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Originally Posted by BifRayRock
On a related subject, perhaps someone can ID the exact location of this Sam Seelig store also clearly marked " Culver City Public Market."
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6650 Washington Blvd.
is in Culver territory. The shape of an adjoining structure
("Apartments") is reminiscent of a movie theater - or at least a portion that "might" house a tall screen.
With that make-shift trailer-train on city streets, one cannot help but wonder whether the production company had virtually unfettered access to public areas - anywhere near the Culver studios, since it was "practically" that community's economic lifeblood. (Or at least until the pictured residential construction was fully occupied.)
On the subject of the "hill," I think it was featured in a few other shorts with the Rascals and/or C.Chase, and I would "guess" it was toward the Fox or Baldwin Hills. Of course Roach's productions were not limited to the Culver-Venice area. For example, Roach famously featured a certain Silverlake hillside for exteriors in a 1932 short. (L&H's
The Music Box.) Although I do not think the same "hill" is part of this short, "
One Wild Ride" (1925)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aHj2TVEio0 includes a variety of hills from throughout the area that are worth viewing. Some shots look like they could be near Mulholland or Beachwood, others, with oil derricks could be Baldwin Hills or even the Signal Hill vicinity.
Production notes, if they ever existed, would be helpful.
Looking through NLA hills, Pico seemed to rise over a big one well suited to all sorts of cinematic mischief. Note the water tower that could easily be confused with similar landmarks often associated with Studios. (
Was that tower associated with a specific municipality or business?)
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Originally Posted by BifRayRock
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