National Register of Historic Places

Executive Office Building, Old Warner Brothers Studio

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Listed
November 1, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02001257

About this property

The Old Warner Brothers Studio, now known as the Sunset Bronson Studios (formerly known as KTLA Studios and Tribune Studios), is a motion picture, radio and television production facility located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The studio was the site where the first talking feature film, The Jazz Singer, was filmed in 1927. Built in 1919, the main building fronting Sunset Boulevard became a bowling alley during a fallow time in the 1940s and 50s. In the mid-1950s, the studio lot was divided in two between KTLA television and Paramount Pictures. In 1963, the entire lot was taken over by new owner Gene Autry (as KTLA Studios) and became the home of KTLA Television: Golden West Broadcasters. In 1984, the lot was purchased by Tribune Company (as Tribune Studios), before finally coming under the ownership of Hudson Pacific Properties as Sunset Bronson Studios in 2008. Due to its role in the history of the motion picture business, the site was designated as a Historic Cultural Landmark in LAHCM 1977. The distinctive Executive Office Building, part of Warner Brothers' original studio lot, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

5800 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
34.09793, -118.31716

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Executive Office Building, Old Warner Brothers Studio listed on the National Register?

Executive Office Building, Old Warner Brothers Studio was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 2002.

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Executive Office Building, Old Warner Brothers Studio is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Executive Office Building, Old Warner Brothers Studio is recorded as the industrial era.

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