THE Vitagraph studio is the only one that remained in its original location
since pioneer days when film companies first settled in Hollywood. Then
they had but one or two open stages, a few weather-beaten exterior sets
and an office building.
With time, this studio had been built up and space about the studio has
been enlarged, until the ground it now covers is equivalent to four square
blocks for the main lot and several acres for their open work.
There are two closed stages and several open ones. One of the big open
sets is preserved for continual use in their film. That is a New York street
that can be changed easily into any location that is supposed to be in that
city. The hillside on the back of the lot is built up in the natural rugged
scenery for Western pictures. |