In this photo, Downtown Los Angeles at night is being used as a backdrop on a film set of the Los Angeles Center Studio. A man can be seen walking across the photo; a ladder, large wind machine, as well as several buildings in the background, are also visible. Some of the movies, television shows, music videos, and commercials that have been shot inside their sound stages include: The Aviator, Legally Blond 2, Mr. And Mrs. Smith, Planet of the Apes, Terminator 3, Mission: Impossible 2; Iron Chef America, ER; Janet Jackson video, Destiny's Child: Survivor video, N'Sync: It's Gonna Be Me video, etc. The Studio is also available to cater events; Antonio Villaraigosa's election party was held here on May 17, 2005. The Los Angeles Center Studio, which was the former home of the Unocal Building, houses six 18,000 square-foot sound stages, an on-site restaurant, and a 1,200-space underground garage. It is located at 1201 West 5th Street along Beaudry. Photograph dated March 2000.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 31 cm. on sheet 28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Center Studios Motion picture studios--California--Los Angeles Motion picture locations Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs Night photographs
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