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The Prospect Studios

December 29, 2022

The Prospect Studios (also known as ABC Television Center [West]) is a lot containing several television studios located at 4151 Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, at the corner of Prospect and Talmadge Street (named in honor of silent screen star Norma Talmadge), just east of Hollywood. For more than fifty years, this facility served as the West Coast headquarters of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) before the network moved its main headquarters to the Walt Disney Studios in 1996. From 1949 to 1999, ABC-owned Los Angeles television station KABC-TV was also located there. The station moved to a new state-of-the-art facility located on a portion of Disney's Grand Central Creative Campus (GC3) in nearby Glendale, California, in December 1999. The Walt Disney Company, which acquired ABC, continues to own and operate the facility to this day.

Front gate of the studio facility

History

 
Elizabeth Vargas anchors ABC World News Tonight from ABC News' Los Angeles Bureau, located at The Prospect Studios until 2011.

The Vitagraph Studio opened in 1913.[1] This studio at Prospect Avenue and Talmadge Street replaced its prior West Coast studio at 1438 2nd Street, Santa Monica.[2] The original silent film plant included two daylight film stages, support buildings and many exterior film sets.

The company added another 10 acres to the lot in 1920. In the 1920s, production was moved from its East Coast studio.[2]

In April 1925, Vitagraph's founder Albert Smith sold control in the company to the Warner Brothers.[2] In 1927, the facility became The Warner East Hollywood Annex and was used for many large-scale films. Here, in 1927, Warner Bros. shot portions of The Jazz Singer,[3] the first film with synchronised sound, using the Vitaphone process. The "interior" club scenes for the film were shot in Stage 5, still located today in the center of the Studio Lot. In the 1930s and '40s, Warner Bros. continued to shoot on the Lot using large water tanks, ship and backlot sets.

In 1948, the property was sold to the newly formed American Broadcasting Company,[3] and the lot was re-equipped for television as the ABC Television Center. ABC proceeded to base their new Los Angeles television station, KECA-TV (now KABC-TV) in the newly purchased lot, a year later. Construction on the studio lot to bring it to its current form took place in 1957. ABC still uses the Prospect facility as a network retransmission center for its programming. Many memorable television shows, including those produced for ABC, other networks or syndication, have been produced in the studios. The third JFK/Nixon debate was partially held in this studio on October 13, 1960, with Kennedy in a New York studio, while Nixon and the interviewing panel were based at the Prospect lot, albeit in separate studios to insure fairness between the candidates. American Bandstand started recording there in 1964 (moving from Philadelphia). ABC's longest running program, General Hospital, now in its 59th year on the air, has been taped at this location since the mid-1980s after relocating from the Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood. Many other classic television shows were also produced there including The Lawrence Welk Show, Barney Miller, Fridays, Mr. Belvedere, Welcome Back, Kotter, Benson, and Soap. Barney Miller, Benson and Soap were also shot at Sunset Gower Studios.

Four of the most well-known game shows in television history were recorded at ABC Television Center: Family Feud (1976–85, hosted by Richard Dawson), Let's Make a Deal (1968–76, hosted by Monty Hall), The Dating Game (1965–74, hosted by Jim Lange), and The Newlywed Game (1966–74, hosted by Bob Eubanks). Other game shows taped there included The Better Sex (1977–78, hosted by Bill Anderson and Sarah Purcell), Break the Bank (1976–77, hosted by Tom Kennedy for the daytime and Jack Barry for syndication), Match Game (1990–91, hosted by Ross Shafer), Password and Password All-Stars (1971–75, both hosted by Allen Ludden).

John Davidson, along with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton and Cathy Lee Crosby co-hosted That's Incredible!, an ABC show that ran from 1980 to 1984, and considered one of the first true shows of the reality television genre. ABC's long-running show, America's Funniest Home Videos, taped here from 1990 to 1993 during the era of Bob Saget.

The Los Angeles Bureau of ABC News was also located at The Prospect Studios until it was moved to the KABC-TV studios in Glendale in 2011. The facility also served as broadcast headquarters for ABC's coverage of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games.

In 1996, ABC became part of The Walt Disney Company. As the television and film industry entered the next millennium, the lot by 2002 was renamed The Prospect Studios.[3] In 2002, the property underwent a major renovation to position its facilities for the future and new technical innovation.

Current shows besides General Hospital produced here include ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy.[4]

Films produced at the studio

Shows produced at the studio

External links

  • The Prospect Studios

References

  1. ^ Stephens, E. J.; Wanamaker, Marc (2014). Early Poverty Row Studios. Arcadia Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 9781439648292. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Slide, Anthony (1976). The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company. Scarecrow Press. pp. 91, 108. ISBN 9780810809673. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wanamaker, Marc (April 13, 2009). Hollywood 1940-2008. Arcadia Publishing. p. 1959. ISBN 9781439620809. Retrieved May 23, 2019. East Hollywood Annex.
  4. ^ a b Ng, Philiana (April 10, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy' Star Jessica Capshaw Shares Nostalgic Tweet From Last Day on Grey Sloan Set". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Kaufman, Dave (1968). TV 69: Who's Who, What's What in the New TV Season (mass market paperback). New York: Signet. p. 123.
  6. ^ Kaufman, p. 131

Coordinates: 34°06′08″N 118°16′58″W / 34.10222°N 118.28278°W / 34.10222; -118.28278

December 29, 2022
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The Prospect Studios also known as ABC Television Center West is a lot containing several television studios located at 4151 Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles at the corner of Prospect and Talmadge Street named in honor of silent screen star Norma Talmadge just east of Hollywood For more than fifty years this facility served as the West Coast headquarters of the American Broadcasting Company ABC before the network moved its main headquarters to the Walt Disney Studios in 1996 From 1949 to 1999 ABC owned Los Angeles television station KABC TV was also located there The station moved to a new state of the art facility located on a portion of Disney s Grand Central Creative Campus GC3 in nearby Glendale California in December 1999 The Walt Disney Company which acquired ABC continues to own and operate the facility to this day Front gate of the studio facility Contents 1 History 2 Films produced at the studio 3 Shows produced at the studio 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory Edit Elizabeth Vargas anchors ABC World News Tonight from ABC News Los Angeles Bureau located at The Prospect Studios until 2011 The Vitagraph Studio opened in 1913 1 This studio at Prospect Avenue and Talmadge Street replaced its prior West Coast studio at 1438 2nd Street Santa Monica 2 The original silent film plant included two daylight film stages support buildings and many exterior film sets The company added another 10 acres to the lot in 1920 In the 1920s production was moved from its East Coast studio 2 In April 1925 Vitagraph s founder Albert Smith sold control in the company to the Warner Brothers 2 In 1927 the facility became The Warner East Hollywood Annex and was used for many large scale films Here in 1927 Warner Bros shot portions of The Jazz Singer 3 the first film with synchronised sound using the Vitaphone process The interior club scenes for the film were shot in Stage 5 still located today in the center of the Studio Lot In the 1930s and 40s Warner Bros continued to shoot on the Lot using large water tanks ship and backlot sets In 1948 the property was sold to the newly formed American Broadcasting Company 3 and the lot was re equipped for television as the ABC Television Center ABC proceeded to base their new Los Angeles television station KECA TV now KABC TV in the newly purchased lot a year later Construction on the studio lot to bring it to its current form took place in 1957 ABC still uses the Prospect facility as a network retransmission center for its programming Many memorable television shows including those produced for ABC other networks or syndication have been produced in the studios The third JFK Nixon debate was partially held in this studio on October 13 1960 with Kennedy in a New York studio while Nixon and the interviewing panel were based at the Prospect lot albeit in separate studios to insure fairness between the candidates American Bandstand started recording there in 1964 moving from Philadelphia ABC s longest running program General Hospital now in its 59th year on the air has been taped at this location since the mid 1980s after relocating from the Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood Many other classic television shows were also produced there including The Lawrence Welk Show Barney Miller Fridays Mr Belvedere Welcome Back Kotter Benson and Soap Barney Miller Benson and Soap were also shot at Sunset Gower Studios Four of the most well known game shows in television history were recorded at ABC Television Center Family Feud 1976 85 hosted by Richard Dawson Let s Make a Deal 1968 76 hosted by Monty Hall The Dating Game 1965 74 hosted by Jim Lange and The Newlywed Game 1966 74 hosted by Bob Eubanks Other game shows taped there included The Better Sex 1977 78 hosted by Bill Anderson and Sarah Purcell Break the Bank 1976 77 hosted by Tom Kennedy for the daytime and Jack Barry for syndication Match Game 1990 91 hosted by Ross Shafer Password and Password All Stars 1971 75 both hosted by Allen Ludden John Davidson along with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton and Cathy Lee Crosby co hosted That s Incredible an ABC show that ran from 1980 to 1984 and considered one of the first true shows of the reality television genre ABC s long running show America s Funniest Home Videos taped here from 1990 to 1993 during the era of Bob Saget The Los Angeles Bureau of ABC News was also located at The Prospect Studios until it was moved to the KABC TV studios in Glendale in 2011 The facility also served as broadcast headquarters for ABC s coverage of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games In 1996 ABC became part of The Walt Disney Company As the television and film industry entered the next millennium the lot by 2002 was renamed The Prospect Studios 3 In 2002 the property underwent a major renovation to position its facilities for the future and new technical innovation Current shows besides General Hospital produced here include ABC s medical drama Grey s Anatomy 4 Films produced at the studio EditCaptain Blood 1935 3 The Jazz Singer 1927 3 Sea Hawk 1940 3 Noah s Ark 1928 3 Shows produced at the studio Edit1984 Summer Olympic Games ABC World News Tonight periodically anchored out of Los Angeles segments also produced here All Star Blitz 1985 Amanda s American Bandstand 1957 1987 3 America s Funniest Home Videos 1990 1993 1996 1997 America s Funniest People 1990 1992 Animal Crack Ups 1987 90 American Journal 1993 94 AM Los Angeles shown locally on KABC TV Bargain Hunters Barney Miller Benson The Better Sex Break the Bank 1976 on ABC Daytime 1976 77 syndicated nighttime version Bruce Forsyth s Hot Streak 1986 The Dating Game 1965 73 The Dick Cavett Show Dick Clark s New Year s Rockin Eve musical performances Diff rent Strokes final season 1985 86 The Dolly Parton Show Double Talk 1986 The Ernie Kovacs Show Eyewitness News KABC TV edition Family Feud 1976 1985 Fridays General Hospital 1963 present Grey s Anatomy 2005 3 present 4 Hail to the Chief High Rollers 1986 pilot only Hot Seat It s a Living 1st 2 seasons only It s Garry Shandling s Show first two seasons The Krypton Factor 1981 US Version Let s Make a Deal 1968 76 seasons 3 The Lawrence Welk Show some seasons others were at the Hollywood Palladium 5 Live with Regis and Kelly a week of shows in Los Angeles March 2007 Love Connection 1984 87 Married with Children Seasons 1 and 2 episodes only Match Game 1990 1991 Moesha season 1 only Mr Belvedere 1985 1990 The Newlywed Game 1966 74 6 The Oprah Winfrey Show periodic West Coast shows Password 1971 75 Port Charles Rhyme and Reason Robotica TV series 3 seasons 2001 2002 Run for the Money 1987 pilot produced by Reg Grundy Productions later became Going for Gold in Great Britain Second Chance The Shield 2006 3 Seven Keys with Jack Narz 1960 65 Showoffs 1975 Soap Soap Talk The Sonny and Cher Show 1976 1977 Space Patrol 1950 1955 Split Second 1972 75 That s Incredible That s My Mama some Season 1 episodes taped at CBS Television City Three s a Crowd Three s Company Some of 1st season Trivia Trap The View periodic West Coast shows Welcome Back Kotter We Got It Made 1987 88 syndicated version What s Happening Who s The Boss 1985 1992 You Asked for ItExternal links EditThe Prospect StudiosReferences Edit Stephens E J Wanamaker Marc 2014 Early Poverty Row Studios Arcadia Publishing p 76 ISBN 9781439648292 Retrieved May 23 2019 a b c Slide Anthony 1976 The Big V A History of the Vitagraph Company Scarecrow Press pp 91 108 ISBN 9780810809673 Retrieved May 23 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k Wanamaker Marc April 13 2009 Hollywood 1940 2008 Arcadia Publishing p 1959 ISBN 9781439620809 Retrieved May 23 2019 East Hollywood Annex a b Ng Philiana April 10 2018 Grey s Anatomy Star Jessica Capshaw Shares Nostalgic Tweet From Last Day on Grey Sloan Set Entertainment Tonight Retrieved May 11 2019 Kaufman Dave 1968 TV 69 Who s Who What s What in the New TV Season mass market paperback New York Signet p 123 Kaufman p 131 Coordinates 34 06 08 N 118 16 58 W 34 10222 N 118 28278 W 34 10222 118 28278 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Prospect Studios amp oldid 1119909318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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