Quote:
Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
re: Metro Studios, Hollywood.
__ |
That little building you pointed out, with the north facing steps, was actually part of the Union Congregational Church complex, next door to the Vine Street School (formerly "Colegrove School").
John Bengtson, in his book "
Silent Echos", identifies it as the Congregational Sunday School building and mentions that it appears both in Chaplin's
"The Fireman" (1916) and Keaton's
"One Week" (1920)
Here, the subject building is on the left margin. The camera is looking south down Lillian Way from just below Eleanor.
The Lone Star Studio, such as it was then, is on the right:
The Fireman (1916) Lone Star Studios
The building later played Buster Keaton's wedding venue. The camera is facing south:
One Week (1920) Metro/Keaton Studios
Union Congregational Church bought the facility from the Episcopalians:
cdnc / la herald, 31 january 1908