Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, looking southwest

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Aerial view of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio lot, located at 10202 Washington Boulevard in Culver City view is looking southwest. Washington Blvd. runs vertically through center of image, from top to bottom Motor Ave. is horizontally at right forefront Mentone Ave. is horizontally at middle Keystone Ave. is horizontally at top right corner. Photograph was taken for Flintkote. Photograph dated February 26, 1960.The vast studios of Metro Goldwyn Mayer first began as Triangle Pictures in 1915. The first building on the lot was the huge white edifice with classical colonnades fronting Washington Street and was built even before MGM owned the lot. Metro Goldwyn Mayer was founded in 1924 when entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures (founded in 1916), Goldwyn Pictures Corporation (founded in 1917) and Louis B. Mayer Pictures (founded in 1918).