This post features a night shot of The Walt Disney Studio, which at this point in time was located at 2719 Hyperion Avenue, in the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles.
This image was actually created by my friend Paul Sorkowski, and it's based on a daytime press photo of the newly completed "L-shaped" Animator's Building No. 1, and sound stage, which were built in 1931.
To the center-left of this photo are the two music rooms, while on the far right side of the second floor is Walt's office.
Paul has also created about a dozen schematics showing the physical development of the Hyperion site, and floor plans detailing the various rooms. He is now working on a three-dimensional computer model. It's all amazing stuff.
Followers of this blog know I am currently researching the history of Disney's Hyperion Avenue studio. If anyone has anything related to Hyperion they wish to share, I'd love to hear from you. Myself and several other researchers are now working on this project, which will document the years 1925-1939/40.
I'm currently looking for Hyperion-related photos, employee recollections, letters, diaries, internal company documents like inter-office memos, lecture/classroom notes, employee newsletters, as well as newspaper and magazine articles. If you have items for sale, or are willing to make copies (I'll pay any related costs), please contact me.
2 comments:
Great site! Enjoying the look back through Disney history, thanks! I'm your newest follower!!
Cool looking "created" image. Looking forward to your book when it's published.
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