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

Warner Brothers Studio

Photographed By Craig Baker, May 7, 2019

1. Warner Brothers Studio Marker

Inscription. Original home built by Warner Bros. in 1923. The pioneering talking motion picture The Jazz Singer was produced here in 1927 and revolutionized the film industry. This building was certified as a Historic Structure by the United States Department of the Interior in 2002 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Renovated by Tribune Company, 2002.

Erected 2002. (Marker Number 180.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list.

Location. 34° 5.873′ N, 118° 19.037′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. Marker is on Sunset Boulevard east of Bronson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Courtyard Apartments (approx. 0.2 miles away); CBS Columbia Square Studios (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dunning House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hollywood Palladium (approx. 0.4 miles away); Afton Arms Apartments (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Earl Carroll Theatre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Morgan Camera Shop (approx. half a mile away); A Missed Train Stop (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this marker. The marker can be seen from a distance by looking through a fence.

Regarding Warner Brothers Studio. This was the Executive Office Building of Warner Brothers Studio from 1923 until they moved to their Burbank lot in 1937. The architectural style is Classical Revival. Designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 180 in 1977. Formerly known as KTLA Studios, Paramount Studios, and Tribune Studios, today it is Sunset Bronson Studios.

Photographed By Craig Baker, May 7, 2019

2. Warner Brothers Studio Marker

Old Warner Brothers Studio image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, May 7, 2019

3. Old Warner Brothers Studio

Photographed By Craig Baker, May 7, 2019

4. Old Warner Brothers Studio

Paramount bought the site to provide television production facilities for KTLA, which moved to the site in 1958.

Sunset Bowling Center image. Click for full size.

5. Sunset Bowling Center

Opened in 1937 at the old executive offices of Warner Brothers Studios, the 52-lane bowling alley was the largest in the world at that time. It operated for ten years.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on November 29, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.