300 Melrose Ave.
Reaguer Productions
      1745 Alessandro
Republic Studio
      4024 Radford Ave
RKO Studio
      860 N. Gower St.
      9336 Washington Blvd
Selig Polyscope Studio
      1845 Alessandro
      3800 Mission Road
Snub Pollard Studio
      1845 Alessandro
Tiffany-Stahl Studio
      4500 Sunset Blvd
20th Century Fox Studio
      10201 W. Pico Blvd
United Artists Studio
      7200 Santa Monica Blvd
Universal Studio
      3900 Lankershim Blvd
      6100 Sunset Blvd
      6101 Sunset Blvd
Vitagraph Studio
      1708 Talmadge
Warner Bros Studio
      5800 Sunset Blvd
      1708 Talmadge
      4000 Warner Blvd
West Coast
      1807 Alessandro
      200 E. Avenue 55
Western Arts
      1745 Alessandro
Westwood Productions
      1745 Alessandro



THE BACKLOTS

Famous Players - Lasky Studio
Hal Roach Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
Monogram Studio
Paramount Studio
Republic Studio
RKO 40 Acres
20th Century Fox Studio
Universal City Studio
Warner Bros. Studio

MISCELLANEOUS STUDIOS

Essanay (Niles, California)
World Film (Fort Lee, NJ)

THE STUDIO LOTS
OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
BY STREET ADDRESS

LONG BEACH
Balboa Amusement Film Company
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood & Edendale)
1712 Alessandro (Glendale Blvd)

Broncho Motion Picture Co
Keystone Film Co
New York Motion Picture Corp
Mack Sennett Film Corp
    1719 Alessandro (Glendale Blvd)

Bison Company
1745 Alessandro (Glendale Blvd)

Norbig Film Manufacturing
French & Forman
Bronx
Reaguer Productions
Western Arts
Westwood Productions
Harry Keaton
    1751 Alessandro (Glendale Blvd)

Lone Star
    1807 Alessandro (Glendale Blvd)

West Coast
1845 Alessandro (Glendale Blvd)

Selig Polyscope Co
William Fox
Garson
Hollywood
Snub Pollard
    200 E. Avenue 55

West Coast
Graphic Motion Picture Co.
    1420 N. Beechwood Drive

California
    1439 N. Beechwood Drive

Beechwood
    753 S. Boyle Ave.

American
    500 S. Buena Vista St.

Disney
Golden Oak Ranch
846 N. Cahuenga

Metro
Motion Picture
Desilu
Cinema General
Television Center
Ren-Mar
RED
    "Donegan's Hill"

Pathe
4319 Effie

Mabel Normand
    651 Fairview Ave

Majestic
Imp
Thanhouser
Essanay
Fred Mace Co.
1725-1735 Fleming Street(Hoover Street)

Lubin
Essanay
Kalem
Willis & Ingles
Hampton
Charles Ray Productions
Jean Navelle
Ralph M. Like
Monogram
Allied Artists
Colorvision TV
KCET
The Backlot
    4811 Fountain Ave.

Mena Film Co.
Brentwood Film Corp.
Metropolitan
    906 Girard

Ambassador Pictures Corp
American Mutoscope and
Biograph Company
    1329 Gordon

King-Bee Film Corp
Bull's Eye Film Corp
Calumet Productions
Pinnale Productions
Wilnat Films Inc
Associated Artists
Stuart Mack
    1337 Gordon

Balshofer
    1339 Gordon

Monopol Feature Film
Loftus Feature
International Feature Film Co
Kennedy Features Inc
Masterpiece Film Manufacturing Co
860 N. Gower St.

Robertson-Cole
Haworth
FBO
RKO
Howard Hughes
Desilu
Paramount
The Ranch
Gower St.

Bischoff
1432 N. Gower St.

Grand
California
Columbia
Sunset-Gower
The Ranch
1438 N. Gower St.

Chester
California
Columbia
Sunset-Gower
The Ranch
1440 N. Gower St.

Chadwick
Columbia
Sunset-Gower
The Ranch
1416 N. La Brea Ave.

Charlie Chaplin
Kling
Red Skelton
CBS Inc
A & M Records
Henson Productions
3900 Lankershim Blvd

Carl Laemmle
Universal
Universal-International
Universal City
MCA/Seagram
The Backlot
1040 N. Las Palmas

Jasper Hollywood
Metropolitan
Educational
Hollywood General Service
Zoetrope
Hollywood Center
1025 Lillian Way

Chaplin-Mutual
B.A. Rolfe Co
Climax Co. Inc
Kolb & Dill Film Co
Metro
Buster Keaton
Comique Film Co
    1116 Lodi Place

National Film Corporation of America
    1919 S. Main

Chutes Park
Bostock Jungle and Film Co
Horsley Zoo
5451 Marathon

Peralta
Brunton
United
Paramount
The Ranch

5300 Melrose Ave.

Famous Players Fiction
Clune
United
Tec-Art
Prudential
California
Enterprise
Producers
Raleigh
3800 Mission Road

Selig Zoo
Mayer
201 N. Occidental Blvd

Bosworth Inc
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co
Famous Players - Lasky Corp. Morosco
Realart Pictures Corp
Sutherland
Aldrich
    625 1/2 South Olive St

Syracuse Commercial Moving Picture Co.
    4550 - 4560 Pasadena Ave

Lubin
Signal Film Corp
Anchor Film Co
10201 W. Pico Blvd.

Fox Movietone
20th Century Fox
The Backlot
The Ranch
4024 Radford Ave.

Mack Sennett
Mascot
Republic
Four Star
CBS Studio Center
CBS/Fox
CBS/MTM
The Backlot
    1936 Reservoir

Sterling
    5817 Santa Monica Blvd

Rolin Film Co. Inc.
    5821-23 Santa Monica Blvd

Pacific Laboratory
Superior Film Co
Berwilla
Darmour
Majestic
Key West
Family Films
    Santa Monica Blvd, northwest corner with Gower

Vogue Films Inc
Oz Film Mfg Co.
William Clifford
Famous Players - Lasky
National Film Corp of America
6642 Santa Monica Blvd

Jasper Hollywood
Metropolitan
Educational
Hollywood General Service
Zoetrope
Hollywood Center
7200 Santa Monica Blvd

Hampton
Pickford-Fairbanks
United Artists
Goldwyn
Warner Hollywood
BA - The Lot
7324 Santa Monica Blvd

King Vidor
Principal Pictures Corp
Educational
Grand National
PRC
Eagle-Lion
ZIV
6284 Selma Street

Harry Revier
Famous Players-Lasky
The Backlot
1720 N. Soto

E & R Jungle Film Co.
Chester Comedies
4500 Sunset Blvd

Revier Laboratories
Kinemacolor
Majestic-Reliance
D. W. Griffith
Mutual
Fine Arts
Arthur H. Gooden
Jess Robins Productions
Tiffany-Stahl
Tiffany
Talisman
Columbia
5746 Sunset Blvd

Nassour
KTTV
Fox
Metromedia
5800 Sunset Blvd

Warner Brothers
Paramount Pictures
Gene Autry/Golden West
KTLA
    6050-6060 Sunset Blvd

William Horsley Studio & Film Lab
Burston Films Inc.
Cinema Art Co
6100 Sunset Blvd

Nestor
Quality Pictures
Universal Film Co
Christie Film Co
L-KO Motion Picture Co
National Film Corp of America
Amalgamated
    6101 Sunset Blvd

Universal
L-KO Comedy
Stern Brothers
Century
1708 Talmadge

Vitagraph
Warner Brothers Vitaphone
KABC
    Temple & Lake Short

United States Motion Picture Company
    2450 Teviot

Mix Ville
    Verdugo Canyon

Kalem
4000 Warner Blvd.

First National
Warner Brothers - First National
Warner Brothers - Seven Arts
Warner Brothers/Kinney National Services
Burbank (Warner Bros/Columbia)
The Backlot
8822 Washington Blvd

Rolin Company
Hal Roach
Scranton Corp
Landmark
The Backlot
9336 Washington Blvd
Ince
Producers Distributing Co
Cecil B. DeMille
Pathe
RKO-Pathe
Selznick
Howard Hughes
General Tire & Rubber
Desilu
Culver
Paramount
Perfect Film & Chemical
OSF Industries Ltd
Laird
Tinker & Gannett
Sony
The Backlot
10202 W. Washington Blvd

Triangle
Samual Goldwyn
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Lorimar
Sony
The Backlot
The Ranch
1401 N. Western Ave.

National Drama Corp
Dixon
Fox

SANTA MONICA

Vitagraph

THE RANCHES

Columbia Ranch
Disney's Golden Oak Ranch
Metro's Rose Hill Park
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ranch
Paramount Ranch
RKO Encino Ranch
20th Century Fox Ranch

STUDIOS IN ENGLAND

Elstree/British National Studio
Pinewood Studio
Shepperton Studio

A History of the Motion Picture Studios of CaliforniaAs it appeared in the March 10, 1917, issue of The Moving Picture World

THE STUDIO OWNEDLOTS, BACKLOTS, AND RANCHES

A History of the Motion Picture Studios of California
As it appeared in the March 10, 1917, issue of The Moving Picture World

THE STUDIO OWNED
LOTS, BACKLOTS, AND RANCHES