ALTHOUGH the Lasky studio only occupies two square blocks it contains
as many unclosed stages as the studios stretching over acres of land. To
the left of the photograph is Vine street, one of the main cross streets
in Hollywood.
Along Vine street the studio faces. The row of buildings on the street
contains the property room, the casting director's office (that is located
there so people seeking employment don't have to go through the studio),
the front gate (the press agents have made this entrance for stars famous)
and farther down the heads of departments have offices.
In the foreground the three large buildings are the closed or "dark"
stages. That is where all the sets are built, and the interiors are filmed.
The long building in the rear contains dressing rooms and the wardrobe department.
The smaller structures toward the right are carpenter and electric shops. |