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Universal City Plaza Project – this large building project around the front lot consists of the MCA Tower (see below), the Commissary, a bank, a post office and production offices. 1963 July 9: The MCA Tower (“Black Tower”) on the Front Lot is dedicated.
Oct 2, 2024 · Years Active: 1964 – Active. This page is an archive of Universal Studios Hollywood maps and brochures dating back to 1980. I’m proud to say (AFAIK) that we’re the only site on the Internet to document the annual updates to the official Universal Studios Hollywood map.
Nov 27, 1990 · Nov. 27, 1990 12 AM PT. 1912: Carl Laemmle joins with a half-dozen small motion picture companies to create Universal Pictures. Three years later, he moves the studios to a 230-acre...
On July 15, 1964, MCA established the Studio Tour, which provided guests a behind-the-scenes glimpse of film and television production at Universal Studios. This established a footprint of what is now known as Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.
Dedicated on July 9 1963 and opened in 1964 (tbc), the imposing “Black Tower” (constructed of black aluminium and glass) houses the executive offices where scripts are read and and careers are made (or broken). The building was named in honour of the head of MCA, Lew Wasserman, by Edgar Bronfman following his takeover of Universal.
Following the rising postwar popularity of television and the resulting near bankruptcy of many studios, Wasserman purchased Universal Studios and Decca Records in 1962 and merged them with MCA. In 1966, he singlehandedly installed Jack Valenti as head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
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In 1964, MCA formed Universal City Studios, Inc., merging the motion pictures and television arms of Universal Pictures Company and Revue Productions (officially renamed as Universal Television in 1966).
