Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, looking southeast

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Aerial view of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio lot, located at 10202 Washington Boulevard in Culver City view is looking southeast. Overland Ave. runs vertically at right of image Culver Blvd. is at top left corner Washington Blvd. is horizontally at bottom Palm Court Way is horizontally at center right Keystone Ave., Mentone Ave., and Motor Ave. peek out from right to left at extreme bottom. 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).