Republic Pictures (name circa 1960) aerial view of Republic Currently: Pictures studios 1957 Location: 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los (courtesy Bison Archives) Angeles, California 38-acre studio to circa 1928 as (Mack aerial view of CBS Studio Sennett's) Keystone Studios Center in mid-1930's, became Mascot, then Monogram (formerly Republic Studios) (Bing Maps) Studios, which joined to form Republic Pictures CBS Television took over in 1963 at one time co-owned by Mary Tyler Moore a current-day diagram of (MTM) productions and CBS CBS Studio Center ALL MCA/Revue TV shows were filmed there through the 1958/59 season Four Star Productions filmed here until about The cast of The Mary Tyler 1970 in the series Moore Show backlot included such sets as western streets, finale curtain call New England Street, mansion (seen in The Big Valley and The Wild Wild West), and the Gilligan's Island lagoon "The opening famous gun battle of Gunsmoke was shot on the western street on the back lot of the CBS Radford Studio in Studio City. This street set remained the later 90's just inside the truck gate off Cole Ave. Also using the stages at CBS Radford was The Wild Wild West." R. "Gilligan's Island was shot in the river basin at the studio that runs along behind the studio. Years later they built a home for a famous reality TV show at this spot. Had a big fence around it to keep every one out as they lived locked up in there during the series. But writers used to love to walk by and throw wadded up paper with - Randall notes full of story ideas into the yard." R. "Today, the old western street is a parking lot and sound stages. They have named streets after the various shows, including Gunsmoke. [In 1997] they tore out the old lagoon from - Gilligan's Island, which Gunsmoke also used." Randall R. prior to its removal, the lagoon was used as a parking lot when it was empty.
Republic Pictures (name circa 1960) Currently: Location: 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California 38-acre studio to circa 1928 as (Mack Sennett's) Keystone Studios in mid-1930's, became Mascot, then Monogram Studios, which joined to form Republic Pictures CBS Television took over in 1963 at one time co-owned by Mary Tyler Moore (MTM) productions and CBS ALL MCA/Revue TV shows were filmed there through the 1958/59 season Four Star Productions filmed here until about 1970 backlot included such sets as western streets, New England Street, mansion (seen in The Big Valley and The Wild Wild West), and the Gilligan's Island lagoon "The opening famous gun battle of Gunsmoke was shot on the western street on the back lot of the CBS Radford Studio in Studio City. This street set remained the later 90's just inside the truck gate off Cole Ave. Also using the stages at CBS Radford was The Wild Wild West." R. "Gilligan's Island was shot in the river basin at the studio that runs along behind the studio. Years later they built a home for a famous reality TV show at this spot. Had a big fence around it to keep every one out as they lived locked up in there during the series. But writers used to love to walk by and throw wadded up paper with notes full of story ideas into the yard." - Randall R. "Today, the old western street is a parking lot and sound stages. They have named streets after the various shows, including Gunsmoke. [In 1997] they tore out the old lagoon from Gilligan's Island, which Gunsmoke also used." - Randall R. prior to its removal, the lagoon was used as a parking lot when it was empty. aerial view of Republic Pictures studios 1957 (courtesy Bison Archives) aerial view of CBS Studio Center (formerly Republic Studios) (Bing Maps) a current-day diagram of CBS Studio Center The cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the series finale curtain call
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