Title supplied by cataloger.; Oversized photograph. Aerial view of Ince Studios or the Pathe Exchange Studios (also known as Culver Studios) located on 9336 Washington Blvd. in Culver City. An elegant convertible is parked in front of the Colonial style building. Less elegant cars are in the street. Formal gardens front the Colonial Revival building that houses the offices, behind which are the actual studios. Culver City is still rural at this time; an orchard faces the studio on the left.; The Selznick Studio was part of the Thomas Ince Studio and which Ince actually used as a movie set. It was then converted into an office building by Cecil B. DeMille during his independent years, and in 1935 it became the Selznick International Studio. In the 1950s, the lot was sold to Desilu productions. The studio was planned by Meyer and Holler of the Milwaukee Building Company and completed ca. 1918.; Name changes: 1919-1924, The Ince Studios; 1925-1928, Pathe´ Exchange Studios; 1928-1935, RKO Studios; 1935-1948, Selznick International Pictures; 1948-1955, Howard Hughes Studio; 1955-1957, General Tire and Rubber Company; 1957-1968, Desilu Studios; 1968-1969, Perfect Film and Chemical; 1969-1977, Culver City Studios; 1977-1986, Laird International Studios; 1986-1991, The Culver Studios; 1986-, Sony Corporation.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 28 cm. Photographic prints
Thos. H. Ince Corp Pathe´ Exchange Motion picture studios--California--Culver City Colonial revival (Architecture)--California--Culver City Orchards--California--Culver City Aerial photographs Meyer, Mendel S Holler, Phillip W Culver City (Calif.) Milwaukee Building Company
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