Los Feliz in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

KCET Studios

courtesy KCET

1. KCET Studios Marker

Inscription. Historic site of early Hollywood motion pictures. Continuously used since 1912. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 198 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles.

Erected 1978 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 198.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 34° 5.859′ N, 118° 17.091′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Los Feliz. Marker can be reached from Sunset Boulevard east of Virgil Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Located inside Scientology Media Productions studios - Not open to the public. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4401 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. El Pueblo de Los Angeles (within shouting distance of this marker); Hooray for Hollywood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charlotte and Robert Disney House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Barnsdall Art Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Paul Lauritz House (approx.

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0.4 miles away); The Black Cat (approx. half a mile away); Black Cat Tavern (approx. half a mile away); Cahuenga Branch Library (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding KCET Studios. Built in 1912, the studios have been the home of motion picture companies including Lubin, Essanay, Willis and Inglis, J.D. Hampton, Charles Ray, Ralph Like, Monogram Pictures, Allied Artists, and ColorVision. In 1970, it became the home of public television station KCET. In 2011 KCET sold the facility to the Church of Scientology.

Movies produced here include: The Babe Ruth Story (1948) starring William Bendix and Claire Trevor; Kidnapped (1948) starring Roddy McDowell; Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) the science fiction classic; Love in the Afternoon (1957) with Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn; and El Cid (1961) starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren.

Additional keywords. Scientology

KCET Studios 1970-2011 image. Click for full size.

courtesy KCET

2. KCET Studios 1970-2011

Scientology Media Productions studios image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 18, 2019

3. Scientology Media Productions studios

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.

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