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The Poverty Row area of Hollywood, bounded by Sunset Boulevard on the North, Gower Street on the West, and Beachwood Drive on the East, was a collection of small warehouses and offices where independent film makers gathered to buy "short ends" of film from the major studios, in order to create their "great American dreams".
Harry Cohn (1891–1958), co-founder of Columbia Pictures (aged 66) [2] Jack Cohn (1889–1956), co-founder of Columbia Pictures (aged 67) Ralph Cohn (1914–1959), founder of Screen Gems (aged 45) Robert Cohn (1920–1996), motion picture producer (aged 75) Cornelius Cole (1822–1924), California Congressional Representative and U.S. Senator ...
The Los Angeles Times noted at the time: "The birthplace of the talkies is disappearing into dust in Hollywood. Demolition crews are razing the older buildings of the old Warner Bros. Sunset Blvd. studio where the nasal voice of Al Jolson recorded on Vitaphone, first made talking pictures a commercial reality."
1934 in Los Angeles (2 P) 1935 in Los Angeles (1 P) 1936 in Los Angeles ... Pages in category "1930s in Los Angeles" The following 2 pages are in this category, out ...
Children Who Labor (1912, 13 min.), crusading melodrama co-produced by the National Child Labor Committee and the Edison company; directed by Ashley Miller. Early Color Films From Concerning $1000 (1916, 1 min.) From Exhibition Reel of Two Color Film (ca. 1929, 4 min.) The Flute of Krishna (1926, 7 min.), choreographed by Martha Graham.
The Jewelry District is predominantly made up of early twentieth-century buildings. Half of the area falls under the greater "Historic Core" of downtown Los Angeles, which spans between Hill and Main Streets, and 3rd and 9th streets. The median year in which the buildings in the area were built was 1923.
Los Angeles County has agreed to buy the Gas Company Tower, center, one of the most prominent office skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles, for $215 million in a foreclosure sale. (Myung J. Chun ...
Green Dog & Cat Hospital, Los Angeles, 1934; Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935; Hattern's Shopping Center (now Scientology Community Center), Los Angeles, 1931; Hemphill Diesel Engineering School, Los Angeles, 1932–1936; Hoffman Candy Company, Los Angeles, 1929; Hollyhock House, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1921