Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
| | 1520 Vine St. at Selma Ave. | |
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 18, 2024
1. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Marker
The southeast corner of Selma and Vine St. was where the first feature-length motion picture in Hollywood, The Squaw Man (1914), was filmed. To do so, Cecil B. DeMille, Jesse L. Lasky and Samuel Goldfish rented real estate mogul Jacob Stern's barn, which had been converted to a studio and laboratory facility at the end of 1913. Produced on a budget of $15,000, the movie earned more than $225,000. In 1916, Lasky's company merged with Famous Players Film Co. and Paramount Pictures. Stern's barn was relocated to 2100 N. Highland Ave, and is now the Hollywood Heritage Museum, California State Historic Landmark No. 554.
Erected by Hollywood Historic Trust - Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. (Marker Number 24.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 34° 5.969′ N, 118° 19.592′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It is on Vine Street just south of Selma Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1550 Vine St, Los Angeles CA 90028, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Beginnings of Hollywood (a few steps from this marker); TAV Celebrity Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Feature Film
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More about this marker. This marker is part of a series of 47 Hollywood Historic Site markers along a three-mile walking tour of historic Hollywood, beginning eastbound on the north side of Hollywood Blvd and ending westbound on the south side of Hollywood Blvd at Sycamore Ave.
The Hollywood Historic Site signs were originally installed circa 1999. They were updated and replaced in August 2024.
Regarding Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.. Samuel Goldfish was another name for Samuel Goldwyn, who became the founder and executive of several movie studios in Hollywood. One that bears his name, Goldwyn Studios, became part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, or MGM.
Original marker text:
This is the site where the first feature-length motion picture was filmed in Hollywood. Cecil B. DeMille,
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 18, 2024
2. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Marker
Within 18 months, the studio grew to occupy two City blocks. The company was the precursor to Paramount Pictures. The Lasky-DeMille Barn has been relocated to 2100 N. Highland Ave.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The Lasky-DeMille Barn at 2100 N. Highland Ave.
courtesy Hollywood Heritage Museum
3. State Landmark Dedication - 1956
Left to right: Samuel Goldwyn, Jesse Lasky, Cecil B. DeMille, and Adolph Zukor.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023
4. Original Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023
5. Original Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on June 15, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5. submitted on August 31, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
