Could it be the one on Sunset and Bronson?
I had a friend who worked for KTLA and I used to go pick her up at the gate on Bronson.
I looked it up and it is called Sunset Bronson Studios now.
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@Bart Ell: Oh Bart, I'm so glad that you brought this up because ever since I made that post, I was wondering how accurate my memory was on that particular day. So, thanks to the magic of Google Earth/Road search, I was able to retrace my steps.
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loginAs I mentioned in the post, I lived in an apartment building (long gone, by the way) on Van Ness Avenue. That's Van Ness there, and you can see the sidewalk I walked down to get to the corner store. That might be the same building, however the store is no longer there, but, by looking at the person in the picture, you can see kind of where I was standing when Mr. Mooney pulled out in his car. That cross street at the bottom of the photo is Melrose Avenue and there is a Bronson Avenue entranceway to Paramount pictures down there to the left, but oddly enough, it is different than the Bronson entrance that is way over on Sunset Blvd, as is shown in your photo. The entrance at the Bronson/Melrose intersection is called The Bronson Gate.
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loginHere is a better look at Melrose Ave. That hedge across the street surrounds what I believe was the parking lot for people who worked at the Paramount Television Studios. The hedge runs for quite a ways before coming to the Bronson - Melrose intersection. I swear that there was a separate driveway though, and not too far from the corner there. Let's take a closer look...
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loginYes, I vividly remember that there was a gated entrance - exit right about where those bus benches are. That's where I saw Mr. Mooney pull out and nod his head to the security guy. Come to think of it, that section of hedge wasn't there back then. Well, all I can say is that things change. I guess a lot can happen in 54 years.
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loginHere is a shot of the Bronson/Melrose entrance to Paramount Pictures. I got to walk under that archway once, and it wasn't during a tour. But that's a different slice of life story that I will relate a little later.