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On the corner of Melrose and Gower, the old RKO Globe. When Gulf and Western Industries owned Paramount they bought the neighboring Desilu television studio, formerly RKO Pictures, from Lucille Ball, back in 1967. Using established Desilu shows as a foot in the door at the networks, they reincorporated as Paramount Television and became the kings of half-hour situation comedies. And this is the home of the original Star Trek series – the one with all the cheesy special effects.
But the old RKO Pictures studios under this globe is where all the old Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers "white telephone" musicals were filmed – like Flying Down to Rio and Gay Divorcee. The Foggy Day in London Town number from The Gay Divorcee was filmed here, not in London. And this globe was their logo – the globe that spins at the start of the movie, with the radio tower on top and all the beeping. The radio tower on top is long gone now.
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Gower Street, Paramount Pictures on the right –
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If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back to this site.
Technical Note:
These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto. The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.
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All text and photos unless otherwise noted, Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Alan M. Pavlik
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