Studio gate
Hal Roach Studios
Studio gate
A separate studio gate on Washington Boulevard is not documented. The sources describe the street frontage of the lot in Culver City.
The Culver City Historical Society timeline for 1919 says Hal Roach built his studio at 8822 Washington Blvd. The same entry says it was destined to become known as “the Laugh Factory to the World.”
Wikipedia gives the same street number, 8822 Washington Boulevard in Culver City, and a building date of 1920, the year the company name changed from Rolin to Hal E. Roach Studios. The timeline gives 1919; Wikipedia gives 1920.
The Huntington Library catalog describes the Hal Roach Studios Inc. building at 8822 West Washington Boulevard in Culver City as seen from the street, with automobiles parked at the curb.
That catalog entry does not describe a gatehouse or a separate gate.
Sources
Two sentences from the Wikipedia article “Hal Roach Studios,” CC BY-SA:
Known as The Laugh Factory to the World, it was founded by producer Hal Roach and business partners Dan Linthicum and I.H. Nance as the Rolin Film Company on July 23, 1914.
The studio lot, at 8822 Washington Boulevard in Culver City, California, United States, was built in 1920, at which time Rolin was renamed to Hal E. Roach Studios.
- Hal Roach Studios, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
- Culver City Historical Society, Culver City Timeline, 1919: Hal Roach built his studio at 8822 Washington Blvd. culvercityhistoricalsociety.org.
- Huntington Library catalog: Hal Roach Studios Inc. building at 8822 West Washington Boulevard, seen from the street. huntington.org.