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The Historic RKO Pictures Studio Lot

Once upon a time in downtown Culver City, California, RKO Radio Pictures was the major Hollywood studio in the biz. The company was founded in 1928, when film was in its infancy. The firm lasted all the way until 1959, but it closed. Afterward, the site became a cool destination to muse about movies. After all, this was where some of the earliest films were made into our favorite motion pictures.

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If this makes you want to plan a visit, though, hold your horses. The defunct lot is no longer around in any form. It was torn down in 1976, and that's pretty final.