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

The First Feature Film

Selma Avenue & Vine Street

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 28, 2024

1. The First Feature Film Marker

Inscription.
The Squaw Man — a six reel western melodrama — is the first feature length film to be shot literally in Hollywood. Several of the scenes were filmed in the Lasky Barn on this location. It was first released in 1914. DeMille successfully directed the film twice remaking it in 1918 and again in 1931. The film tells the story of a falsely accused Englishman who escapes to the American West and marries an Indian maiden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 34° 5.983′ N, 118° 19.573′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It is on Selma Avenue east of Vine Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6269 Selma Ave, 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Beginnings of Hollywood (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lasky Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); TAV Celebrity Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); A Missed Train Stop (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Vine Street Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Hollywood Brown Derby (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); NBC Radio City (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of the Vine Street Brown Derby (was about 400 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 28, 2024

2. The First Feature Film Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.