Oz page 13

Oz page 13 by ric Gustafson


MGM studio sprawled across 185 acres of Culver City. During World War II, the studio employed four thousand. The studio had thirteen miles of roads and six lots. Lot I was on forty four acres and had twenty eight hanger sized soundstages. On this lot was also the executive office building, publicity, casting, special effects, sound and the commissary. Lot 2 was thirty seven acres and contained the animation department, false front buildings and an elaborate prison set. Lot 3 contained a large jungle exterior , ghost town and Old West streets. Lot 4 contained a working zoo and parking for Lot 3. Lot 5 contained horse stables and corrals and working transportation such as automobiles, carriages, wagons, aircraft and train engines and cars. Lot 6 contained the studio's nursery with trees, flowers, bushes and plants.
The studio had it's own police force which protected it's property and stars. The studio also had it's own fire department and a post office. The studio also had a florist shop, foundry, commissary, carpenter shop, barber shop, zoo, a power plant, machinists, engineers, hair stylists, drama coaches, a school teacher to teach child stars, a film lab and a massive library of recorded music.


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric