Sunset Bronson Studios (Los Angeles, California) | film/video production studio/facility, historic landmark

 film/video production studio/facility, historic landmark

5800 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028-6607
(323) 461-1773
www.sunsetbronsonstudios.com/

The former Warner Brothers studio facilities at 5800 Sunset Boulevard were first built in 1919. In the early 1920s, the facilities were acquired by Warner Bros. and served as the company's executive offices and principal studios during the 1920s. In 1923, the Western Motion Picture Advertisers' Association held its "WAMPAS Frolic" at "the new Warner Brothers' studio on Sunset Boulevard" with "a great aggregation of film luminaries present." At the time, the studio was 350 feet long and 200 feet wide, "making it the largest covered-over stage in the world."

The site has been recognized as a historic site in large part due to its having been the location where the first talking feature-length motion picture, "The Jazz Singer" was filmed in 1927; certain portions were filmed at their nearby Prospect Studios. It was also the studio for radio station KFWB in its early years as Warner Brothers' Los Angeles radio station.

Today, the site is home to Sunset-Bronson Studios, and LA's channel 5. Formerly Tribune Broadcasting, as of November 2008 it is owned by Hudson Capital and is sister to Sunset Gower Studios, just west on Sunset.

Due to its role in the history of the motion picture business, the site was designated as a Historic Cultural Landmark in 1977 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

In late 2014 construction began on a massive expansion project that includes nearly 400,000 sq ft of production offices in a 14 story tower.

Set to become the Netflix studios and headquarters:

www.sunsetstudios.com/