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

A Missed Train Stop

Selma Avenue & Vine Street

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 28, 2024

1. A Missed Train Stop Marker

Inscription.
Legend tells that Jesse L. Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille originally planned to film their first joint venture — a feature length film — in Flagstaff, Arizona instead of New York. The burning desert seemed a perfect set for the western film, however the filmmakers arrived in the midst of a storm. DeMille — feeling that the snow capped mountains of Flagstaff were inappropriate — continued to head west. Eventually the film crew landed in a quiet sunny locale just outside of Los Angeles, then known as Hollywoodland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 34° 5.984′ N, 118° 19.525′ 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: 6263 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 Lasky Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Feature Film (within shouting distance of this marker); The Beginnings of Hollywood (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. (about 400 feet away);

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TAV Celebrity Theater (about 400 feet away); Vine Street Theatre (about 500 feet away); Hollywood Brown Derby (about 500 feet away); NBC Radio City (about 500 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 500 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Craig Baker

2. A Missed Train Stop Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.