General Service Studios (name circa 1960) entrance to Hollywood Currently: Center Studios Location: 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los (formerly General Service Angeles, California Studios) (Google Maps Street View) in 1919, became known as General Service Studio in 1933 aerial view of Hollywood renamed Hollywood General Center Studios purchased by Coppola in 1979 (Zoetrope) (formerly General Service sold in 1984, and renamed Hollywood Center Studios) Studios (Bing Maps) at one time, the lot was home to Monogram Studios, before it moved to its new home where KCET is today. The set of on a Acres NO BACKLOT..."but soundstage at General Perry (and the various Filmways shows) would frequently film exterior Service Studios scenes around administrative buildings and the parking lot as well as the gated/guarded entrance to the facility. Sometimes you even see the 1040 numbers for the street address of 1040 N.Las Palmas, on the admin buildings at the front gated/guarded entrance! OR on at least Perry, close-ups of auto registrations or drivers' licenses of characters in episodes during the "General Service" seasons will have that character living at 1040 - Mark J. C. N.Las Palmas!" "Jed Clampett's "Mammoth Pictures" entrance was a stock footage of the main entrance to General - Mark J. C. Service Studios!" "General Service Studios was important to Desilu because by the 2nd season of I Love Lucy they had rented the entire facility. But because of it's small size, they moved to Motion Picture Center. Not sure how long they rented GSS for or if they still had a presence after I Love Lucy and Our Miss Brooks - William F., Jr. moved." "Stage 2 was named "Desilu Playhouse" and a special entrance was created on Romaine St. on the - from Wikipedia entry on south side of the lot." Desilu Productions
General Service Studios (name circa 1960) Currently: Location: 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in 1919, became known as General Service Studio in 1933 renamed Hollywood General purchased by Coppola in 1979 (Zoetrope) sold in 1984, and renamed Hollywood Center Studios at one time, the lot was home to Monogram Studios, before it moved to its new home where KCET is today. NO BACKLOT..."but Perry (and the various Filmways shows) would frequently film exterior scenes around administrative buildings and the parking lot as well as the gated/guarded entrance to the facility. Sometimes you even see the 1040 numbers for the street address of 1040 N.Las Palmas, on the admin buildings at the front gated/guarded entrance! OR on at least Perry, close-ups of auto registrations or drivers' licenses of characters in episodes during the "General Service" seasons will have that character living at 1040 N.Las Palmas!" - Mark J. C. "Jed Clampett's "Mammoth Pictures" entrance was a stock footage of the main entrance to General Service Studios!" - Mark J. C. "General Service Studios was important to Desilu because by the 2nd season of I Love Lucy they had rented the entire facility. But because of it's small size, they moved to Motion Picture Center. Not sure how long they rented GSS for or if they still had a presence after I Love Lucy and Our Miss Brooks moved." - William F., Jr. "Stage 2 was named "Desilu Playhouse" and a special entrance was created on Romaine St. on the south side of the lot." - from Wikipedia entry on Desilu Productions entrance to Hollywood Center Studios (formerly General Service Studios) (Google Maps Street View) aerial view of Hollywood Center Studios (formerly General Service Studios) (Bing Maps) The set of Acres on a soundstage at General Service Studios
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