

Eventually, the auditorium end of the stage was demolished to make way for a new studio now called Stage 4. That stage later became Studio E at ABC, (now Stage 5). "I've been told that all the scenes inside the theater were shot at Prospect on the Vitaphone theater stage.Side of one of the sound stages was painted to look like a western town or desert scene or something,Īnd the show was show live from in front of that painted building." - Jerry S. "The old Vitagraph lot, then ABC, now Disney in East Hollywood, once had a large backlot,īut by the time of television, the backlot was gone.ABC Television acquired the studio property in 1949, and opened the world's largest,.eventually purchased by Warner Bros in 1925.opened in 1912 as Vitagraph Studios, making it one of the oldest.Location: 4151 Prospect Avenue, Hollywood, California Studios and Backlots | Ranches | Locations | TV Shows in 1960ĪBC Television Center Studios (name circa 1960)Ĭurrently: The Prospect Studios (aka ABC Television Center West) Quick-links to this page's four sections: 11/24/10 - Columbia Ranch and NBC Color City entries updated 6/8/11 - Samuel Goldwyn Studios backlot history corrected/expanded 10/9/11 - former Charlie Chaplin (Kling) Studios / Perry Mason photo added 2/9/12 - former small backlot at 20th Century Fox - Hollywood noted

10/30/15 - CBS Television City studio correction (All in the Family) and additions, and more Including images from the extensive historical photograph
