This genuine FauxD© image shows two lovely lasses on the MGM lot, posed perfectly in front of the Thalberg Building. Stitching the left and right sides together gives us a wider view:
Zooming in, you can see the MGM lettering and Thalberg name on the right:
By the time I visited in 2018, MGM was gone and Columbia Pictures/Sony had moved in.
A rainbow was installed in the courtyard to acknowledge the filming of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) on this very lot.
The building still looks like MGM in all its art deco glory…
but it now bears the name of Columbia.
I should be grateful that they kept the light fixtures in front. And I am.
Surprisingly, they also kept the Thalberg name, visible on the nameplate at right:
Thalberg, Vice President of Production, was known as the “Boy Genius” of the lot. Studio head Louis B. Mayer liked glamour; Thalberg preferred more cerebral material for his films. Inside the Thalberg, his portait is on display.
The Oscars on display are all for Columbia films.
Back in 1941, Shirley Temple joined the MGM stable of stars. She was welcomed to the lot by Gable, Rooney, and Garland. What a powerhouse quartet! Here they are in front of the Thalberg building.
See more MGM studio photos at my main website.
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